IT'S ALL ABOUT JESUS (2 OF 3)
Scripture: Acts 2:1-41
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It's All About Jesus (2 of 3)
Series: Witnesses
Jonathan McLeod
Acts 2:1-41
''Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified'' (Acts 2:36).
THE START OF SOMETHING NEW
[Talk about a new thing.] Jesus told his followers that after he ascended to heaven, the Holy Spirit would begin to do a new thing. The Holy Spirit would ''come upon [them]'' and give them power to be witnesses (Acts 1:8)-witnesses of what God had done through the death and resurrection of Jesus.
The events of Acts 2:1-41 took place on the Day of Pentecost, fifty days after the start of Passover (during which Jesus was crucified) and ten days after the ascension.
[Read Acts 2:1-41.]
CONFUSION ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT
Luke writes that his ''first book'' (i.e., the Gospel of Luke) was about what ''Jesus began to do and teach'' (Acts 1:1). The book of Acts is about what Jesus continued to do and teach through the church in the power of the Holy Spirit.
There's a lot of confusion about the Holy Spirit. Many people think the Holy Spirit is merely a force, not a person. But the Bible refers to the Spirit as a ''he,'' not an ''it.'' He's the third person of the Trinity.
And there are different views among Christians on the gifts of the Holy Spirit (also known as spiritual gifts). A spiritual gift is an ability given by the Holy Spirit for service. The two basic views about spiritual gifts are cessationism and continuationism. Cessationists believe that some of the spiritual gifts are no longer in operation today (e.g., the gift of tongues). Continuationists believe that all of the spiritual gifts are still in operation today.
In Acts 2, we read about how the followers of Jesus ''were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance'' (v. 4). What was the main purpose of the Holy Spirit's activity on the Day of Pentecost? And what is the main pu ...
Series: Witnesses
Jonathan McLeod
Acts 2:1-41
''Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified'' (Acts 2:36).
THE START OF SOMETHING NEW
[Talk about a new thing.] Jesus told his followers that after he ascended to heaven, the Holy Spirit would begin to do a new thing. The Holy Spirit would ''come upon [them]'' and give them power to be witnesses (Acts 1:8)-witnesses of what God had done through the death and resurrection of Jesus.
The events of Acts 2:1-41 took place on the Day of Pentecost, fifty days after the start of Passover (during which Jesus was crucified) and ten days after the ascension.
[Read Acts 2:1-41.]
CONFUSION ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT
Luke writes that his ''first book'' (i.e., the Gospel of Luke) was about what ''Jesus began to do and teach'' (Acts 1:1). The book of Acts is about what Jesus continued to do and teach through the church in the power of the Holy Spirit.
There's a lot of confusion about the Holy Spirit. Many people think the Holy Spirit is merely a force, not a person. But the Bible refers to the Spirit as a ''he,'' not an ''it.'' He's the third person of the Trinity.
And there are different views among Christians on the gifts of the Holy Spirit (also known as spiritual gifts). A spiritual gift is an ability given by the Holy Spirit for service. The two basic views about spiritual gifts are cessationism and continuationism. Cessationists believe that some of the spiritual gifts are no longer in operation today (e.g., the gift of tongues). Continuationists believe that all of the spiritual gifts are still in operation today.
In Acts 2, we read about how the followers of Jesus ''were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance'' (v. 4). What was the main purpose of the Holy Spirit's activity on the Day of Pentecost? And what is the main pu ...
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