PENTECOST - TRANSFORMED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT (8 OF 8)
by Tim Melton
Scripture: Acts 2:1-13
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Title: Pentecost - Transformed By the Holy Spirit
Series: Resurrection to Pentecost (8 of 8)
Scripture: Acts 2:1-13
Author: Tim Melton
The Bible is a book of transformation. Abraham, Moses, David, Esther, the prophets and the Apostle Paul. God takes people from who they are to who He wants them to be. It is a work of the Holy Spirit that is not just reserved for Bible characters, but for all who will submit themselves to the working of God. We see a story of dramatic change at Pentecost.
In the book of Luke, we read of what Jesus did and what He taught, until His return to heaven. The book of Acts, Luke's second book, begins right where the book of Luke left off. Jesus had died, been raised from the dead, and had spent 40 days with His followers showing many proofs that He truly was alive. He also taught them, during this time, about the kingdom of God. Jesus instructed them not to leave Jerusalem but to wait for the promise of the Father. He told them of how the Holy Spirit would come upon them, how they would be baptized by the Spirt, and how they would be His witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
So that's what they did. After Jesus ascended back to heaven on the Mount of Olives they took the short walk back to Jerusalem. They gathered in the upper room and waited. Acts 2:14 tells us how 120 followers of Christ gathered, "in one accord, devoting themselves to prayer," as the Jewish celebration, known as Pentecost, approached.
Pentecost is the Greek name of an Old Testament festival known as the "Feast of Weeks" (Leviticus 23:15; Deuteronomy 16:9). It was a "week of weeks" or 7 weeks after Passover. Seven weeks add up to 49 days. The day after was "the Fiftieth" or Pentecost. The celebration commemorated the giving of the Law to Moses at Mt. Sinai and was also a celebration of gratitude to God for the harvest.
Each year Pentecost happened at what we would refer to as the end of May or the beginning of J ...
Series: Resurrection to Pentecost (8 of 8)
Scripture: Acts 2:1-13
Author: Tim Melton
The Bible is a book of transformation. Abraham, Moses, David, Esther, the prophets and the Apostle Paul. God takes people from who they are to who He wants them to be. It is a work of the Holy Spirit that is not just reserved for Bible characters, but for all who will submit themselves to the working of God. We see a story of dramatic change at Pentecost.
In the book of Luke, we read of what Jesus did and what He taught, until His return to heaven. The book of Acts, Luke's second book, begins right where the book of Luke left off. Jesus had died, been raised from the dead, and had spent 40 days with His followers showing many proofs that He truly was alive. He also taught them, during this time, about the kingdom of God. Jesus instructed them not to leave Jerusalem but to wait for the promise of the Father. He told them of how the Holy Spirit would come upon them, how they would be baptized by the Spirt, and how they would be His witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
So that's what they did. After Jesus ascended back to heaven on the Mount of Olives they took the short walk back to Jerusalem. They gathered in the upper room and waited. Acts 2:14 tells us how 120 followers of Christ gathered, "in one accord, devoting themselves to prayer," as the Jewish celebration, known as Pentecost, approached.
Pentecost is the Greek name of an Old Testament festival known as the "Feast of Weeks" (Leviticus 23:15; Deuteronomy 16:9). It was a "week of weeks" or 7 weeks after Passover. Seven weeks add up to 49 days. The day after was "the Fiftieth" or Pentecost. The celebration commemorated the giving of the Law to Moses at Mt. Sinai and was also a celebration of gratitude to God for the harvest.
Each year Pentecost happened at what we would refer to as the end of May or the beginning of J ...
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