1. Holy Spirit: Are You Welcome Here? Acts 4:23-31

5. Our Need Our situation is different than theirs Our situation is different than theirs Our need is no less great Our need is no less great The winds of change are blowing in our culture and world The winds of change are blowing in our culture and world We need His power We need His power

6. The Provision We should be optimistic We should be optimistic The Lord has provided power in a Person to meet these challenges The Lord has provided power in a Person to meet these challenges They were “filled with the Holy Spirit” and changed their world They were “filled with the Holy Spirit” and changed their world

7. The Provision Who is He? Who is He? He is God He is God He is the One sent by Jesus and the Father (John 14:15-21) He is the One sent by Jesus and the Father (John 14:15-21) He is the Creator He is the Creator

8. The Provision Who is He? Who is He? He empowered the prophets and inspired the Old Testament He empowered the prophets and inspired the Old Testament He is the One who developed the New Testament He is the One who developed the New Testament (John 14:25-26; 16:12-15) (John 14:25-26; 16:12-15)

9. The Provision Who is He? Who is He? He is the One who work in people’s hearts (John 15:26; 16:7-8) He is the One who work in people’s hearts (John 15:26; 16:7-8) He is the One upon whom we are to lean for power (John 15:5) He is the One upon whom we are to lean for power (John 15:5)

10. The Provision How Is He Encountered? How Is He Encountered? We respond to His call to salvation We respond to His call to salvation We submit to Him, confess our sins, pray and lean upon Him for His strength and intervention each day in our lives and situations (Acts 4:27-31) We submit to Him, confess our sins, pray and lean upon Him for His strength and intervention each day in our lives and situations (Acts 4:27-31)

12. The Results How will we know when this fresh filling comes? How will we know when this fresh filling comes? IN REALITY IT WILL BE EVIDENT AND YOU WON’T HAVE TO ASK! However here are some things we should see