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This morning we are picking back up in the book of Acts.
If you are new to MCF, it would be good for you to know that we practice a form of preaching called “Expository Preaching”.
What that means is we believe the Bible is best taught by taking books of the Bible and them studying them from beginning to end, chapter by chapter, verse by verse in order to understand what they mean in our lives.
That being said, we are currently doing that through the book of Acts.
A book that details the birth of the church and how the early church began to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ.
In fact, we aren’t too far in our study as we come back to chapter 2 today.
So, if you are new to our church, you’ve come at a great time as we continue today in this amazing study.
Today as we come back to , we come back to one of the most exciting moments in church history.
The moment when God poured out His Spirit on the disciples.
And it’s exciting because now the disciples have everything they need to accomplish the mission that Jesus had given them.
In , Jesus promised this moment would come.
Luke writes:
And the Bible tells us it happened 10 days after Jesus ascended into heaven.
In that moment the Holy Spirit showed up and supernaturally anointed and empowered the disciples to be witnesses for Jesus.
And supernatural it was, because Luke tells us as the Holy Spirit empowered them, they began to speak in tongues.
In other words, to speak in languages they had never learned before.
Languages of divine inspiration.
And as we learned last week the purpose of the tongues was symbolic in nature and symbolized two important principles for gospel advancement.
First, that the gospel is meant for all nations and all languages.
The fact of the matter is, Jesus died for everybody and the good news of salvation is for everybody.
Second, that through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, God will give his disciples the ability to communicate the gospel in a way people could understand and receive it.
For those first disciples, God gave them the ability to speak in a language they had never learned because when the Spirit was poured out it was the day of Pentecost.
A day when Jews from all over the known world had come to offer sacrifices at the temple.
A day Luke says men from every nation under heaven were present.
On the day God
And because they were all from different nations, they all spoke different languages.
And so in this moment God gave the disciples the ability to supernaturally speak in languages they’d never learned so that everybody present could understand what the disciples were saying.
Luke writes:
Acts 2:6
Luke says as the Holy Spirit empowered the disciples to speak these languages, those present were hearing them speak in their native tongue.
So, a great question would be, “What were the disciples saying to them?” Luke tells us.
He writes:
“…we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.” (ESV)
Luke says as the disciples spoke in languages they’d never learned, those listening heard the gospel message in their own language.
They heard about God’s love for them.
They heard about the death and resurrection of Jesus.
They heard about the good news of salvation.
It was a miraculous moment as through the power of the Holy Spirit God enabled the disciples to communicate the Gospel in a way people could hear and understand.
And what was true for those disciples is true for us.
The fact is, God wants to empower and equip us to share the gospel in a way people can hear and understand in our context.
God wants to supernaturally empower us to communicate the Gospel to the people of Marysville and Marshall County.
Now, does that mean God’s going to do it in the same way?
Probably not.
It’s highly unlikely that God is going to use tongues to communicate the gospel to your co-worker, family member, or friend.
But what He is going to do is give you the ability to communicate the gospel to them in a way you couldn’t in your own power.
What will that look like?
I don’t know.
Maybe the Holy Spirit will give you supernatural insight, and you’ll be able to speak into your friends life in a way you couldn’t before.
Maybe the Holy Spirit will give you the ability to give supernatural counsel.
In that moment you’ll say something they needed to hear.
Something
Maybe the Holy Spirit will give you supernatural wisdom.
And when your co-worker asks for your advice, you’ll give counsel that could only come from God.
Or maybe for our church the Holy Spirit will give us a supernatural love for people that communicates the supernatural love of God.
That causes people to stop and say, “What is going on at Marysville Christian Fellowship?
There’s just something about those people and that church that makes me want to know more about Jesus.”
It’s even possible the Holy Spirit will help you communicate the gospel in the midst of persecution.
In , as Jesus warns the disciples about future persecution, he tells them not to worry what to say in those moments.
Luke writes:
Jesus says, “Part of the Holy Spirit’s job is to supernaturally empower you with the ability to communicate the truth of God’s Word.”
So, I don’t know exactly what it will look like for you or for us.
But I can tell you this.
If you and I are functioning in the power of the Holy Spirit, we can be certain that the Holy Spirit will help us communicate the Gospel in a way people can hear, understand, and receive it.
And I don’t know about you, but I want that for our church, and I want that for you.
And if you’re interested in learning more about that, I would encourage you to come to the Wednesday night prayer meeting this week because that is what we have been learning more about and praying for.
So, that’s what’s going on as we come back to today.
The Holy Spirit has been poured out, and in this supernatural moment, the disciples are beginning the mission of spreading the gospel.
Which brings us to a critical moment in the life of the early church.
A moment when questions are asked and criticism is is given.
A critical moment as for the first time the gospel is not only shared, but explained.
Because as you can imagine, the initial outpouring of the Spirit and the tongues caused quite a stir.
I mean imagine if that happened today.
People would want to know what is going on out at MCF.
In fact, listen to how the people respond as they heard the disciples speaking in languages they’d never learned.
Luke writes:
Because as you can imagine, the initial outpouring of the Spirit and the tongues caused quite a stir.
In fact, listen to how the people respond as they hear the disciples speaking in their native languages.
Luke writes:
“…we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.
And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, ‘What does this mean?’
But others mocking said, ‘They are filled with new wine.’”
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Luke says as the disciples supernaturally communicated the gospel, three reactions occurred.
Some reacted with amazement.
Meaning they were astonished.
They’ve never seen or heard anything like this.
This group is probably saying, “What is this?
This is unbelievable.
Tell us more!”
But others were perplexed.
They couldn’t figure out what was going on.
They’re confused.
They’re saying, “How can this be?
What does this mean?
This needs to be explained!”
And then others were mocking and criticizing.
As the disciples shared the good news they shouted out, “What a bunch of hog wash!
Can’t you see.
They’re all liquored up.
Somebody didn’t know their limit.”
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