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The Day of Pentecost

Pentecost simply means “50”

It falls 50 days after passover, a Jewish ceremony remembering the final plague that finally led to Pharaoh releasing the Jewish people from slavery.

The “Day of Pentecost” was for the Jews of the time a day to commemorate the giving of the Law and to recommit themselves to it.

It is significant that the Spirit of God would come on that very day.

The Law represents our separation from God—> it REVEALS OUR SINFULNESS

Romans

Without the Law we would not know what sin was/is

Because of my sin I am separated from God - my unholiness separates me because He is Holy and the law highlights that separation.

But Jesus was crucified for my sin, and He rose to defeat sin and death— to bridge the divide between my sin and God holiness.

The closest I could ever get to a holy God before Jesus was the outer courtyard of the Temple.

Only one day a year did anyone ever enter the Holy of Holies (the presence of God’s Spirit with man) and only 1 man was chosen.

The Day of Pentecost we read about changed EVERYTHING.

No longer did God dwell in the inner part of the temple where no man could tread

He now lived in His people, those who would trust in the work of Jesus, those that would be saved.

From this moment on, God was not just WITH His people, but IN His people.

God was POWERFULLY PRESENT with His people in His Spirit.

The POWERFUL PRESENCE of a PERSONAL God.

This presence was transformative in the life of believers we read about in the NT.

It led to some pretty incredible experiences that some have mistakenly taken to be the norm rather than the exception.

THIS IS CONTROVERSIAL!!!

What happens in is not what we should expect when someone comes to Christ.

The Spirit came in power on His people, but we don’t see that in every circumstance in the rest of scripture, nor is it taught elsewhere in the Epistles.

There are 4 mentions of the HS coming on people and those people speaking in tongues

There are 8 other circumstances of conversion where tongues aren’t mentioned.

Any time a few verses are plucked out to make a point red flags should pop up.

What we can learn is the the Spirit’s presence is powerfully transformative.

When someone receives the Spirit of God they will be transformed.

There are some Specific ways we see this transformation in Scripture.

The PRESENCE of the Holy Spirit...

1) Transforms our IDENTITY ()

Those led by (walk in or live their life by) the Spirit are Children of God.

I was with my family yesterday and inevitably the comments about family resemblance come up.

Though I may look a lot like my dad, when you spend time with me and my parents, you will realize I talk and think and act like them in a lot of ways.

It is because I am their son and their identity rubbed off onto me.

That is what it means to have the Spirit of God in you, the identity of Christ rubs off on you.

Though it is a constant struggle to remember, the Spirit of God “bears witness to your spirit that you are a child of God.”

And it is not like biological children you are stuck with, God chose us that we might be adopted into His family.

HE CHOSE YOU AND ME

Do you have a confidence you are a child of God?

If you do why?

If you don’t the invitation is clear, “You are lost and broken without Christ.

You can’t do enough good or bad to earn or forfeit your salvation.

2) Transforms our CHARACTER ()

He produces Love- A love for others and for Him.

The result of the transforming, sanctifying ministry of the Holy Spirit in our lives is just this: that we are enabled to love one another with the same kind of love that God loves us.

Sacrificial, servant-hearted, selfless kind of Love flows from the transformed heart of a believer.

He produces Joy-

That lasts even in the midst of trials and sufferings.

That isn’t dependent on things “going your way” but it dependent on our never-changing God

He produces Peace-

He produces Peace- That surpasses all understanding

That surpasses all understanding

That isn’t fighting for justification and contentment in temporal things.

That promotes peace

He produces Patience-

As we do not get anxious, but rather pray and wait for God.

As we recognize God’s patients toward us.

He produces Kindness-

As we humbly serve and care for others, not seeing our needs as more important that other’s

He produces Goodness-

As opposed to evil.

Righteousness, as our spirit is transformed to be like God’s Spirit.

He produces Faithfulness- as we stand firm in our faith and stay close to Jesus

He produces Gentleness- as we care for those in need.

He produces Self-Control- as we do not let our bodies be our masters.

The Spirit of God in us will bear fruit in our lives.

Your roots are different having come to know Jesus as Lord.

And the fruit your life bears should show it.

3) Transforms our AFFECTIONS ()

God pours His love into our hearts through the Spirit.

God’s Holy Spirit, who enters our life in response to faith, is at work helping us grasp the reality of what it means to be encircled by the love of God

The presents of the Holy Spirit send us out to make the name of Jesus known to the nations.

And as the Holy Spirit helps us grasp the Love of God, our affections for God and others are stirred.

This was always God’s desire, that His people would represent His name and His fame throughout the world.

1 jn

When a person, moved by the Holy Spirit, makes his entire life a response to the demands of love, the things God may ask of him are no longer seen as renunciations and sacrifices, but as opportunities to find God and unite himself more closely to him.

Christian maturity is attained precisely through the victory of love, which overcomes fear and selfishness

4) Transforms our PURPOSE (, )

We are going to dive into this deeper next week.

But the presence of the Holy Spirit in you transforms the very purpose for your life.

Your personality, your skills and talents, the place you live and experiences in life are all meant for a purpose…to be used by God for His Glory.

You were saved for a PURPOSE that is BIGGER THAN YOU,

and GOD intends to equip you for that Purpose through the Holy Spirit.

Your gift is not for your fulfillment or your recognition, it is for the good of the Church and the Glory of God.

1 jn 1 27

5) Transforms our MISSION ()

The presents of the Holy Spirit send us out to make the name of Jesus known to the nations.

This was always God’s desire, that His people would represent His name and His fame throughout the world.

Does your heart break for the lost in our community?

Does your heart break for the lost in our country?

Does your heart break for those who have never heard the name of Jesus?

You were saved by God to be a witness.

1 cor 12

Does the Spirit Live inside you?

You are not to be perfect and have mastered any of these things.

The Spirit is still fighting our flesh and often our flesh wins.

Our sin, our bitterness, our envy, our greed, our selfishness… Keep us from experiencing the fullness of the Spirit in our lives.

Many of us have confessed to know Christ, but

We do not live in confident assurance as sons or daughters of God.