The Gift of the Holy Spirit
(Acts 2:38)
1. The Holy Spirit promised
2. The Holy Spirit received
3. The Holy Spirit in Christians
4. The Holy Spirit in Christians today
5. Do not grieve the Holy Spirit
Jesus said … "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me.
(Acts 2:38)
1. The Holy Spirit promised
2. The Holy Spirit received
3. The Holy Spirit in Christians
4. The Holy Spirit in Christians today
5. Do not grieve the Holy Spirit
Four Distortions of Mark 16:16
(Acts 1:6)
1. Explaining the Scriptures
2. Jesus’ teaching concerning the kingdom of God
3. Restoring the kingdom to Israel
Conclusion
Jesus’ Kingdom/Church
The Tower of Babel
Building Civilizations
Same words Gen 11:1, Gen 8:16, Gen 10:2, Gen 10:6, Gen 10:22
Migration to Settlement Gen 11:2, Gen 8:4
They Were handy men Gen 11:3, Gen 6:14, Gen 9:20
Replacing God Gen 11:4, Gen 10:8-12,
God’s Wisdom in Judgement
God comes to our level Gen 11:5, Gen 18:20-21
God determines the end of the action Gen 11:6, Isa 46:9-10, Exo 23:2
God gives a fair ruling Gen 11:7, Gen 10:5, Gen 10:20,
His Rulings achieved the desired results Gen 11:8-9, Job 5:12-13
The Mighty Works of God
The Pouring out of the Spirit Act 2:1-4
Divided People no more Act 2:5-12
Peter preaches Christ crucified Act 2:22-24
Fearless Leviathan – Almighty God
Job chapter 41
Romans 8v28
But sometimes as faithful Christians we might not see how all things are working for good for us! We might even wonder if they are!
Job was a righteous man (Job 1:1,8; 2:3) and he had great trouble understanding how God was working in his life.
God answered Job in a way that Job probably wasn’t expecting, but in a way that was exceedingly wise
(cf. Ps. 147:5)
Five Lessons From Paul’s Life
1. Paul’s life is a lesson for our faith
2. Paul’s life is a lesson on the grace of God
3. Paul’s life is a lesson on how to be saved
4. Paul’s life is a lesson on sacrifice
5. Paul’s life is a lesson on hope
The Love of Money Heb 13:5 ESV (5) Keep your life (NASB Character; KJV Conversation) free from love of money
The root of all evil 1Ti 6:9-10 KJV
What Treasure should you desire? Mat 6:19-24 ESV
The Eye of Judas Joh 12:4-6 KJV Mat 26:14-16 NIV Mat 16:26 ESV
Be Content with what you have Heb 13:5-6 ESV (5) …and be content with what you have, for he has said He who dies with the most toys wins. Luk 12:15-21 ESV
Be Honest and Share Luk 3:10-14 ESV
What can this world offer us? 1Ti 6:6-8 ESV
Have an attitude of Gratitude Col 3:17 Psa 100:3-5 ESV I Will Never Leave You nor Forsake You Heb 13:5-6 ESV (5) for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” (6) So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”
Abraham was a friend of God Isa 41:8-9 ESV Abraham trusted in God, not his circumstance Rom 4:20-25 ESV
We are His Friends if we keep his Commandments Joh 14:21 ESV Then we to are his friends Joh 15:13-15 ESV The Lord is my Helper Isa 41:10-13 ESV
The book of Amos
1. Wrongly acquired prosperity
2. Rejecting the truth
3. Unacceptable worship
4. Apathy
5. Stubbornness
6. The future
The only hope for us all … Amos 9:11,12 is quoted in Acts 15!
– We are now living in the glorious future age prophesied by Amos!
– Will we take advantage of it? Will we listen and obey?
– Don’t be like Israel in the time of Amos!