The Promise of Peace, Purpose and Power to Be Christ’s Witnesses to the World John 20:19-23

1st The Promise of Peace: Peace Be With You: 19

2 Corinthians 5:16-20

A New Creation, Where Old Things Are Past and New Things are Always Coming! 16-17

A New Work: Reconciliation With God: V18-19

2nd The Promise of Purpose:
As the Father has sent Me, I also Send You!

How Father Sent Jesus!

He sent Jesus with Power to Make God Known to Everyone!
He sent Him to Serve, Not to be Served and Give His Life as a Ransom!
He sent Jesus to Lay down His Life for His Friends!
To Reconcile Man to God
To Fulfill God’s Purposes: To Restore us back, to share His Glory

Given a Ministry and Word of Reconciliation. 19-20

Called Ambassadors Of Christ!

Our Life Begs Others to Be Reconciled to God!

Impure Lives! Broken Relationships! No peace! No Power! No Direction! No Joy! No Happiness!

3rd The Promise of Power: Receive the Holy Spirit:

Acts 1:8 You shall Receive power when the Holy Spirit Comes Upon You and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and to the uttermost parts of the world.

How do we Receive the Holy Spirit?

Galatians 3:2 This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the Spirit by the works of the Law, or by the hearing with faith? 3 Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit are you now being perfected by the flesh?

To Bring Conviction of Sin, Righteousness and Judgment!
To Lead You into All Truth!
To Glorify Jesus!
To Teach You How To Live in Jesus! 1 John 2:20,27
To Pray For You According the Will of God! Romans 8:26-27
To Give Witness At Home and to the Ends of the Earth Acts 1:8

Isaiah 61: This is Our Life?