But Jesus immediately said to them: 'Take courage! I am not comfortable with that speculation. When people are filled with the Holy Spirit, they do not blink at evil. They'd likely not seen it. As I got up this morning, prepared to come over here, go through the day, same things that will be in my mind tomorrow, and next Thursday, and a month from today. The Church was given favor, we're told, as they demonstrated these fruits and others were added. Learning and labor which do not lead people in love to God are not prompted by the Spirit of Christ. When God wanted to encourage the people to rebuild the temple after the exile, he said, "Work, for I am with you . A firstfruit is one who follows Christ. Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? Thus, the Pentecost is the culmination, the ultimate gift of Spirit, when the apostles get Him to such an extent and intensity that they can already be emboldened by Him to preach to all corners of the world, withstanding all calamities and opposing powers. A week later the disciples were together again. Which again points forward to the last days inaugurated at Pentecost. But I had to go to St. Louis about 100 miles north of my hometown and pick up what they called an express bus, that would go through the larger cities. And then going on here, in verse 44, "He said to them, 'These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses, and the prophets, and the Psalms concerning Me.' Though the emperor, a man named Tiberius, had been holed up on an island called Capri or Capri for a number of years in absentia, the empire was running quite well on its own. 3. What we read about back in Matthew 28:19 Matthew 28:19Go you therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:American King James Versionof the gospel being taken to the world. Jesus showed Himself for 40 days after the resurrection (Acts 1:3). The man with the epileptic son initially brought his son to the disciples to be cured. It is rooted in the Word of God. LISTEN NOW. Apparently not. There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Now, when we turn over to Acts chapter 1, and we look at, kind of summing up of this as it is. Even as the reservoir was filling, part of the river was allowed to flow past. But on the day when the reservoir poured through the turbines a power was unleashed that spread far beyond the few folk down river and brought possibilities they had only dreamed of. Evidently, God only gave a brief taste of prophetic powers to the seventy elders. A period of unity, one accord, fellowship, love for one another, treating people as equals, not in a completely socialistic manner that we understand from our modern context of socialism, or the welfare type of society. And in their mouth was found no deceit, for they are without fault before the throne of God.". A halo was seen glowing brightly above Jesus' head. "He appeared first to Mary Magdalene out of whom He had cast seven demons. Today the Spirit still instructs us by the Word of Scripture and we ought to pray earnestly for an outpouring of God's enlightening Spirit so that the Scriptures really live for us and become intensely personal. John 7:37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. We give ourselves to that devotion, to that devoted study and the process of taking on the nature of God. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up," and this is through the account here in Luke, then, would be the final bodily appearance of Jesus to them. 157 views, 3 likes, 4 loves, 3 comments, 2 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Mora Grace Lutheran Church: Music used with permission from CCLI They were looking for power from on high. Paul says in Romans 8:79, "The mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law, indeed, it cannot; and those who are in the flesh cannot please God. People need to see that Spirit within us. Beginning with Easter Sunday (e.g., Luke 24:32,45) and most likely throughout the forty days before ascending, the Lord instructed and formed the Apostles in the Gospel. The hated Samaritans and the occupying Romans were both shown to be within the reach of the grace of God. The NT first Pentecost was the demarcation point when the Holy Spirit first indwelled people. They gave him a piece of broiled fish and honey comb, He takes it and he sits down and eats in their presence. To subscribe to this RSS feed, copy and paste this URL into your RSS reader. But after Pentecost the power of the Spirit spread out to light the whole world. Old Testament believers enjoyed the presence of God's Spirit wherever they went. Exodus 31:15 says, "The Lord said to Moses, 'See, I have called by name Bezalel . We can take on that nature and we can live. It's an encouraging sermon, it's very pointed and direct, that includes a dramatic call to repentance. Where do we go from here? And every breath you take ought to be a prayer of thanks that you live and move and have your being in the Spirit of God. People should see God in the firstfruits. 6 For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. If I make my bed in Sheol, thou art there! Well, Pentecost is like the dedicatory opening of the Aswan High Dam. Luke 1:15 says that John the Baptist was filled with the Spirit from his mother's womband he got his head chopped off for denouncing Herod's unlawful marriage. And there was fear of the unknown, of what was going to take place, fear of the future. These accounts of like what we have read in the gospels and others for a 40-day period. Peter says, "In the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy." By using our website, you accept our use of cookies as described in our Privacy Policy. Show them otherwise what had been done, rebuke their unbelief, as it goes along here. I must put my hand where the spear went into his side. He was the one who was the leader of that doubt and fear and terrified approach, because he denied Christ three times, and he had to be pointedly taught by Jesus. Put your hand into my side. They were going up against a lot, just as we go up against our world today, and ourselves, and what Satan might throw at us. Or: "The Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him and the ropes which were on his arms became as flax" (15:14). Every generation of God's people have done that. Most people believe the disciples were assembled in the "upper room" when the holy spirit of YEHOVAH God descended upon them during that Pentecost of 31 A.D. Finally, please know the disciples did receive the Spirit when Jesus breathed on them BEFORE Pentecost (Jn. There are no more decisive turning points in redemptive history that must happen before Jesus returns to establish his kingdom. When you read what Peter said about these prophecies from Joel and the Psalmstrust me, folks, Peter's sermon would not have passed doctrinal review by the Jewish doctrinal committee of that day. Again Jesus in John 15 talks about Spirit that he will send it, does this mean they yet had no Spirit upon them? Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. Was Galileo expecting to see so many stars? In light of Acts 10:44-48, were the disciples in Acts 2 praising/exalting God in tongues (contrary to the view that they were "preaching" in tongues)? For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 2Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. Well, the real answer is for you and I, the same things that are going through your mind right now, and my mind. But it was a very intense period of time of Jesus appearing to them both in Galilee and Jerusalem, teaching them from the Scriptures, appearing to them in larger groups, perhaps even, more smaller groups, and in some of the ways they're talking like He did to Peter, on the Sea of Galilee, having meals with them. Christ did not leave His disciples as orphans. Number one was the Roman Empire. To be candid, it does feel like a complete change of the subject. "Let all things be done for edification" (1 Corinthians 14:26). And you have to understand that and realize that, that's what they were doing during that period of time as well. I didn't know how to read a board to tell me these things. You remember what Ruth said to Naomi when Naomi, in the book of Ruth, had lost her husband and children, and these two daughters-in-law, Ruth and Orpah, tried to follow her away from Moab, and Orpah decided to leave. Was the gift of the Holy Spirit promised only for the first-century Church, according to Acts 2:38-39? I can't think about it more than five minutes without saying, "So what?" Think about that among our own relationships with each other. Seventh, the saints of old experienced victory over fear by the presence of the Spirit. Did they doubt themselves? Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers. And we must live knowing that way. That is what caused them to banish their fear, trouble, doubt, and unbelief: Christ in them through the Holy Spirit. Consider this question, with what we have just read: how could people filled with doubt, even a measure of unbelief, fear, general fear, intense fear, heightened fear, abject fearfear takes many different forms and guises; sometimes we can control our fear, sometimes it overcomes us and we're just shaking in our bootshow could a people dealing with all of these emotions during this 50-day period of time be expected to do what Jesus told them here in verse 8, they would do, when they have problems figuring it all out at that particular moment? And that power would be what would begin to banish the fear, the troubling, doubt, that they had, coupled with the Word of God that they were to have. And Peter thence begins to quote Scripture. This is the underlying message Jesus gave to his disciples in today's 2nd Sunday of Lent year A Gospel (Mt 7:1-11) which narrates the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ, after having announced to them his Passion and Death on the cross. Really. We've just read it. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind and it filled the whole house where they were sitting, and it appeared to them, divided tongues as of fire. How does a fan in a turbofan engine suck air in? But first let me tell you why I think it is so relevant. And a voice from heaven like many waters, and the voice of thunder, and the sound of harpers playing their harps, they sang as it were a new song before the throne, before the four living creatures and the elders. Even though they had seen miracles, again, another indication to us always to remember that miracles are important, miracles can be faith-builders, but miracles by themselves will not do it all. I don't think it was an intergalactic tour that He was on to get to the third heaven. 60 seconds. The Christian aeon is a renewed order, a new creation. Signs and wonders followed their ministration, and they were continually filled with [] Pre-Feast of the Origin of the Fair Trees of the Life-Creating Cross of the Lord. Do Christians receive the Holy Spirit upon conversion or not (Ephesians 1:13 vs. Acts 8:14-17; 19:1-7)? Any Israelite who has ever been saved had to be born again by God's Spirit. 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