Pentecost, The Promise of the Spirit. Acts 2:1-13

“When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent, rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.

“Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout men, from every nation under heaven. And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were bewildered, because they were each one hearing them speak in his own language. And they were amazed and marvelled, saying, ‘Why, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?

And how is it that we each hear them in our own language to which we were born? Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya around Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs–

we hear them in our own tongues speaking of the mighty deeds of God we hear them in our own tongues speaking of the mighty deeds of God.’ And they continued in amazement and great perplexity, saying to one another, ‘What does this mean?’ But others were mocking and saying, ‘They have had too much wine.’” Acts 2: 1-13

1. A Noise like a rushing wind. The word for Spirit is synonymous with the word - breath or wind. Ruach OT Hebrew for wind/ breath/ Spirit. Pneuma NT Greek for wind/breath/ Spirit. Pentecost suggests a re-creation/ refreshing by the Spirit of God.

2 Cor. 5:17 “If any man be in Christ he is a new creation, the old has passed the new has come”

The tongues on each person indicates Gods presence in each person. 2. Tongues Like fire. The tongues on each person indicates Gods presence in each person.

3. They Spoke in foreign languages. These unskilled men and woman could suddenly speak other languages. This broke the spiritual barrier between nations. This reversed the curse of Babel and allowed the gospel to penetrate the whole world.

4. All were filled with the Spirit. Various terms yet they all mean the same thing: Receiving the Holy Spirit 1 vs 5 Being baptized with the Spirit. 1vs 8 The Spirit came upon them. 2 vs 38 They received the Spirit. 2 vs 4 Filled with the Spirit.

This was a unique event.

This was a unique event. The Church is placed in the central role of Gods work in the world.

This was a unique event. The Church is placed in the central role of Gods work in the world. Pentecost allows people to experience God deeply.

Pentecost, The Promise of the Spirit.