1. MATTHEW 28:19-20 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

3. I CORINTHIANS 15:12-17 12 But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. 15 More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.

4. IF WE ARE: 1. You can’t do it alone.

5. ACTS 1:4 4 On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.

6. IF WE ARE: 2. Rely on the Holy Spirit’s power.

7. ACTS 1:8 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

8. ACTS 4:33 33 With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all

9. II TIMOTHY 1:7 7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.

10. IF WE ARE: 3. Remember the mission.

11. ACTS 1:8 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

12. MATTHEW 28:19-20 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

13. ACTS 1:9 9 After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.

14. IF WE ARE: 4. Respond with prayer.

15. ACTS 1:14 14 They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

16. ACTS 1:24 24 Then they prayed, “Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen

17. PROVERBS 16:33 33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the L ORD.

18. IF WE ARE: 5. Recruit a unified team.

19. ACTS 1:21 21 Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus was living among us,

20. TAKE HOME: 1. Words. 2. Walk.