The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1959-10-03
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
OCTOBER a, 1859
BY Rev. George Harper,
511 Avenue G.,
Greenwood, Miss.

511 Avenue G.,
Greenwood, Miss.
you SHALL BE MY WIT
NESSES"
Lesson Text - Acts / Print
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MEMORY SELECTION -
We shall receive power, after
that the Holy Ghost is come
upon you: and We shall be wit
nesses unto me both in Jeru-
salem, and in all Judaea, and
in Samaria, and unto the utter.
most part of the earth.-(ActS
1:9). Beginning with the limit
ed area of the city of Jeru-
salem the Christian program
was to expand throughout all
Judaea and Samaria, and then
into non Jewish regions. In
brief, the Gospel of Christ was
destined to be a worldwide
mission, and to meet the de-
mandS which such responsible
ity demanded, the witnesses of
Christ had to be endowed with
spiritual dynamic. Human re-
sources could never fully equip
or qualify a person for the to-
tai responsibility of a Christian
apostle.
THE POST RESURREC-
TION PERIOD:
1.-The former treatise have |
made, o Theophilus, of all that
Jesus began both to do and
teach - In this verse Luke
refers to his first Book which
is the Gospel that bears his
name, and the word which
Identifies the Gospel and the
Acts as being the work of the
same man is the name of one
TheophiluS, an unidentified
nObleman of Luke's acquain-
lance. Until the day in which
he was taken up, after that he
through the Holy Ghost had
given commandments unot the
apostles whom he had chosen
Prior to his ascension,
according to the writer, Jesus
gave commandments to his dis.
ciples concerning their mis-.
sion. Included in this program
was acknowledgment of the
office of the Holy Spirit upon
whom Jesus depended to furth-
er that which he himself left
to be accomplished.
''To whom also he showed
himself alive after his passion
by many infallible proofs, be-
ing seen of them forty days,
and speaking of the things per,
tanning to the kingdom OF
God" AS a means of in.
fallible proof for the truth OF
the resurrection Jesus tarried
on the earth forty days after
this event. During that time
he was seen by his disciples
and communicated with them
concerning the kingdom OF
heaven. Luke does not go into
much detail here, but he af
firms that during the forty
days period between the resur
rection and the ascension
many infallible proofs were
given of the fact that Jesus
was alive again. Forty days
of living among men especially
among the disciples, was suffi
cient proof that that report OF
the Jews was lie, not the ties
timony of the disciples.
THE LAST COMMISSION:
''And, being assembled to-
gether with them, commanded
them that they should not de
part from Jerusalem, but wait
for the promise of the Father
which, saith he, We have heard
of me" This is more OF
the infallible proof of which
Luke speaks, for if Jesus was
assembled with his disciples in
conference they should have
recognized him. The instruc
ton to remain in Jerusalem
for a specific purpose was
given after the resurrection Of
Jesus, but the promise of the
Holy Spirit was given before
that time. For John truly
baptized with water; but ye
shall be baptized with the Holy
Ghost not many days hence
The baptism of the Holy
Spirit had not been admins
tered by the time Of the ascen
sion of Jesus, for it was about
this time that the Master re
affirmed the promise of the
Father that the Holy Spirit
would be sent to give power