WHOM THE HOLY SPIRIT HELPS! The divine word of GOD the El SHADDAI the omnipotent creater and the one almighty GOD who through jesus christ the said when the spirit of truth comes,he wil guide you into all truth....He will tell you about the future (john 16:13) note thr use of the pronoun he. The holy spirit has a distinct personality, and he also has specific work that he he wants to do in our lives as followers of jesus christ. Heavenly father Abba i come before you as your humble servant and request that these words sink into the hearts of those who will take time to read this message. i pray that you lead them and convict them through you holy spirt and give the disernment about the things you want them to grasp into their lives. Father i pray that who so shall read these words will not be the same again as they was before reading this in the migthy name of jesus christ of nazareth i pray amen. THE HOLY SPIRIT STRENGTHENS AND EMPOWERS FOLLOWERS OF CHRIST. (Acts 2:1-41) Coming of the Holy Spirit 2 When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord[a] in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. The Crowd’s Response 5 And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. 6 And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language. 7 Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Look, are not all these who speak Galileans? 8 And how is it that we hear, each in our own language in which we were born? 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.” 12 So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “Whatever could this mean?” 13 Others mocking said, “They are full of new wine.” Peter’s Sermon 14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words. 15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. 16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: 17 ‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams. 18 And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; And they shall prophesy. 19 I will show wonders in heaven above And signs in the earth beneath: Blood and fire and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord. 21 And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the Lord Shall be saved.’[b] 22 “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know— 23 Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken[c] by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death; 24 whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it. 25 For David says concerning Him: ‘I foresaw the Lord always before my face, For He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken. 26 Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad; Moreover my flesh also will rest in hope. 27 For You will not leave my soul in Hades, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. 28 You have made known to me the ways of life; You will make me full of joy in Your presence.’[d] 29 “Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30 Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne,[e] 31 he, foreseeing this, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption. 32 This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses. 33 Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear. 34 “For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, 35 Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.”’[f] 36 “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.” 37 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?” 38 Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.” A Vital Church Grows 40 And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.” 41 Then those who gladly[g] received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. the holy spirt has been given to all believers to deepen their spiritual walk and enable them to make an impact upon their world for jesus christ.this passage illustrates three aspects of the holy spirits unique work in the lives of believers. 1.THE HOLY SPIRIT FILLS ALL BELIEVERS. In the Old testament, the holy spirit was given only to a select few to perform specific tasks. this chapter indicates a change in that pattern. the holy spirit was poured out on all the believers in the house that day (verse 4), and he was present in each of their lives from that day forward. this outpouring of the holy spirit was usd by GOD to establish tthe church-and to speard the message of the gospel to everyone everywhere (SEE verse 39). 2.THE HOLY SPIRIT DRAWS ATTENTION TO THE SAVOIR. Notice that peter did not focus on the unique happening that had just had taken place but turned the crowds attention to the message of jesus christ and their need for repentance . like wise the holy spirit does not draw attention to himself but to the savior. And when he fills your life, he will increase your ability to share the gospel with others. 3)THE HOLY SPIRIT INSPIRED PETERS MESSAGE. Peters sermon, inspired by the the holy spirit, led many in the crowd to point of decision: what should we do (verse 37).the people were not attracted to peter but to his message. the holy spirit worked powerfully that day, and three thousand people responded to the message. the holy spirit is promised to al who repent and recieve jesus christ into their lives. Many people fail to understand who the holy spirit is and what dimension of power is available to them through him.it may help to examine what took place after the disciples recieved the filling of the holy spirit that jesus had promised (see 1:8)
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