10/15/2026 – “The Jerusalem Evidence”- “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8
Head On In Jerusalem
Thursday, October 15, 2026
The Gospel was first preached in Jerusalem after the resurrection. Jerusalem was the place of the crucifixion and those who opposed Messiah. And it’s where the resurrection overcame the crucifixion. Messiah said, “Go preach the Gospel to Jerusalem first.” Why? Because the power of life in Messiah is stronger than death. The power of the resurrection isn’t in your life, so you can avoid problems, run away from darkness, or live in defeat. The power of the resurrection came so that you could take on the darkness, the problems, and the opposition to overcome and win. So don’t be afraid of the enemy, the past, or what is against you, but take it on. For the Gospel must first be manifest in the place of conflict. God did not come into this world to avoid conflict, and He did not come into your life so you could avoid it. He came into your life so that you could overcome it. He came into your life to give you the same power of the resurrection. Therefore, go and overcome whatever you have to overcome in your own Jerusalem.
From Message #834 – The Jerusalem Evidence
Scripture: Acts 1:8
TODAY’S MISSION – Today, don’t avoid the problem, the challenge, or the conflict – overcome it.
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Commentary – The Apologetics Study Bible:
“1:8 Luke’s purpose in Acts was the empowerment by the Spirit to be Christ’s witnesses in Jerusalem first, but expanding to reach “the ends of the earth”- the furthest extensions of the Roman Empire of the time (Romans 15:19; Colossians 1: 6,23).”
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“They said, “men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up into heaven? This Jesus who has been taken, will come into the same way that you have seen going into heaven.”” Acts 1:11
Commentary – The Apologetics Study Bible:
“1:11 Christ’s return will be in the same manner as he departed – bodily and visibly.”