* Luke wrote acts as a continuation of his gospel.

* Acts bridges the gap the gospels and Romans.

* It shows how the church sprang up and how the gospel began to spread.

* Wiersbe - “The Book of Acts is also the account of the work of the Holy Spirit in and through the church. The Gospel of Luke records what Jesus “began both to do and teach” in His human body, and the Book of Acts tells us what Jesus continued to do and teach through His spiritual body, the church.”

* Jesus had already given them the charge to go into all the world to make disciples, yet He tells them to wait to do it.

* First, they needed to be clothed in power.

* They had to stay in Jerusalem in order to get it.

* At this point Jerusalem was the most dangerous place on earth for a Christ follower.

* They could’ve been killed like Jesus was.

* They also could’ve easily said, “Let’s hurry and go fulfill our calling.”

* But they waited and showed us a great principle - Power is often a result of pace!

* So they had to do two things - wait (move at God’s pace) and resist (the fear of being killed).

* Power is the ability to do something. Authority is the right to do it.

* Christ had given them authority, now they had to wait on the power.

* While they waited, they resisted the enemy (fear).