1. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Psalm 150:6

2. Acts 1:8 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.

3. Witnesses in… Jerusalem Acts 1-7 Judea, Samaria Acts 8-12 Ends of the earth Acts 13-28

4. Acts 8-12: Foundations Gentile believers are as equally accepted in Christ as Jewish believers. Gentiles would believe the gospel, once explained to them. The Apostle Paul was God's chosen instrument to bring the gospel before the nations.

5. “Ends of the earth” Acts 13-28 Three missionary journeys One council Paul on trial

7. Youtube: GospelMap.com

8. Doing the Work of the Gospel Acts 14:1-7

10. “Work” of the gospel Vs. 1

11. I Corinthians 2:1-5 When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.

12. “Work” of the gospel Have a plan: Prepare your testimony

13. “Work” of the gospel Have a plan: Prepare your testimony Be ready to share the Good News: “Romans Road” Romans 3:23 Romans 6:23 Romans 5:8 Romans 10:9

15. “Work” of the gospel Have a plan: Prepare your testimony Be ready to share the Good News Commit the results to God

16. “Work” of the gospel Have a plan Don’t be surprised at opposition

17. Luke 12:51-53 “Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. From now on there will be five in one family divided against each other, three against two and two against three. They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

18. “Work” of the gospel Have a plan Don’t be surprised at opposition Persevere!

19. Acts 1:21-22 "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, beginning from John’s baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection."

20. Philippians 2:25 (NASB) But I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, who is also your apostle and minister to my need...

21. “Work” of the gospel Have a plan Don’t be surprised at opposition Persevere! vs. 5 - 7

22. “Work” of the gospel Have a plan Don’t be surprised at opposition Persevere! Know when to move on “Spread your net widely; follow through intensively.”

24. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Psalm 150:6