The Spirit, The Gospel, True Unity

Moses

The people complain about God’s provision

God provides the remedy (in men, and in quail)

God chooses, we don’t

God chose the Hebrew people

God decided the elders

God gave them the utterance

God chose those two

God sent his judgment

The Spirit

Pentecost

Acts 2:1–4 ESV

When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Acts 2:41 ESV

So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.

Endorse fledgling Church

Fulfil OT orphecy

Advance the Gospel Cause!

Barnabus

Acts 11 - sent to investigate Antioch

Acts 11:23–24 ESV

When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose, for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord.

Paul

1 Corinthians 12:1–3 ESV

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led. Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit.

Philippians 1:12–18 ESV

I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will. The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. The former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment. What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice,

Presence of the Spirit may look many different ways, but will always mean that Jesus is declared!

If salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone as Lord is being declared; whatever else may be true, the Spirit of God is present.

Us Today

Unaffiliated (with us)

Joshua 5:13–14 ESV

When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing before him with his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our adversaries?” And he said, “No; but I am the commander of the army of the Lord. Now I have come.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped and said to him, “What does my lord say to his servant?”

Different delivery

sounding like others

iliterate

false delineations (country / city)

Different look

Trip Lee -

Conrad Mbewe - Kabwata Baptist Church in Zambia

Voddie Baucham - CA to Zambia

Thabiti Anabwile - Anacosta River BC in DC

Thomas Olende - New Hope BC Kenya

Paul Owusu - Ghana

William Douglas - New Direction BC

Ray Jackson - Antioch Baptist Church

James Story - 1st black man to attend a service @ Union Hill MBC, taught me