Acts 1:8

But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. "

1. You will receive power - All references to receiving the Holy Spirit are - measures of power. The Holy Spirit is always discussed as an amount of power demonstrated or given.

2. There are various measures (amounts of power)

1. Jesus - without measure; beyond measure

2. Apostles - Holy Spirit baptism - able to do all miracles; inspiration; revelation

3. Spiritual gifts - Laying on of apostles hands gave early Christians a gift (not all the gifts)

4. Gift of the Holy Spirit - Acts 2:38 - Lead, protect, guide, power to overcome sin and temptation, power to be raised with Christ

3. Witnesses - A witness is one who observed the events of the death, burial, resurrection and teachings of Christ.

4. Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, To the end of the earth - Here is the plan of God for getting the message to every creature in every nation. Start where you are - Jerusalem. The word will spread to the area around Jerusalem, then to neighboring areas and eventually around the world.