Pouring Out the Spirit

Beggars can't be choosers

What’s your thanksgiving plans? We have never a dull Thanksgiving meal. Annual meal at Speirs thanksgiving held Novesta Church of Christ, where everyone brings tons of food and everyone leaves full and satisfied.

Tired of leftovers already? Isreal and Moses (Num 11) The Israelites complained about eating manna every day, so Moses prayed to God for help.

Moses and the prophet's desire of the Spirit. Numbers 11:29

Numbers 11:29 ESV

But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the Lord’s people were prophets, that the Lord would put his Spirit on them!”

Joel's prophecy on the last days

Distribution of the Spirit (Joel 2:28-29)

Pentecost fulfills Joel's prophecy (Acts 2)

The reception and possession of the Spirit to all (Acts 2:36-41) Your salvation comes from the reception and possession of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 2:36–41 ESV

Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.” And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.” So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.

Christ's return for judgement and his church (Matthew 24:29-31)

Matthew 24:29–31 ESV

“Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

The church is safe in the Spirit

Spirit seals us for salvation. (Ephesians 1:13-14)

Ephesians 1:13–14 (ESV)

In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.

Spirit testifies our new identity (Romans 8:14-15)

Romans 8:14–15 ESV

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”

Spirit raises us death to life. (Romans 8:11)

Romans 8:11 ESV

If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.

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