Title: The Pentecost
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Joel 2
28. Then I will pour out my Spirit on all people, and your sons and daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions
29. At that time I will also pour out my spirit upon the male and female servants.
30. I will perform wonders in heaven and on earth, blood and fire and pillars of smoke.
31. The sun will be darkened and the moon will turn into blood before the great and dreadful day of the LORD comes
32. Everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved, for there will be some who will flee from Mount Zion and from Jerusalem, as the LORD has said, and among the remnant there will be those whom the LORD has called.
Acts 2
1. When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all gathered together in one place.
2. Suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a rushing strong wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
3. And they saw them cleft like tongues of fire, and it rested upon each one.
4. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
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Subject: The Pentecost of the Holy Spirit
Text: Joel 2:28-32, Acts 2:1-4,
The realization and transformation of this history of redemption is a truth belonging to heaven that cannot be known only by human reason (1 Corinthians 12:3). Therefore, we have The Helper, who was sent by God to realize this spiritual truth and use it as a new indicator of our lives to live a new spiritual life (John 14:16,17,26). The third person is God, the Holy Spirit. Before the resurrection and ascension, Jesus commanded His people with promises. “Look! I will send you the promise of my Father, so stay in reason until you are clothed with power from on high” (Luke 24:49). “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you have heard from me. John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit” (Acts 1:4,5).
This is why, after Jesus ascended into heaven, his people gathered in Mark's upper room where the Last Supper was held (Acts 1:12-14). This is the story of the crowd who had gathered “with one mind and all their strength in prayer” (Acts 1:14). I have a reminder in my prayers, so I put it into practice. It is to fill the vacancy of Judas Iscariot (Acts 1:16-26). Matthias was chosen by lot during prayer with a thorough attitude of obeying the Lord's will. On the tenth day after Ascension, on the day of Pentecost, something happened. The Holy Spirit, the Comforter promised by Jesus Christ, the Lord of the New Testament, came down among them “just as he said.” It was an event reminiscent of Shekinah in the Old Testament (Acts 2:1-4). The third event is the advent of God the Holy Spirit. They were filled with the Holy Spirit and poured out new words.
At that time, pious Jews, including Jews from the Diaspora, gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the Day of Pentecost. What happened in Mark's attic caused a surprising reaction in all of them. They vomit out the dialects of each country they live in, and the content is speaking of one thing, 'the great things of God'. It was an amazing event that announced a new morning in the history of redemption. The ‘great work of God’ was to announce a new morning in the history of redemption that came from Jesus Christ. Jesus was the Christ, rose from the dead, and the work of salvation that began through him was in progress. Peter's sermon standing with the apostles on the charge of being drunk with new wine (Acts 2:14-26) made those who heard it groan, 'What shall we do?' (Acts 37-42) ).