2. The Great Commission: Matthew 28:18-20 (NKJV) 18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore[a] and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

3. Acts 1:8 (NKJV) 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me[a] in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

4. The Story of The First Commission: Genesis 1:26-28 (NKJV) 26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all[b] the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

5. Romans 5:12 (NKJV) [Death in Adam, Life in Christ] Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned

6. A Greek-Hebrew dictionary describes the word power in the original Greek “Dunamis” as “miraculous power” (usually by implication, a miracle itself) The Greek word for authority, “Exousia”, is defined as “privilege, superhuman, token of control, delegated influence or authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, right.”

7. These famous last words before Jesus ascended are important as they revealed 3 things to us. 1.It revealed the restored power and authority that we are intended to live in. 2.It revealed the purpose of our roles and responsibilities in this world. 3.It revealed the God’s original plan for fellowship with His creation.

8. Jesus did not come into the world to make bad men good. He came into the world to make dead men live! Leonard Ravenhill

9. Question: How can we become a powerful witness for God? We must look to Jesus as our example…. He was the most powerful witness when He was walking on the earth…. He is the perfect one….

10. Jesus is perfect theology. Bill Johnson

11. 3 Things That Will Help Us Grow in Power & Authority in Our Witness

12. 1.We Must Keep Walking The Talk! Acts 1:1 (NKJV) The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, Luke 2:52 (KJB) And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

13. Luke 2:52 (NASB) And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

14. Christians who do not walk the talk can is a primary reason why there are atheists among us… Brennan Manning

15. 2.We Need To Pray And Move in Spirit More… Acts 1:8 (NKJV) 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me[a] in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

16. 1 Corinthians 2:14 (NIV) My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, Zechariah 4:6 (NKJV) So he answered and said to me: “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts.

17. Jude 1:20 (NKJV) But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,

18. Peter’s Transformation Acts 2 - (Preached to 3000) Acts 3 - (Healed A Person) - Acts 4 - (boldness to continue preaching) Acts 5 - (Revealed the lies by the Ananias and Sapphira) Acts 5 - Peter shadowed heal the sick…..

19. We live for a generation we will never see… Transformed people transform people. Bill Johnson

20. 3.We Need To Understand Our Mission Hebrew 11:33 (NLT) By faith these people overthrew kingdoms, ruled with justice, and received what God had promised them. They shut the mouths of lions,

21. You have not been put on earth for the devil to torment you, you have been put on this earth to torment the devil. Kris Vallotton

22. Matthew 28:18-20 (NKJV) 18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore[a] and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

23. Our mission is be the sent out one to the world! The word apostle means “Sent out ones” The Greek word for it is “Apostolos”

24. We will never change the world by going to church, we will change the world by being the church… Billy Hybels

25. “Power is when you catch a wave… Authority is when you start the wave.” Bill Johnson