Sunday, March 13, 2016

The Coming Of The Holy Spirit



Acts 2:1-8, 11-12, 14, 22-24, 32-33, 36-39

When The Day of Pentecost (“The Feast of Weeks”, because it occurs 7 Weeks, plus 1 Day, or 50 Days, after Passover) had Fully Come, They (Jesus’ Disciples and Followers) were All with One Accord, in one place.  And Suddenly there came a Sound from Heaven, as of a Rushing Mighty Wind, and It (The Sound from Heaven) FILLED The Whole House, where They (Jesus’ Disciples and Followers) were sitting.  Then there APPEARED to Them (Jesus’ Disciples and Follower), Divided Tongues, as of FIRE, and ONE (Divided Tongue, as of FIRE) sat upon, Each of Them (Jesus’ Disciples and Followers).  And They (Jesus’ Disciples and Followers) were ALL FILLED with The Holy Spirit and began to Speak with Other Tongues (i.e. Languages They did NOT previously know), as The Spirit (The Holy Spirit) GAVE Them (Jesus’ Disciples and Followers) Utterance.

And there were dwelling in Jerusalem, Jews, Devout Men, from Every Nation, under Heaven.  And when This SOUND Occurred, The Multitude came together, and were confused, because EVERYONE HEARD Them (Jesus’ Disciples and Followers) Speak, in his own language.  Then they were All Amazed and Marveled, saying to one another, “Look, are NOT All These (Jesus’ Disciples and Followers) who speak, Galileans?  And how is it that We HEAR, Each (Jesus’ Disciples and Followers) in our own language in which we were born?  We HEAR Them (Jesus’ Disciples and Followers) Speaking in our own tongues, The Wonderful Works of God (God Almighty).”  So they were All Amazed and Perplexed, saying to one another, “Whatever could THIS Mean?”

Peter, Standing Up with The Eleven (Jesus’ Disciples), raised His (Peter’s) Voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and All who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be KNOWN to YOU, and HEED My (Peter’s) Words.  Men of Israel, HEAR These Words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man ATTESTED by God (God Almighty) to YOU, by Miracles, Wonders, and Signs, which God (God Almighty) Did THROUGH Him (Jesus Christ), in your midst, as YOU, Yourselves, also KNOW Him (Jesus Christ), being DELIVERED by The Determined Purpose and Foreknowledge of God (God Almighty), YOU have Taken, by lawless hands, have Crucified, and Put to Death; whom God (God Almighty) Raised Up, having Loosed The Pains of Death, because it was NOT possible that He (Jesus Christ) should be HELD by It (Death).”

“This Jesus (Jesus Christ), God (God Almighty) has Raised Up, of which We (Jesus’ Disciples and Followers) are All (Jesus’ Disciples and Followers) WITNESSES.  Therefore, being Exalted to The Right Hand of God (God Almighty), and having RECEIVED from The Father (God Almighty), The Promise of The Holy Spirit, He (Jesus Christ) POURED OUT THIS (The Holy Spirit), which YOU Now SEE and HEAR.  Therefore, let All The House of Israel KNOW, Assuredly, that God (God Almighty) has MADE this Jesus (Jesus Christ), whom YOU Crucified, both Lord and Christ.”  Now, when They HEARD THIS, They were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and The Rest of The Apostles, “Men and Brethren, what shall We do?”  Then Peter said to Them, “REPENT, and let EVERY ONE of YOU (Believers) be Baptized in The Name of Jesus Christ for The Remission of sins; and YOU (Believers) shall RECEIVE The Gift of The Holy Spirit.  For The Promise is to YOU (Believers) and to Your Children, and to ALL (Believers) who are afar off, as many as The LORD, Our God (God Almighty) Will CALL.”

1 Corinthians 2:9-16

But as it is written: “Eye has NOT seen, NOR ear heard, NOR have entered into The Heart of Man, The Things which God (God Almighty) has PREPARED for Those (Believers) who Love Him (God Almighty).”  But God (God Almighty) has REVEALED Them (The Things) to Us (Believers), through His (God Almighty’s) Spirit (The Holy Spirit).  For The Spirit (The Holy Spirit) SEARCHES All Things, yes, The Deep Things of God (God Almighty).  For what man KNOWS, The Things of a Man, EXCEPT The Spirit of The Man (Believers), which is in him?  Even so, NO ONE Knows The Things of God (God Almighty), EXCEPT The Spirit (The Holy Spirit) of God (God Almighty).  Now, We (Believers) have RECEIVED, NOT the spirit of the World, but The Spirit (The Holy Spirit) who is from God (God Almighty), that We (Believers) might KNOW, The Things that have been FREELY GIVEN to Us (Believers) by God (God Almighty).  These Things We (Believers) also Speak, NOT in words, which man’s wisdom teaches, but which The Holy Spirit TEACHES, Comparing Spiritual Things with Spiritual.  But the natural man (Unbelievers) does NOT receive The Things of The Spirit (The Holy Spirit) of God (God Almighty), for They (The Things of The Spirit) are foolishness to him (Unbelievers); nor can he (Unbelievers) KNOW Them (The Things of The Spirit), because They (The Things of The Spirit) are Spiritually Discerned.  But He (Believers) who is Spiritual, Judges All Things, yet He (Believers), Himself, is Rightly Judged, by NO ONE.  For “Who has KNOWN The Mind of The LORD (God Almighty), that he may instruct Him (The LORD, God Almighty)?”  But We (Believers) have The Mind of Christ (Jesus Christ).

1 Corinthians 12:3-11

Therefore I (Paul) Make KNOWN to YOU (Believers), that NO ONE (Believers) Speaking by The Spirit (The Holy Spirit) of God (God Almighty) calls Jesus, accursed, and NO ONE (Believers) can say, that Jesus (Jesus Christ) is LORD, EXCEPT by The Holy Spirit.  There are Diversities of Gifts (Spiritual Gifts), but The Same Spirit (The Holy Spirit).  There are differences of Ministries, but The Same LORD (Jesus Christ).  And there are Diversities of Activities, but it is The Same God (God Almighty) who WORKS ALL, in All.  But The Manifestation of The Spirit (The Holy Spirit) is Given to EACH ONE (Believers), for The Profit of All (Believers): for to one (Believers) is GIVEN, The Word of Wisdom, through The Spirit (The Holy Spirit), to another, The Word of Knowledge, through The Same Spirit (The Holy Spirit), to another, Faith, by The Same Spirit (The Holy Spirit), to another, Gifts of Healings, by The Same Spirit (The Holy Spirit), to another, The Working of Miracles, to another, Prophecy, to another, Discerning of Spirits, to another, Different Kinds of Tongues, to another, The Interpretation of Tongues.  But One and The Same Spirit (The Holy Spirit) WORKS All These Things, Distributing to EACH ONE (Believers), individually, as He (The Holy Spirit) Wills.

Each New Believer EXPERIENCES The Baptism with The Holy Spirit, at The Moment of Acceptance.  The Holy Spirit INDWELLS Each Believer, and Immerses Each Believer into The Body of Jesus Christ.

Fellow Believers, The Holy Spirit ENLIGHTENS AND EMPOWERS Each Believer, that’s YOU, in Worship, Evangelism, and Service, individually, and collectively through Our (Believers) Church.  It IS through The Holy Spirit, that Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, comes to Abide within Us (Believers).  We (Believers) are ENABLED by The Holy Spirit to Fulfill Our (Believers) God-Given Mission, to Share The Gospel of Jesus Christ, with EVERYONE.  Amen.

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