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One Bright Day
One Bright Day
One Bright Day
The significance of Pentecost
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Violent wind?
Tongues of fire?
Praise and Prayer?
Sharing the Good News of Jesus!
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Speaking in tongues wasn’t for their benefit
• What language are we speaking?
• Where are we speaking it?
• Real | Relevant | Relational
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Live out the truth in a context people can understand
The significance of Pentecost
• The Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20)
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Go into all the World and make disciples
Baptise them
Teach them
• The Great Co-Mission
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Jesus is with us and in us by His Holy Spirit
• We don’t have to GO – we’re already GOING
Pentecost – for us
• Born of the Spirit
• Baptised in the Spirit
• Filled with the Spirit
Pentecost – for us
• Born of the Spirit
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Convicts us
Indwells us
Sets our spirits alive
Enables us to change our ways
• Sealing | Deposit | Guarantee
‘…no
one can enter
kingdom of
2Corinthians
1:22;the
2Corinthians
5:5;God unless they
areEphesians
born of water
the Spirit.
1:15;and
1Timothy
1:14 Flesh gives birth to
flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You should not
be surprised at my saying, “You must be born again.”
The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its
sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or
where it is going. So it is with everyone born
of the Spirit’
Pentecost – for us
• Baptised with/in the Spirit
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When did the disciples believe?
There has to be a first time
• Filled with the Spirit
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Continuous experience
“Be fulfilled with the Spirit” (1599 Geneva Bible)
Historic event or daily experience?
• When was the first time? When was the last
time? When will be the next time?
‘wait…in a few days you will be baptised with the Holy
Spirit’filled with the Spirit’
‘…be
– Acts 1:4 (NIVUK)
– Ephesians 5:18 (NIVUK)