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The Church the World Needs Now - Episode 2
Spirit Powered Church - Acts 2:1-12, Sunday Sermon

The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost
1 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

5 Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. 6 When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken. 7 Utterly amazed, they asked: “Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language? 9 Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome 11 (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” 12 Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”

Outline:

THE HOLY SPIRIT POWER COMES ON THE CHURCH LIKE WIND AND FIRE (vs. 1-3)
- Significance of Pentecost (Exodus 34:22, Leviticus 22:15ff)
- The mighty rushing wind of God (Genesis 2:7, John 3:8)

THE HOLY SPIRIT’S POWER FILLS EVERYONE IN THE CHURCH (vs. 4, 16-21)
- Poured out as prophesied (Joel 2:14-21, Ezekiel 36:27)
- Given as promised (John 14:16&17, 25-26; Romans 8:9; Galatians 5:22-23; I Corinthians 12:7&11)

THE HOLY SPIRIT EMPOWERS THE CHURCH FOR IT’S MISSION (WITNESS – v. 11)
- Spoke in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance (v. 4, I Corinthians 14:22ff)
- The Spirit always points to Jesus (Acts 2:21; Luke 1:35; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 4, John 15:26&27; Romans 8:11)