The Fire is Lit

Prior Context: Jesus has ascended after giving the disciples instructions to tell the world about Him and to go and wait for the promised “Helper”...

Immediate Context: The disciples have spent days together in prayer and waiting for the arrival of the Holy Spirit...

M.O.T: Christian Living

C.I.T: The coming of the Holy Spirit had a dramatic, world changing impact

Thesis: The Holy Spirit has a dramatic, world changing impact

Proposition: I want my hearers to know the Holy Spirit can have a dramatic and world changing impact through them...

Probing Question: How can the Holy Spirit have a dramatic and world changing impact through us?

Unifier: Effects

Transitional Sentence: This morning I want us to look at three effects of the Holy Spirit at work...

The Fire is Lit

We have an ability to do things never done before (vs1-12)

An effect of the Holy Spirit is boldness in the face of terrifying circumstances (vs14-36)

Dramatic, world changing results are an effect of the Holy Spirit (vs32-47)