GLORIOUS SUNDAY SERMON OF 12TH APRIL 2026 PLEASE, DO WELL TO WATCH THE VIDEO HERE 👇👇👇 https://youtu.be/vU5jev3-B18?si=gAfv-9DlzOETrnOC AND DROP POSITIVE IMPRESSION LIKE SUBSCRIBE, COMMENT LIKE & SHARE LESSON: ACT 1:1-8. TOPIC: WAITING FOR POWER: The Assignment is Not Over Yet. TEXT: 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. Acts 1:8 (NKJV). INTRODUCTION: After the resurrection, Jesus did not immediately send His disciples out. It’s a bit surprising, if you think about it. The victory was already won. The grave was empty. The proof was there. Yet… He told them to wait. In a world that rushes results, God sometimes pauses His people. Not because nothing is happening, but because something deeper is being prepared. The period after resurrection was not an ending, it was a preparation ground. Be blessed by the word. EXPOSITION: [1] . RESURRECTION IS NOT THE END. No, resurrection is not the end, rather, It is a Beginning. Acts 1:3. Jesus appeared to them for forty days, speaking about the Kingdom of God. He didn’t just rise and disappear. He stayed. He taught. He revealed more. Sometimes we celebrate what God has done… and assume that is all. But resurrection opens a new chapter. There is more instruction, more clarity, more direction. What God starts, He intends to continue. [2] . OBEDIENCE IN THE WAITING SEASON. “Do not depart from Jerusalem, but wait…” Act 1: 4 This is where many struggle. Waiting feels unproductive. It feels slow. But their next level depended on their ability to stay where God told them. There is a kind of obedience that is not about movement… but about staying. Not every instruction is “go.” Some are “remain.” And maybe, that’s where someone is right now. [3] . POWER IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE ASSIGNMENT. “…you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you…” Acts 1:5, 8. As we may know, Power is the ability to make things happen. Jesus knew something: passion alone is not enough. Witnessing without power leads to frustration. Effort without empowerment leads to burnout. So He made them wait… until they were filled with power that enabled them to make things happen in their days. God will not send you empty into a calling that requires fullness. CONCLUSION: WAIT UPON THE LORD! The disciples had seen the risen Christ. That alone was powerful. But even that was not enough for what was ahead. So they waited. And in that waiting… power came. If God is asking you to pause, to stay, to wait… it is not punishment. It is preparation. PRAYER: Lord, give me the grace to wait when You say wait. Help me not to rush ahead of Your timing. Fill me with Your power, so I will not walk in emptiness. Prepare me for all You have called me to do, in Jesus’ name. Amen. GOODWILL MESSAGE: May you not miss your season of preparation. What God is about to release through you will require the strength He is building within you now. HAPPY BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK. WAITING FOR POWER OR NOT! JESUS IS COMING BACK AGAIN!! REPENT AND BE READY FOR HIM!!! 🙋With Love from Pastor M O Glorious, CAC Palace of Mercy, Royal District, Restoration Zone. 56 Zone B CDA, Damolapa, Laketu, Lucky Fibre, Ikorodu North, Lagos state, Nigeria. For prayer or counseling, pls contact us@ 08055646358: 09018952081 or peganmire[gmail].com #ResurrectionPower #WaitOnTheLord #HolySpiritPower #KingdomAssignment #FaithJourney #DivinePreparation #ActsOfTheApostles #ChristianLiving #SundaySermon #JesusLives