“Possessing a Personal Pentecost”
Praise the Lord for PENTECOST!
CD#1468 06/04/22 Sun. A.M. @ VWC
Pentecost (simply meaning 50) Sunday in the Church is the day on which the Holy Spirit descended upon the 120 followers of Jesus. With that being said we could say it is the birthday of the New Testament Church as those in the upper room were baptized and became believers in Jesus Christ that day, establishing the body of the church. The festival so named is first spoken of in Ex. 23:16 as "the feast of harvest," and again in Ex. 34:22 as "the day of the firstfruits". Passover and Pentecost marked the beginning and end of the grain harvest.
*Text: Acts 1:1-11 – V.4 wait for the “PROMISE” (EP-ANG-EL-EE-AH’) a divine announcement of good
#1 PROMISED
*2nd witness Read Luke 24:49 – note “ENDUED” = “PUT ON” literally TO CLOTHE ONESELF – more in P.M. sermon tonight. Read Acts 2:1-4 & 33 – God Promised and Jesus sent the Holy Spirit (Matt.3:11-12 & John 16:7)
#2PERSONAL
* Read Isa. 44:3 - Eze. 36:26-27 then Joel 2:28 – notice how it’s a PERSONAL EXPERIENCE! See John 14:25-27 – note we can learn more now than the 12 because the COMFORTER lives in us 24/7 to guide us into all truth!
#3 POWERFUL
*RereadLuke 24:49 & Acts 1:8– ye shall receive “POWER” (DO0-NAM-IS’) = FORCE spec. MIRACULOUS POWER to live and witness for the Lord to help build His church with unity! [a person’s action are theirs and NOT the Holy Spirit’s]
Close with Gen. 11:5-9 & Acts 2:4-8 – unredeemed evil men God confounded their language BUT those born-again HE enabled them to all speak with understanding – if NOT we need to move forward like Acts 8 & Acts 19 going from saved to filled to an overflowing! (Eph. 4:1-15 - the Body built from Heaven to earth instead of earth to heaven!)
