The King of Returns

I. The Promise: Jesus Will Return

“And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.”” (Acts 1:9–11, ESV)

II. The Practice: Jesus Calls us to Occupy our Time Effectively

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”” (Acts 1:8, ESV)

III. The Practical: Jesus Did not leave us a Calendar

“So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.” (Acts 1:6– 7, ESV)

Questions:

1. What will the King find you doing when He returns?

a. What needs to change because it would be embarrassing?

b. What needs to add into your life because it would be a blessing?

2. How effective is your witness?

a. What can you do to improve on that in the year ahead?

b. Identify two specific places you intend to improve with measurable markers of improvement.