July 16, 2023, Sunday morning
“The Promise”
Behold I am sending forth The Promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.” (Luke 24:44-53)
Because the modern church has somehow lost the necessity of our participation in the mission of Christ, I thought it good to return to the days of yesteryear where the church took the call to service as an integral part of their call to salvation, when the “Follow Me” of Jesus included the “and I will make you fishers of men.” (Mt.4:19) We have over six billion people on the planet who are lost and on their way to hell, who have never known the wonders of the forgiveness of sins and being remade into the likeness of Christ. What better place to start to recover the purpose of the Christian and the church than going back to the beginning of the church.
Luke wrote two books in the New Testament; both are history books. He wrote more of the N.T. than any other writer. He wrote the gospel of Luke and the book of Acts. The second book follows the first in chronological order. So, to introduce the beginning of Acts we must look at the end of Luke.
The theme of this passage is The Promise. The gospel was complete: Jesus had fulfilled all the Scriptures concerning His death and resurrection (v.44-48). The only thing left was the goal of this gospel which is called by Jesus here “The Promise.”
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