Pentecost The coming down of the Holy Spirit

Pentecost! The coming down of the Holy Spirit!

Jesus prepared his disciples for his departure!

I am going to die/Crucified by sinful man Are you going to die! What will happen to us? What are done! He told them about his death (Lk. 9: 21 -22 a)

But I will rise again on the third day That’s better! He told them about his resurrection (Lk. 9: 22 b

I will go away, back to my Father Huh, going away from us again? Too bad for us! He told them about his ascension (John. 16: 28)

But I will send you a Helper the Holy Spirit Much better! He promised them that He will send the Holy Spirit (John 16: 7

After the resurrection then what!

After the resurrection then what! • Jesus was with his disciples forty days (Act. 1: 3) • He told his disciples to wait in Jerusalem for the Promise of the Father, the Holy Spirit (Act. 1: 4).

After the resurrection then what! • Then he ascended into heaven (Act. 1: 9) • (Picture of the ascension) you can remove the statement above and just put the picture)

Pentecost! Acts 2: 1 -13 • The Jews called it the Feast of Harvest or the Feast of Weeks • Exodus 23 • Exodus 24 • Leviticus 16 • Numbers 28 • Deuteronomy 16 • The advent of the Christian Pentecost where believers celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit.

The promise of the Holy Spirit • God in the Old Testament had promised that the Holy Spirit would come • Joel 2: 28 • The Lord Jesus had promised to send the Holy Spirit • John 14: 26 • John 16: 7 • Acts 1: 8

The coming of the Holy Spirit Acts 2: 1 -13 • v. 2 There was a sound like that of a violent wind • v. 3 There were visible tongues that looked like fire which divided and rested on the disciples • v. 4 Disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit • v. 4. Disciples began to speak in different tongues

The coming of the Holy Spirit • v. 4. The tongues were not learnt but they spoke as the Spirit enabled them • vs. 6&8 People heard these people each one speaking in his own tongue. • v. 10 -11 The people testified that they heard the disciples speaking, to put it in the hearers’ own words, ‘in our own languages’ • v. 11 The tongue speakers were declaring the wonders of God

The functions of the Holy Spirit! • The spirit would convict the world of sin (John 16: 8 a) • He would convict the world of righteousness (John 16: 8 b) • He would convict the world in regards to judgment (John 16: 8 c) • He would guide us in all truth (John 16: 13 a) • He would declare all things that are to come (John 16: 13 b)

The functions of the Holy Spirit! • He comforts us- He is actually called the comforter or the counsellor. • He would bring glorify to Jesus (John 16: 14) • He would teach the disciples all things (John 14: 26 a) • He would remind them all that he had taught them (John 14: 26 b) • The Spirit was to give them power to evangelise in Jerusalem, in Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the world (Acts 1: 8)

The functions of the Holy Spirit! • 1 Corinthians 12: 4 -11 & 27 -31 • The Spirit gives different gifts to different people as He wills • Cf Romans 12: 6 • Question! • How should Spirit given gifts be used in the church? • Answer! • As prescribed by the giver

Your response and mine! • We should use the unique gifts He has given to each one of us according to His prescription • We should listen to Him and obey Him when He teaches us • We need to yield to His rebuke and repent when he convicts us • We need to accept His helping hand when He stretches it to us • We should seek Him for wisdom before we plunge into chaos

Your response and mine! • We should interact with the Holy Spirit as a being not a force • We should evangelise because He empowers us • When we do He will convict people of sin • He will convict them of righteousness • He will help them grow