Acts 2:1-21_Pentecost_All Time Notes

The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost

2:1 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?”

13 Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much wine.”

Peter Addresses the Crowd

14 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. 15 These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning! 16 No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 “‘In the last days, God says,

I will pour out my Spirit on all people.

Your sons and daughters will prophesy,

your young men will see visions,

your old men will dream dreams.

18 Even on my servants, both men and women,

I will pour out my Spirit in those days,

and they will prophesy.

19 I will show wonders in the heavens above

and signs on the earth below,

blood and fire and billows of smoke.

20 The sun will be turned to darkness

and the moon to blood

before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.

21 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

06_01_25_#145_Luke 25:44-53_Returning to Jerusalem

{ILS} Courtroom Cross-examination

• The stress of proving your knowledge and character in public

• The magnified stress of being publicly questioned by a person hoping to trap you

• You can prep with everyone for the moment, but soon it will only be you.

• You cannot waver, yet things you know can seem fragile and difficult to recall

{SCR} Luke 25:44 Then he said to them, "These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you--that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled." 45 Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, 46 and he said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day 47 and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

{MPT} The difficult path for the followers of God

• The OT is full of stories of individuals, tribes, nations and kings taking shortcuts

• • Idols they made

  • Alliances they made

  • Enemies they made

  • • If you rank the most remarkable things Jesus did…

    • • Heal those sick for a lifetime

      • Affecting surrounding nature

      • Following the path that had to be followed

      • • No shortcuts

        • No hedges

        • No audibles

{MPT} The central mission is repentance and forgiveness for all

• Unlocked several long held notions from the text

• • nations harmed us, withheld from us, murdered us, WE WILL BE SET APART

  • • How did I choose myself over others?

    • What were the consequences of my choices for me and for others?

• A new cycle must begin and is triggered by the resurrection

• • Visible and physical reminders

  • Remove the shackles from past experiences

{SCR} Mark 12:48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 And see, I am sending upon you what my Father promised, so stay here in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high."50 Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and, lifting up his hands, he blessed them. 51 While he was blessing them, he withdrew from them and was carried up into heaven. 52 And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53 and they were continually in the temple blessing God.

{MPT} Sending out the Witness

• What could you testify to, regardless of the setting, the stakes, or the people?

• • My God cared so deeply for me, that God sent messengers

  • My God believes so deeply in me, that God will call me to serve as one

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My daughters Addison (senior at Tennessee) and Caroline (sophomore at Clemson) join me to discuss the story of Jesus leaving his disciples and his earthly ministry. We compare their experiences in college with the experience of being a disciple hearing Jesus speak, watching him depart from them, and then returning to the Temple in new leadership roles. We recorded in the middle of the kitchen so the audio is a little crazy, including our cat a varying times, but we had fun and set up several points for Sunday.