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365 brothers and sisters, we've 
got a big one planned for you. 

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This is our review of the book 
of Acts, and I am so excited 

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about this book. 
Now, I want to say this right 

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off the bat because it is 
extraordinarily important that 

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you note this. 
If you want a good teaching 

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through the whole book, go to 
jamescadiz.com. 

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You could go to my Bible studies
and you can listen to my 

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teaching through the whole book.
We also have lots of very 

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explosive, yes, I'm going to use
that term, summaries of this 

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book here at Bible in 365. 
You can go and look at some of 

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those previous summaries, but I 
want to focus on something that 

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I think is so critical for the 
time and day, considering 

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everything that has happened 
over the last six to seven 

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months, considering the 
craziness that we've been 

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seeing. 
I'm here to tell you this about 

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the book of Acts, and it is so 
important that you recognize it 

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for what it is. 
Listen to me when I say this, 

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and this is so critical. 
The book of Acts is not 

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primarily the story of great 
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A lot of people might make that 
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It is the story of what happens 
when ordinary people are 

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empowered by the Holy Spirit. 
That's really where the most 

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amazing part of this book rests.
And folks, I have to tell you 

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this, we can learn so much from 
the pattern that we see in this 

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amazing book. 
And the last thing I want you to

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do is to miss out on the 
personal opportunity that this 

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brings to you because it is 
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OK, so let's talk about this for
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I always refer to this as the 
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it is. 
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that and there's so much 
interesting insight that you can

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gain just from that fact. 
But let's just go down a path 

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that will help to develop your 
understanding of what is on the 

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table for you. 
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the book of Acts, they think 
about Peter and they think about

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Paul and Stephen and Philip and 
Barnabas and all of the 

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apostles, and often times they 
think about how unattainable 

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their own personal ministries 
are in light of these mighty 

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men. 
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hard, you really focus on it, 
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that we're talking about here 
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The Acts that we're talking 
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Holy Spirit. 
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saying, and I want you to 
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We have to focus on one of the 
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and remember this. 
Jesus made this clear before He 

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ascended into heaven. 
He says this in verse 8 of 

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chapter one of the book of Acts.
He says, but you shall receive 

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power. 
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word explosion that I had used 
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This is where we get that word 
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It's actually where we get the 
word dynamite from. 

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It's explosive power. 
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about. 
You shall receive power after 

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that, the Holy Ghost is come 
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witnesses unto me, both in 
Jerusalem and in all of Judea 

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and Samaria. 
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it mentions Judea, Samaria, not 
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Did you notice that anyway? 
All of Judea and in Samaria and 

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unto the uttermost part of the 
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Notice what Jesus didn't say, 
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receive education. 
He didn't say you'll receive 

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influencer or resources. 
He said you shall receive power.

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That's what He says here. 
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the fulfillment of that single 
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In verse 8, if you were to look,
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the Holy Spirit comes upon the 
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They're baptized with the Holy 
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everything changes for them. 
Fear becomes courage. 

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Timidity literally becomes 
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And guess what? 
Confusion becomes complete 

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clarity, and that's pretty 
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Ordinary men at that moment 
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Jesus Christ doing supernatural 
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Peter's a perfect example. 
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just a second, you guys. 
Just weeks earlier, Peter denied

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Jesus three times. 
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thought. 
He actually cursed to a little 

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girl because he was so scared of
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think. 
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Holy Spirit, he stands before 
thousands of people and boldly 

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proclaims the gospel. 
Even after accused of being 

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drunk and crazy. 3000 people are
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What changed? 
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Peter that denied Jesus three 
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and the Peter that we read now, 
the Peter that we read today? 

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The answer is simple. 
The Holy Spirit, that's the 

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answer. 
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of Acts, the pattern repeats 
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again. 
The Holy Spirit directs 

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ministry. 
He gives wisdom, He gives 

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boldness. 
He gives power. 

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He opens doors, He changes 
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and he strengthens believers 
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persecution. 
And he transforms entire cities.

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I'm sorry for getting excited 
about this, but you should be 

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excited. 
This is the work. 

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Look, you could add Charlie Kirk
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This was the work of God in the 
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Look, the story of Acts is the 
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works through people who are 
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Erika often times talks about 
the very moment where she saw 

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the most explosive and powerful 
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It was the moment where he said,
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In other words, I'm yielding 
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I'm open to the Holy Spirit come
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Here's the exciting part, and 
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The same Holy Spirit who 
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of Acts is available to us 
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Peter actually promised that. 
He said it's for anybody who 

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will receive him. 
Many Christians have accepted 

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Christ and have the Holy Spirit 
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That's promised. 
But there was also the 

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empowering work of the Holy 
Spirit that Jesus spoke about in

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Acts chapter one, verse 8. 
This is the supernatural 

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enabling that gives believers 
boldness and effectiveness for 

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ministry. 
Guys, why did Jesus tell his 

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disciples to wade in Jerusalem? 
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second. 
Because he knew they could not 

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accomplish God's work in their 
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And guys, listen to me. 
Neither can we. 

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We can't do it. 
The church does not need more 

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cleverness. 
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The church doesn't need more 
cleverness. 

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It doesn't need more programs. 
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more programs. 
It certainly doesn't need more 

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marketing. 
What it needs is more of the 

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Holy Spirit. 
The greatest need in our 

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generation is the same need that
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We need men and women who are 
empowered by the Holy Spirit and

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willing to be used by God. 
Look, if you're reading through 

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the BIBLEin365 in all these 
different days and you've come 

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to the book of Acts, don't 
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Don't go through your reading 
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this is really cool and look at 
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Ask God to do the same work in 
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Ask him to fill you. 
Ask him to empower you. 

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Ask him to make you bold. 
Ask him to use you as an 

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important witness because the 
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through Peter, who worked 
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Phillip and yes, the whole early
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is still working in this very 
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The book of Acts has never 
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It's an open-ended book. 
My mom is a part of that 

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open-ended book. 
My dad is a part of that 

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open-ended book. 
Charlie is certainly a part of 

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that open-ended book. 
I want my life to be a part of 

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that open-ended book. 
The Holy Spirit is still writing

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new chapters through believers 
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here I am, fill me, empower me, 
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And when that happens, let me 
tell you, lives are changed, 

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families are changed, 
communities are changed. 

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And guess what? 
God is glorified. 

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That is the message of Acts. 
That's the story of the Acts of 

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the Holy Spirit. 
And you get to be a part of 

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that. 
It's something that God has made

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available to you. 
If you've never specifically, if

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there's anything you're going to
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If you've never specifically 
asked the Lord to baptize you 

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with the Holy Spirit and empower
you for service, what would keep

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you from doing that today? 
What would keep you from just 

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stopping the video and saying 
God, I want this, ask him for 

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it. 
Seek Him, say here am I, use me.

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Yield your life to Him. 
The disciples were never the 

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same after they asked, after the
Holy Spirit came upon them, my 

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life was never the same. 
I remember where I was over 30 

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years ago when I asked the 
Spirit of God to baptize me, 

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when I asked the Father to 
baptize me with His Spirit, I 

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remember where I was. 
My life was never the same. 

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God has filled my life every day
with doing supernatural works in

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very natural ways. 
You can be a part of that. 

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I want you to be able to say 
here I am. 

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Use me and watch God do great 
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So much is at stake. 
Put it out to the Lord. 

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Say God. 
I want to be a part of the 

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writing of this book and watch 
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I love you guys. 
Ask him for the baptism of the 

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Holy Spirit. 
We need more men and more women 

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who are filled with the Holy 
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I love you guys. 
Do not let this video end 

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without saying, here I am Lord 
use me, baptize me with your 

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Holy Spirit. 
I love you guys, God bless you.