Sunday, August 24, 2025. Summary of Acts Chapter Two
I. The Force, 1:8 This is for others. It’s rivers of living waters. What happened in Acts 2 was the fulfillment of the words spoken by Jesus just 40 days before in Acts 1:8, “You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you and you will be My witnesses…” The point of this force is effectiveness. Jesus did not begin His powerful ministry of word, and works to back up His words, until after He was endued with power by the Holy Spirit. That’s huge! He did all His teaching and miracles after He was baptized with the Spirit. Likewise, just before He went to heaven He told His disciples not to begin their witness until after they were filled with the force of the Holy Spirit. Before Paul ever did or said anything, he was filled with the Spirit (Acts 9:17). This is no small thing. We accomplish little without this experience in our own lives. Are you filled with the force? Jesus said, “Without Me you can do nothing.” Well, you can do a lot, but it will not amount to much, without what Paul wrote, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” The church needs this force backing our words. YOU need this force. Jesus did, the disciples did, and so do we. Make sure you have this experience.
II. The Fullness, v.4 This is for you. Paul called it being “filled with all the fullness of God.” (Eph.3:19) Jesus was filled with the Spirit and so were the disciples; God commands us to be filled in Eph.5:18. This is necessary for our bearing the fruit of the Spirit; it is His fruit that will fill our hearts and lives. Are you filled with the Spirit? You must answer yes or you can’t be all that God wants you to be and the world needs you to be.
III. The Phenomena, 2:5-13; 1:8; 2:43; Jn.12:14 This was speaking in tongues. It was a strange thing for the people in Jerusalem that day, and also to the disciples who were doing it, because they had not learned these languages! A phenomenon is a significant event, an exceptional and unusual occurrence, something not normal or natural. It attracts people and makes them ask, “What is this?” Then we get to explain to them what God has done and is doing. This will seem like foolishness to many. They were accused of being drunk. But this was not the effect of being filled with wine, it was the result of being filled with the Holy Spirit (Eph.5:18).
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