Acts 1:8

But when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will receive power, and you will bear witness to me in Jerusalem, through all Judea and Samaria, and out to the farthest end of the earth."
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  1. Men and Women Who Gave Everything · Ochorus Originals

    Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Missional Life cites Acts 1:8

    …I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Acts 1:8 — “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my…

  2. How to Bring Men to Christ · R. A. Torrey

    The Baptism of the Holy Spirit cites Acts i. 8

    …chapter. I refer to the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. In Acts i. 5; Luke xxiv. 49 (comp. Acts i. 8), and Acts ii. 4, we have three expressions; “baptized with the Holy Spirit,” “endured…

  3. The Key Teachings of R. A. Torrey · Ochorus Originals

    The Baptism with the Holy Spirit cites ACTS 1:8

    …in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. ACTS 1:8 No subject is more closely tied to Torrey’s name than this one. He wrote a small book on…

  4. Samuel Ajayi Crowther (For Teens) · Ochorus Originals

    Africa’s Own Children cites Acts 1:8

    …in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” — Acts 1:8 (ASV) For twelve years Crowther was a schoolmaster and tutor in Sierra Leone. Then, in…

  5. The Key Teachings of Gareth Evans · Ochorus Originals

    Power from on High cites ACTS 1:8

    …Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. ACTS 1:8 Evans came to faith in a Welsh Pentecostal church, served for years as a pastor in the…

  6. The Key Teachings of Dwight L. Moody · Ochorus Originals

    Power from on High cites ACTS 1:8

    …Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. ACTS 1:8 By 1871 Moody was already a successful Christian worker. He had a large Sunday school, a…

  7. Men and Women Who Gave Everything · Ochorus Originals

    Introduction: The Sent Ones Who Would Not Stop cites Acts 1:8

    …my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8, NIV). “The ends of the earth” was not a figure of speech for the men and women in this…

  8. The Holy Spirit, or Power from on High · A. B. Simpson

    Power from on High cites Acts 1:8

    …Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." Acts 1:8. The greatest need of human nature is power. Man is weaker than all other creatures. The…

  9. Purity of Heart · William Booth

    Witnesses cites Acts 1:8

    Acts 1:8 says, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be…

  10. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    March cites Acts i. 8

    …power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you, and ye shall be witnesses unto Me. Acts i. 8. Look at it! Think of it! A hundred and twenty men and women having no patronage, no…

  11. Men and Women Who Gave Everything · Ochorus Originals

    D.L. Moody — The Shoe Salesman Who Moved Nations cites Acts 1:8

    …my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8, NIV). The power was not Moody’s. The power was the Spirit’s. Moody was merely available…

  12. Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde · Ochorus Originals

    The Letter on the Ship cites Acts 1:8

    …is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses … unto the uttermost part of the earth” (Acts 1:8). And he says, simply, that “these prayers on shipboard were finally answered in a…

  13. Feasting at the table · Gareth Evans

    Sealed and Seated cites Acts 1:8

    …1:12). On the day of Pentecost they would receive power ( dunamis ) to be His witnesses (Acts 1:8). Too many believers today are operating in exousia power and not the dunamis power which…

  14. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit as Revealed in His Names cites Acts 1:8

    …filled with the Holy Wind. (6) Like the wind, the Holy Spirit is irresistible. We read in Acts 1:8, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my…

  15. Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Acts 1:8

    …and to become willing to work “quietly out of sight.” Scriptures to revisit Luke 11:9-13; Acts 1:8; Ephesians 5:18; Proverbs 27:6. Reflection 1. Have you ever thrown away a hard word that…

  16. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Baptism with the Holy Spirit cites Acts 1:8

    …be my witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth” (Acts 1:8). Now who were the men to whom Jesus said this? The disciples whom He had trained for the…

  17. Abide in Christ · Andrew Murray

    As Your Strength cites Acts i. 8

    …would have in it: When I am ascended, ye shall receive power from on high (Luke xxiv. 49; Acts i. 8). It is in the power of the omnipotent Saviour that the believer must find his strength…

  18. The Key Teachings of Derek Prince · Ochorus Originals

    The Promise of the Father cites ACTS 1:8

    …in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. ACTS 1:8 Prince argued from this and from the rest of Acts that the baptism in the Spirit is an…

  19. Feasting at the table · Gareth Evans

    Paul’s Prayer cites Acts 1:8

    …the power ( dunamis ) promised to all believers to make them effective as His witnesses. (Acts 1:8; 2:39) This is not the power granted to enable us to ‘become children of God’ ( exousia )…

  20. Days of Heaven Upon Earth · A. B. Simpson

    June cites Acts i. 8

    …a time And our moments one by one. June 3 “Ye shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost” (Acts i. 8). There is power for us if we have the Holy Ghost. God wants us to speak to men so that…

  21. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    June cites Acts i. 8

    …Acts xiii. 47. Ye shall be witnesses unto me . . . unto the uttermost parts of the earth. Acts i. 8. Men are questioning now, as they never have questioned before, whether Christianity is…

  22. The Key Teachings of Charles G. Finney · Ochorus Originals

    Endued with Power from on High cites ACTS 1:8

    …Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. ACTS 1:8 Finney believed that this anointing was the missing thing in the ministry of his day. His…

  23. Men of Prayer · Ochorus Originals

    D. L. Moody (1837 – 1899) cites Acts 1:8

    …Romans 10:17 (ESV) — “Faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the Word of Christ.” Acts 1:8 (ESV) — “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will…

  24. Men of Prayer · Ochorus Originals

    Bill Bright (1921 – 2003) cites Acts 1:8

    …the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.” Acts 1:8 (ESV) — “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will…

  25. Baptism with the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Baptism with the Holy Spirit: What it is and what it does cites Acts 1:8

    …with the Holy Spirit is; we will notice what this Baptism does. This is stated briefly in Acts 1:8. “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my…

  26. Real Questions – Book 2 · Ochorus Originals

    Who Is the Holy Spirit? cites Acts 1:8

    …will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses” (Acts 1:8). And He lives in you. “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who…

  27. Baptism with the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    Necessity and Possibility of the Baptism with the Holy Spirit cites Acts 1:8

    …through which the enduement of power was to come, was the Baptism with the Holy Spirit. (Acts 1:8). Christ then strictly instructed his disciples not to assume to undertake the work to…

  28. The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life · Hannah Whitall Smith

    Failures cites Acts 1:8

    …be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”(Acts 1:8). We must be so pliable in His hands, and trust Him. Then He will “ Equip you with…

  29. The Key Teachings of Catherine Booth · Ochorus Originals

    The Holy Ghost cites ACTS 1:8

    …Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. ACTS 1:8 Catherine Booth preached a whole series of sermons on the Holy Spirit, and then, because…

  30. The Key Teachings of A. W. Tozer · Ochorus Originals

    The Spirit-Filled Life cites ACTS 1:8

    …Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. ACTS 1:8 In a sermon in the Ochorus library, All with One Accord, preached on the day of Pentecost…

  31. The Key Teachings of Martyn Lloyd-Jones · Ochorus Originals

    Logic on Fire cites ACTS 1:8

    …power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me. ACTS 1:8 He urged preachers to seek this power constantly, to expect it, and to be dissatisfied…

  32. The Key Teachings of Watchman Nee · Ochorus Originals

    The Spirit of Life cites ACTS 1:8

    …power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me. ACTS 1:8 The two are not the same, Nee argued, and confusing them causes real damage in both…

  33. The Key Teachings of A. B. Simpson · Ochorus Originals

    The Indwelling and the Fullness cites ACTS 1:8

    …Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. ACTS 1:8 Character and witness. A man filled with the Spirit becomes more like Christ and more…

  34. The Key Teachings of A. B. Simpson · Ochorus Originals

    The Missionary Heart cites ACTS 1:8

    …Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. ACTS 1:8 Four circles, and the first is the city you are standing in. Simpson never treated the…

  35. Portraits of Courage – Samuel Ajayi Crowther · Ochorus Originals

    The Niger, 1841 cites Acts 1:8

    …in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” — Acts 1:8, ASV A Great Expedition In 1841 the British government sent an expedition up the Niger…

  36. Portraits of Courage – Samuel Ajayi Crowther · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Acts 1:8

    …convinced him that Africa must be evangelised chiefly by Africans. Scriptures to revisit Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians 1:27-29. Reflection 1. What can be learned from a mission that failed? 2.…

  37. Our Daily Walk · F. B. Meyer

    January cites Act 1:8

    …through the world, unless we have received power from on high (Lk 10:17, Lk 10:20; Act 1:8). Notice the way in which our Lord casts back the responsibility on the father. He said…

  38. Our Daily Walk · F. B. Meyer

    November cites Acts 1:8

    …in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”— Acts 1:8. ALL MACHINERY needs driving-power. A motor-car may be bright and new, the wheels tired…

  39. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    November cites Acts 1:8

    …be known, and felt in us this night! November 7 “And ye shall be witnesses unto me.” (Acts 1:8) In order to learn how to discharge your duty as a witness for Christ, look at his…

  40. The Big Story · Ochorus Originals

    Wind and Fire cites Acts 1:8

    …had? Go deeper: The Holy Spirit, or Power from on High by A. B. Simpson — Simpson calls Acts 1:8 the keynote and table of contents of the whole book of Acts, and argues that the power…

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