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PETER’S PENTECOST SERMON / ACTS 2:14-40

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(KJV) Acts 2:14-40

PETER’S PENTECOST SERMON / ACTS 2:14-40

Peter’s sermon at Pentecost, along with his message in Acts 3:11-26, contains a good pattern for communicating the gospel – the “good news” of forgiveness, new life and an eternal relationship with God through faith in Jesus Christ.

1.      Jesus is both Lord and Christ – crucified, raided from the dead and exalted with God the Father (Acts 2:22-36; 3:13-15). He is the only one qualified to be Savior (Christ, the Forgiver of our sins) and Lord (the Leader and absolute authority of our lives).

2.      Now at the right hand of His Father (the place of highest honor), Jesus Christ has the authority to grant spiritual salvation to people and to pour out the Holy Spirit on all His followers (Acts 2:16-18, 32-33; 3:19).

3.      In order to receive spiritual salvation (a personal relationship with God), everyone must place his or her faith in Jesus as Lord and repent of sin (admit and turn from their own God-defying way), then begin following Jesus and His purposes. Baptism in water serves as an outward public testimony to the inward cleansing of spiritual salvation (Acts 21:16; Romans 6:4). Though baptism does not save a person spiritually, it is a clear instruction given in connection with forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:36-38; 3:19). True repentance and faith, however, are the conditions for receiving forgiveness and salvation (Acts 2:38; Mark 16:16).

4.      Believers must expect the promised gift of – or baptism in – the Holy Spirit after they have repented and surrendered their lives to Christ (Acts 2:28-39).

5.      Those who hear and receive Christ’s message in faith must separate themselves from the corrupt beliefs, behaviors and lifestyles that are common in the world (Acts 2:40; Acts 3:26).

6.      Jesus Christ will return to restore God’s kingdom completely (Acts 3:20-21).

Considering Peter’s bold message on the day of Pentecost, notice the difference that the baptism in the Holy Spirit made in his life. Less than two months before, Peter had denied even knowing Jesus (Luke 22:54-62) and had turned away from his few accusers like a coward. But now he boldly confronts thousands – many of whom had demanded Christ’s execution. As a result, three thousand people responded and accepted Christ that day (Acts 2:41).

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  1. WINE / ACTS 2:13
  2. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 2:4
  3. A VIOLENT WIND … AND … TONGUES / ACTS 2:2-3
  4. PENTECOST / ACTS 2:1
  5. JOINED TOGETHER CONSTANTLY IN PRAYER / ACTS 1:14
  6. YOU WILL RECEIVE POWER / ACTS 1:8
  7. WITH [IN] THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 1:5
  8. GIFT MY FATHER PROMISED / ACTS 1:4
  9. MY FORMER BOOK / ACTS 1:1-2
  10. I WAS NOT DISOBEDIENT / ACTS 26:19
  11. PAUL’S GOD-GIVEN COMMISSION / ACTS 26:17-18
  12. HIS WITNESSES TO OUR PEOPLE / ACTS 13:31
  13. SAUL WHO WAS CALLED PAUL – PAUL FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT /ACTS 13:9
  14. LAID THEIR HANDS ON THEM / ACTS 6:6
  15. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 13:52
  16. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 9:17
  17. MY SERVANTS, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN – IN THOSE DAYS / ACTS 2:18
  18. HOLY SPIRIT CAME ON THEM AS HE HAD COME ON US AT THE BEGINNING / ACTS 11:15
  19. THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD / ACTS 2:33
  20. WASH YOUR SINS AWAY / ACTS 22:16
  21. PROVE THEIR REPENTANCE BY THEIR DEEDS / ACTS 26:20
  22. SUFFER FOR MY NAME / ACTS 9:16
  23. THEY BELIEVED … THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST / ACTS 8:12
  24. WHEN THEY HEARD THIS / ACTS 11:18
  25. THE HOLY SPIRIT CAME ON THEM / ACTS 19:6
  26. SPEAKING IN TONGUES / ACTS 10:46
  27. GOD DOES NOT SHOW FAVORITISM / ACTS 10:34
  28. THEY RECEIVED THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 8:17
  29. HAD NOT YET COME UPON ANY OF THEM / ACTS 8:15-16
  30. THEY WERE ALL FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 4:31
  31. THEY WERE BAPTIZED / ACTS 19:15
  32. THIS CORRUPT GENERATION / ACTS 2:40
  33. REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED / ACTS 2:38
  34. FOR YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN AND FOR ALL / ACTS 2:39
  35. WORSHIPING … AND FASTING / ACTS 13:2
  36. KEPT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT FROM PREACHING / ACTS 16:6
  37. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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WINE / ACTS 2:13

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(KJV) Acts 2:13

Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

WINE / ACTS 2:13

The word used for “sweet wine” (Greek gleukos) normally refers to unfermented (non-alcoholic, non-intoxicating) grape juice. Those ridiculing the disciples may have used this term rather than the common New Testament word for wine (oinos) because they believed that Jesus; disciples used only this type of wine. In addition, on a festival day like this, a typical Jew would not break his overnight fast (time without food) until 10:00 a.m., so it was extremely unlikely that a group of any kind would be drunk at such an early hour. While some outsiders may have truly thought the believers were drunk (Acts 2:14), others were probably being sarcastic when they used the term this way.

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  1. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 2:4
  2. A VIOLENT WIND … AND … TONGUES / ACTS 2:2-3
  3. PENTECOST / ACTS 2:1
  4. JOINED TOGETHER CONSTANTLY IN PRAYER / ACTS 1:14
  5. YOU WILL RECEIVE POWER / ACTS 1:8
  6. WITH [IN] THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 1:5
  7. GIFT MY FATHER PROMISED / ACTS 1:4
  8. MY FORMER BOOK / ACTS 1:1-2
  9. I WAS NOT DISOBEDIENT / ACTS 26:19
  10. PAUL’S GOD-GIVEN COMMISSION / ACTS 26:17-18
  11. HIS WITNESSES TO OUR PEOPLE / ACTS 13:31
  12. SAUL WHO WAS CALLED PAUL – PAUL FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT /ACTS 13:9
  13. LAID THEIR HANDS ON THEM / ACTS 6:6
  14. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 13:52
  15. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 9:17
  16. MY SERVANTS, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN – IN THOSE DAYS / ACTS 2:18
  17. HOLY SPIRIT CAME ON THEM AS HE HAD COME ON US AT THE BEGINNING / ACTS 11:15
  18. THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD / ACTS 2:33
  19. WASH YOUR SINS AWAY / ACTS 22:16
  20. PROVE THEIR REPENTANCE BY THEIR DEEDS / ACTS 26:20
  21. SUFFER FOR MY NAME / ACTS 9:16
  22. THEY BELIEVED … THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST / ACTS 8:12
  23. WHEN THEY HEARD THIS / ACTS 11:18
  24. THE HOLY SPIRIT CAME ON THEM / ACTS 19:6
  25. SPEAKING IN TONGUES / ACTS 10:46
  26. GOD DOES NOT SHOW FAVORITISM / ACTS 10:34
  27. THEY RECEIVED THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 8:17
  28. HAD NOT YET COME UPON ANY OF THEM / ACTS 8:15-16
  29. THEY WERE ALL FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 4:31
  30. THEY WERE BAPTIZED / ACTS 19:15
  31. THIS CORRUPT GENERATION / ACTS 2:40
  32. REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED / ACTS 2:38
  33. FOR YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN AND FOR ALL / ACTS 2:39
  34. WORSHIPING … AND FASTING / ACTS 13:2
  35. KEPT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT FROM PREACHING / ACTS 16:6
  36. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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A VIOLENT WIND … AND … TONGUES / ACTS 2:2-3

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(KJV) Acts 2:2-3

And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

A VIOLENT WIND … AND … TONGUES / ACTS 2:2-3

The external signs preceding the baptism in the Holy Spirit on this occasion showed that God was present and active in a powerful way. There were times in the Old Testament when fire had accompanied God’s presence (Exodus 3:1-6; Exodus 13:21; 1 Kings 18:38-39). Fire among the believers at this Pentecost may have brought all the more assurance that this was the presence of God. The “fire” may also have symbolized how God’s people were consecrated (set apart, purified) for the work and purpose of bringing honor to Christ (John 16:13; John 16:14) and of witnessing for Him (Acts 1:8; Acts 13:31). This first occasion of the baptism in the Holy Spirit is the only time tongues of fire are mentioned. However, speaking in tongues (using Holy spirit-inspired languages that were not learned) continued to accompany the baptism in the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:4; Acts 8:17; Acts 9:17; Acts 10:45- 46; Acts 19:6).

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  1. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 2:4
  2. PENTECOST / ACTS 2:1
  3. JOINED TOGETHER CONSTANTLY IN PRAYER / ACTS 1:14
  4. YOU WILL RECEIVE POWER / ACTS 1:8
  5. WITH [IN] THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 1:5
  6. GIFT MY FATHER PROMISED / ACTS 1:4
  7. MY FORMER BOOK / ACTS 1:1-2
  8. I WAS NOT DISOBEDIENT / ACTS 26:19
  9. PAUL’S GOD-GIVEN COMMISSION / ACTS 26:17-18
  10. HIS WITNESSES TO OUR PEOPLE / ACTS 13:31
  11. SAUL WHO WAS CALLED PAUL – PAUL FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT /ACTS 13:9
  12. LAID THEIR HANDS ON THEM / ACTS 6:6
  13. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 13:52
  14. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 9:17
  15. MY SERVANTS, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN – IN THOSE DAYS / ACTS 2:18
  16. HOLY SPIRIT CAME ON THEM AS HE HAD COME ON US AT THE BEGINNING / ACTS 11:15
  17. THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD / ACTS 2:33
  18. WASH YOUR SINS AWAY / ACTS 22:16
  19. PROVE THEIR REPENTANCE BY THEIR DEEDS / ACTS 26:20
  20. SUFFER FOR MY NAME / ACTS 9:16
  21. THEY BELIEVED … THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST / ACTS 8:12
  22. WHEN THEY HEARD THIS / ACTS 11:18
  23. THE HOLY SPIRIT CAME ON THEM / ACTS 19:6
  24. SPEAKING IN TONGUES / ACTS 10:46
  25. GOD DOES NOT SHOW FAVORITISM / ACTS 10:34
  26. THEY RECEIVED THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 8:17
  27. HAD NOT YET COME UPON ANY OF THEM / ACTS 8:15-16
  28. THEY WERE ALL FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 4:31
  29. THEY WERE BAPTIZED / ACTS 19:15
  30. THIS CORRUPT GENERATION / ACTS 2:40
  31. REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED / ACTS 2:38
  32. FOR YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN AND FOR ALL / ACTS 2:39
  33. WORSHIPING … AND FASTING / ACTS 13:2
  34. KEPT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT FROM PREACHING / ACTS 16:6
  35. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog post! May the words inspire and uplift all who read them. Your support and interest mean the world to me, and I’m grateful for every moment you spend here. Stay tuned for more, and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!

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PENTECOST / ACTS 2:1

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(KJV) Acts 2:1

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

PENTECOST / ACTS 2:1

Pentecost was the second great festival of the Jewish year. It was a celebration of harvest when the first fruits (first harvested crop or produce) of the grain harvest were presented as offerings to God (Leviticus 23:17). In a similar way, Pentecost symbolizes for the church the beginning of God’s spiritual harvest of souls in the world (people coming to know Him personally). The events during this particular Pentecost celebration marked a dividing line between the Holy spirit’s occasional presence and temporary empowerment on certain individuals, as seen in the Old Testament, and His continual presence and sustained empowerment now available to all of God’s people. On this particular day, He filled the believers with His presence and remained with them.

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  1. JOINED TOGETHER CONSTANTLY IN PRAYER / ACTS 1:14
  2. YOU WILL RECEIVE POWER / ACTS 1:8
  3. WITH [IN] THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 1:5
  4. GIFT MY FATHER PROMISED / ACTS 1:4
  5. MY FORMER BOOK / ACTS 1:1-2
  6. I WAS NOT DISOBEDIENT / ACTS 26:19
  7. PAUL’S GOD-GIVEN COMMISSION / ACTS 26:17-18
  8. HIS WITNESSES TO OUR PEOPLE / ACTS 13:31
  9. SAUL WHO WAS CALLED PAUL – PAUL FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT /ACTS 13:9
  10. LAID THEIR HANDS ON THEM / ACTS 6:6
  11. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 13:52
  12. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 9:17
  13. MY SERVANTS, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN – IN THOSE DAYS / ACTS 2:18
  14. HOLY SPIRIT CAME ON THEM AS HE HAD COME ON US AT THE BEGINNING / ACTS 11:15
  15. THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD / ACTS 2:33
  16. WASH YOUR SINS AWAY / ACTS 22:16
  17. PROVE THEIR REPENTANCE BY THEIR DEEDS / ACTS 26:20
  18. SUFFER FOR MY NAME / ACTS 9:16
  19. THEY BELIEVED … THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST / ACTS 8:12
  20. WHEN THEY HEARD THIS / ACTS 11:18
  21. THE HOLY SPIRIT CAME ON THEM / ACTS 19:6
  22. SPEAKING IN TONGUES / ACTS 10:46
  23. GOD DOES NOT SHOW FAVORITISM / ACTS 10:34
  24. THEY RECEIVED THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 8:17
  25. HAD NOT YET COME UPON ANY OF THEM / ACTS 8:15-16
  26. THEY WERE ALL FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 4:31
  27. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 2:4
  28. THEY WERE BAPTIZED / ACTS 19:15
  29. THIS CORRUPT GENERATION / ACTS 2:40
  30. REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED / ACTS 2:38
  31. FOR YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN AND FOR ALL / ACTS 2:39
  32. WORSHIPING … AND FASTING / ACTS 13:2
  33. KEPT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT FROM PREACHING / ACTS 16:6
  34. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog post! May the words inspire and uplift all who read them. Your support and interest mean the world to me, and I’m grateful for every moment you spend here. Stay tuned for more, and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!

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JOINED TOGETHER CONSTANTLY IN PRAYER / ACTS 1:14

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(KJV) Acts 1:14  

These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

JOINED TOGETHER CONSTANTLY IN PRAYER / ACTS 1:14

The Greek word here is homothumadon, from home (“same”) and thumos (“mind” or “spirit”). Christ’s followers before Pentecost faithfully joined together in obedience to Jesus’ instructions to wait for the Father’s promise of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:4; Acts1:5). Their minds, affections and desires were focused together “in prayer” with extraordinary unity and purpose, as they waited ‘until” (Luke 24:49) the Holy Spirit came to them in tremendous power. The Pentecostal experience (the baptism in the spirit that first happened on the day of Pentecost; always involves human responsibility. Those who desire the empowering presence of the Spirit so they can do God’s work should earnestly make themselves available to the Holy Spirit through commitment to God’s will (His desires, purposes and plans) and through prayer (Acts 1:4; Acts 2:38; Acts 9:11-17; Isaiah 40:29-31; Luke 11:5-13; 24:49). Notice the parallels between the Spirit coming on Jesus and the Spirit coming on His disciples.

  1. The Spirit descended on them after they had prayed (Luke 3:21-22; Acts 1:14; Acts 2:4).
  2. There were outward sign and evidence of the Spirit (Luke 3:21-22; Acts 2:2-4).
  3. The ministries of both Jesus and the disciples began fully after the Spirit came on them to empower them (compare Matthew 3:16 with Matthew 4:17; Luke 3:21-23 with Luke 4:14-19; Acts 2:14-47).

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  1. WITH [IN] THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 1:5
  2. GIFT MY FATHER PROMISED / ACTS 1:4
  3. MY FORMER BOOK / ACTS 1:1-2
  4. I WAS NOT DISOBEDIENT / ACTS 26:19
  5. PAUL’S GOD-GIVEN COMMISSION / ACTS 26:17-18
  6. HIS WITNESSES TO OUR PEOPLE / ACTS 13:31
  7. SAUL WHO WAS CALLED PAUL – PAUL FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT /ACTS 13:9
  8. LAID THEIR HANDS ON THEM / ACTS 6:6
  9. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 13:52
  10. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 9:17
  11. MY SERVANTS, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN – IN THOSE DAYS / ACTS 2:18
  12. HOLY SPIRIT CAME ON THEM AS HE HAD COME ON US AT THE BEGINNING / ACTS 11:15
  13. THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD / ACTS 2:33
  14. WASH YOUR SINS AWAY / ACTS 22:16
  15. PROVE THEIR REPENTANCE BY THEIR DEEDS / ACTS 26:20
  16. YOU WILL RECEIVE POWER / ACTS 1:8
  17. SUFFER FOR MY NAME / ACTS 9:16
  18. THEY BELIEVED … THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST / ACTS 8:12
  19. WHEN THEY HEARD THIS / ACTS 11:18
  20. THE HOLY SPIRIT CAME ON THEM / ACTS 19:6
  21. SPEAKING IN TONGUES / ACTS 10:46
  22. GOD DOES NOT SHOW FAVORITISM / ACTS 10:34
  23. THEY RECEIVED THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 8:17
  24. HAD NOT YET COME UPON ANY OF THEM / ACTS 8:15-16
  25. THEY WERE ALL FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 4:31
  26. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 2:4
  27. THEY WERE BAPTIZED / ACTS 19:15
  28. THIS CORRUPT GENERATION / ACTS 2:40
  29. REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED / ACTS 2:38
  30. FOR YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN AND FOR ALL / ACTS 2:39
  31. WORSHIPING … AND FASTING / ACTS 13:2
  32. KEPT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT FROM PREACHING / ACTS 16:6
  33. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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WITH [IN] THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 1:5

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(KJV) Acts 1:5 For

John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

WITH [IN] THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 1:5

The proposition “with” is the translation of the Greek word en and is often translated as “in.” This means that the phrase also could be interpreted, “you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.” In the same way, ‘baptized with water” may be translated “baptized in water.” The word “baptized” suggests being immersed, so baptism in the Spirit is being immersed in and saturated with the Holy Spirit’s power. Jesus himself is the one who baptizes his followers in the Holy Spirit (John 1:33).

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  1. GIFT MY FATHER PROMISED / ACTS 1:4
  2. MY FORMER BOOK / ACTS 1:1-2
  3. I WAS NOT DISOBEDIENT / ACTS 26:19
  4. PAUL’S GOD-GIVEN COMMISSION / ACTS 26:17-18
  5. HIS WITNESSES TO OUR PEOPLE / ACTS 13:31
  6. SAUL WHO WAS CALLED PAUL – PAUL FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT /ACTS 13:9
  7. LAID THEIR HANDS ON THEM / ACTS 6:6
  8. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 13:52
  9. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 9:17
  10. MY SERVANTS, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN – IN THOSE DAYS / ACTS 2:18
  11. HOLY SPIRIT CAME ON THEM AS HE HAD COME ON US AT THE BEGINNING / ACTS 11:15
  12. THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD / ACTS 2:33
  13. WASH YOUR SINS AWAY / ACTS 22:16
  14. PROVE THEIR REPENTANCE BY THEIR DEEDS / ACTS 26:20
  15. YOU WILL RECEIVE POWER / ACTS 1:8
  16. SUFFER FOR MY NAME / ACTS 9:16
  17. THEY BELIEVED … THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST / ACTS 8:12
  18. WHEN THEY HEARD THIS / ACTS 11:18
  19. THE HOLY SPIRIT CAME ON THEM / ACTS 19:6
  20. SPEAKING IN TONGUES / ACTS 10:46
  21. GOD DOES NOT SHOW FAVORITISM / ACTS 10:34
  22. THEY RECEIVED THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 8:17
  23. HAD NOT YET COME UPON ANY OF THEM / ACTS 8:15-16
  24. THEY WERE ALL FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 4:31
  25. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 2:4
  26. THEY WERE BAPTIZED / ACTS 19:15
  27. THIS CORRUPT GENERATION / ACTS 2:40
  28. REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED / ACTS 2:38
  29. FOR YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN AND FOR ALL / ACTS 2:39
  30. WORSHIPING … AND FASTING / ACTS 13:2
  31. KEPT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT FROM PREACHING / ACTS 16:6
  32. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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Margarita & Stace

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GIFT MY FATHER PROMISED / ACTS 1:4

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(KJV) Acts 1:4

And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

GIFT MY FATHER PROMISED / ACTS 1:4

The gift that God the Father promised (Joel 2:28-29; Matthew 3:11) is the baptism in the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:5). The fulfillment of that promise is described as being “filled with the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:4). This means that being “baptized in the Spirit” and “filled with the Spirit” are at times used in place of one another in Acts. However, not every reference to being filled with the Spirit is speaking of the baptism in the Holy Spirit. This baptism in the Holy Spirit is not the same as receiving the Holy Spirit, which happens at the point when a person accepts Christ’s forgiveness, yields his or her life to Him and becomes spiritually “saved.” These are two distinct works of the Spirit, sometimes separated by a period of time.

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  • Some links may be affiliated. By purchasing an item from an affiliate link, I receive a small commission – but you are not charged more or less by clicking or purchasing through the link. Thank you for supporting me!

Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. MY FORMER BOOK / ACTS 1:1-2
  2. I WAS NOT DISOBEDIENT / ACTS 26:19
  3. PAUL’S GOD-GIVEN COMMISSION / ACTS 26:17-18
  4. HIS WITNESSES TO OUR PEOPLE / ACTS 13:31
  5. SAUL WHO WAS CALLED PAUL – PAUL FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT /ACTS 13:9
  6. LAID THEIR HANDS ON THEM / ACTS 6:6
  7. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 13:52
  8. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 9:17
  9. MY SERVANTS, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN – IN THOSE DAYS / ACTS 2:18
  10. HOLY SPIRIT CAME ON THEM AS HE HAD COME ON US AT THE BEGINNING / ACTS 11:15
  11. THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD / ACTS 2:33
  12. WASH YOUR SINS AWAY / ACTS 22:16
  13. PROVE THEIR REPENTANCE BY THEIR DEEDS / ACTS 26:20
  14. YOU WILL RECEIVE POWER / ACTS 1:8
  15. SUFFER FOR MY NAME / ACTS 9:16
  16. THEY BELIEVED … THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST / ACTS 8:12
  17. WHEN THEY HEARD THIS / ACTS 11:18
  18. THE HOLY SPIRIT CAME ON THEM / ACTS 19:6
  19. SPEAKING IN TONGUES / ACTS 10:46
  20. GOD DOES NOT SHOW FAVORITISM / ACTS 10:34
  21. THEY RECEIVED THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 8:17
  22. HAD NOT YET COME UPON ANY OF THEM / ACTS 8:15-16
  23. THEY WERE ALL FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 4:31
  24. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 2:4
  25. THEY WERE BAPTIZED / ACTS 19:15
  26. THIS CORRUPT GENERATION / ACTS 2:40
  27. REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED / ACTS 2:38
  28. FOR YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN AND FOR ALL / ACTS 2:39
  29. WORSHIPING … AND FASTING / ACTS 13:2
  30. KEPT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT FROM PREACHING / ACTS 16:6
  31. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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Margarita & Stace

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MY FORMER BOOK / ACTS 1:1-2

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(KJV) Acts 1:1-2

The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach. 2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

MY FORMER BOOK / ACTS 1:1-2

In Luke’s Gospel (his written narrative of the “good news” and true story of Jesus Christ), we have the account of “all that Jesus began to do and to teach.” This statement suggests that Jesus continues to work and teach; He does so through His followers (John 14:12). In the book of Acts, we have the continuing story of how Jesus’ followers – in the same power of the Holy Spirit that characterized Jesus’ life (Luke 4:1-2; Luke 4:14) – spread the same message, worked the same kind of miracles and lived the same kind of life (Acts 3:6-7; 4:1-2, 18). The major theme of the book of Acts is how the Holy Spirit continued to reproduce the life and work of Jesus through the church (the worldwide community of all His true followers working together). The book could well be called “The Acts of the Holy Spirit.” Observe the following points concerning the Holy Spirit’s inspired record in the book of Acts:

  1. All of God’s written Word, including the historical accounts in Acts, is accurate, relevant and beneficial for teaching and studying about God and His relationship to people and the world. This is confirmed by two facts: (a) the Bibles’s declaration that “all Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16); (b) Paul’s statement that the Old Testament historical accounts have specific teaching and instructional purposes (1 Corinthians 10:11). He maintains that these stories are given as examples with practical and spiritual relevance for Christ’s followers to this day (Romans 15:4). What is true for historical accounts in the Old Testament is certainly true for the accounts in Acts of the New Testament church and its leaders.
  2. Luke’s inspired record of the history of the church in its beginning stages provides: (a) a reliable pattern of the Holy Spirit’s activity, which becomes the model during the entire church age (until Christ returns to take all of His true followers in the church out of the world), (b) information for developing a foundation of faith and accurate teaching about the Holy Spirit and (c) revelation about how the Spirit’s work must relate to the lives of Christians. Two specific elements in this book that should be considered normal in the lives of individual Christians and the church as a body of believers are (i) the baptism in (or filling with) the Holy Spirit, which is God’s promise for all followers of Christ (Acts 2:39; Acts 1:5; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:4; Acts 4:8; Acts 4:31; Acts 8:15-16; Acts 8:17; Acts 10:44-46; Acts 10:46; Acts 13:9; Acts 13:52; Acts 15:8; 19:1-6 and (ii) the Spirit’s various activities that set the standards of character, boldness and power that God still desires for His people in the church.

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. I WAS NOT DISOBEDIENT / ACTS 26:19
  2. PAUL’S GOD-GIVEN COMMISSION / ACTS 26:17-18
  3. HIS WITNESSES TO OUR PEOPLE / ACTS 13:31
  4. SAUL WHO WAS CALLED PAUL – PAUL FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT /ACTS 13:9
  5. LAID THEIR HANDS ON THEM / ACTS 6:6
  6. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 13:52
  7. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 9:17
  8. MY SERVANTS, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN – IN THOSE DAYS / ACTS 2:18
  9. HOLY SPIRIT CAME ON THEM AS HE HAD COME ON US AT THE BEGINNING / ACTS 11:15
  10. THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD / ACTS 2:33
  11. WASH YOUR SINS AWAY / ACTS 22:16
  12. PROVE THEIR REPENTANCE BY THEIR DEEDS / ACTS 26:20
  13. YOU WILL RECEIVE POWER / ACTS 1:8
  14. SUFFER FOR MY NAME / ACTS 9:16
  15. THEY BELIEVED … THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST / ACTS 8:12
  16. WHEN THEY HEARD THIS / ACTS 11:18
  17. THE HOLY SPIRIT CAME ON THEM / ACTS 19:6
  18. SPEAKING IN TONGUES / ACTS 10:46
  19. GOD DOES NOT SHOW FAVORITISM / ACTS 10:34
  20. THEY RECEIVED THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 8:17
  21. HAD NOT YET COME UPON ANY OF THEM / ACTS 8:15-16
  22. THEY WERE ALL FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 4:31
  23. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 2:4
  24. THEY WERE BAPTIZED / ACTS 19:15
  25. THIS CORRUPT GENERATION / ACTS 2:40
  26. REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED / ACTS 2:38
  27. FOR YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN AND FOR ALL / ACTS 2:39
  28. WORSHIPING … AND FASTING / ACTS 13:2
  29. KEPT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT FROM PREACHING / ACTS 16:6
  30. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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Margarita & Stace

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I WAS NOT DISOBEDIENT / ACTS 26:19

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Acts 26:19

Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:

I WAS NOT DISOBEDIENT / ACTS 26:19

Paul’s spiritual conversion (salvation, life transformation) to faith in Christ occurred on his journey to Damascus. From that moment on, he recognized Jesus as Savior and Lord – the Forgiver of his sins and Leader of his life – and dedicated his life to obeying the Lord (Romans 1:5).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. PAUL’S GOD-GIVEN COMMISSION / ACTS 26:17-18
  2. HIS WITNESSES TO OUR PEOPLE / ACTS 13:31
  3. SAUL WHO WAS CALLED PAUL – PAUL FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT /ACTS 13:9
  4. LAID THEIR HANDS ON THEM / ACTS 6:6
  5. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 13:52
  6. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 9:17
  7. MY SERVANTS, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN – IN THOSE DAYS / ACTS 2:18
  8. HOLY SPIRIT CAME ON THEM AS HE HAD COME ON US AT THE BEGINNING / ACTS 11:15
  9. THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD / ACTS 2:33
  10. WASH YOUR SINS AWAY / ACTS 22:16
  11. PROVE THEIR REPENTANCE BY THEIR DEEDS / ACTS 26:20
  12. YOU WILL RECEIVE POWER / ACTS 1:8
  13. SUFFER FOR MY NAME / ACTS 9:16
  14. THEY BELIEVED … THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST / ACTS 8:12
  15. WHEN THEY HEARD THIS / ACTS 11:18
  16. THE HOLY SPIRIT CAME ON THEM / ACTS 19:6
  17. SPEAKING IN TONGUES / ACTS 10:46
  18. GOD DOES NOT SHOW FAVORITISM / ACTS 10:34
  19. THEY RECEIVED THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 8:17
  20. HAD NOT YET COME UPON ANY OF THEM / ACTS 8:15-16
  21. THEY WERE ALL FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 4:31
  22. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 2:4
  23. THEY WERE BAPTIZED / ACTS 19:15
  24. THIS CORRUPT GENERATION / ACTS 2:40
  25. REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED / ACTS 2:38
  26. FOR YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN AND FOR ALL / ACTS 2:39
  27. WORSHIPING … AND FASTING / ACTS 13:2
  28. KEPT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT FROM PREACHING / ACTS 16:6
  29. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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HIS WITNESSES TO OUR PEOPLE / ACTS 13:31

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Acts 13:13
And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.

HIS WITNESSES TO OUR PEOPLE / ACTS 13:31

A witness (Greek martus) is “one who testifies by actions or words to the truth.” Christian witnesses are those who confirm and testify to the spiritually saving work of Jesus Christ by word, actions, lifestyle and, if necessary, even death. Witnessing involves seven principles:

  1. Christian witnessing is the responsibility of all followers of Christ (Acts 1:8; Matthew 4:19; Matthew 28:19 Matthew 28:20).
  2. Christian witnesses must be missionary-minded (Acts 13:2; Acts 2:3), determined to communicate the massage of Christ to all people of all cultures in all nations – to the ends of the earth (Acts 11:18; Acts 13:2; Acts 2:3; Acts 2:4; Acts 26:18; Matthew 28:19; Matthew 19:20; Luke 24:47).
  3. Christian witnesses speak mainly about the meaning of Christ’s life, death, resurrection, saving power and promised gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:32, Acts 2:38; Acts 2:39; Acts 3:15; Acts 10:39-41, 43: Acts 18:5; Acts 26:16; 1 Corinthians 15:1-8).
  4. Christian witnesses must allow the Holy Spirit to work through them to bring conviction (to expose and convince people of their spiritual need). This concerns their guilt in regard to sin against God, their need for a right relationship with Him through Christ and their ultimate accountability to God (Acts 2:37: Acts 2:38; Acts 2:39; Acts 2:40; Acts 7:51; Acts 7:53-54; 24:24-25; John 16:8). This kind of God-inspired witness will challenge people to respond to God with faith and to accept a personal relationship with Him (Acts 2:41; Acts 4:33; Acts 6:7; Acts 11:21).
  5. Christian witnesses at times will suffer (Acts 7:57-60; Acts 22:20; 2 Corinthians 11:23-29). The word “martyr” (one who dies for a cause of belief) comes from the Greek word for witness. Discipleship involves commitment, no matter what the cost.
  6. Christian witnessing must involve separation from the ungodly practices of the world (Acts 2:40). It must stem from a life that follows God’s standards of right and wrong (Romans 14:17) and relies totally on the Holy Spirit (Acts 4:29; Acts 4:29 – Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your … (biblestudytools.com); Acts 4:31; Acts 4:33). As a result, God’s presence and power will be obvious in the life of the witness (1 Corinthians 2:4).
  7. Christian witnessing is prophetic in that it involves using one’s voice to honor God through the power (Acts1:8) and inspiration (Acts 2:4; Acts 4:8) of the Holy Spirit.

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  1. SAUL WHO WAS CALLED PAUL – PAUL FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT /ACTS 13:9
  2. LAID THEIR HANDS ON THEM / ACTS 6:6
  3. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 13:52
  4. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 9:17
  5. MY SERVANTS, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN – IN THOSE DAYS / ACTS 2:18
  6. HOLY SPIRIT CAME ON THEM AS HE HAD COME ON US AT THE BEGINNING / ACTS 11:15
  7. THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD / ACTS 2:33
  8. WASH YOUR SINS AWAY / ACTS 22:16
  9. PROVE THEIR REPENTANCE BY THEIR DEEDS / ACTS 26:20
  10. YOU WILL RECEIVE POWER / ACTS 1:8
  11. SUFFER FOR MY NAME / ACTS 9:16
  12. THEY BELIEVED … THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST / ACTS 8:12
  13. WHEN THEY HEARD THIS / ACTS 11:18
  14. THE HOLY SPIRIT CAME ON THEM / ACTS 19:6
  15. SPEAKING IN TONGUES / ACTS 10:46
  16. GOD DOES NOT SHOW FAVORITISM / ACTS 10:34
  17. THEY RECEIVED THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 8:17
  18. HAD NOT YET COME UPON ANY OF THEM / ACTS 8:15-16
  19. THEY WERE ALL FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 4:31
  20. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 2:4
  21. THEY WERE BAPTIZED / ACTS 19:15
  22. THIS CORRUPT GENERATION / ACTS 2:40
  23. REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED / ACTS 2:38
  24. FOR YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN AND FOR ALL / ACTS 2:39
  25. WORSHIPING … AND FASTING / ACTS 13:2
  26. KEPT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT FROM PREACHING / ACTS 16:6
  27. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion.
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

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