Pentecost and the Outpouring of the Holy Spirit
Pentecost and the Outpouring of the Holy Spirit
I am passionate about Evangelism! My soul aches when I find out a person has died without knowing Christ. If only I could have done something. What if I would have told them about Jesus and His saving grace? The Holy Spirit enables us to be His witness; to take the Good News “to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8). I often think I should wait to share the gospel until I have had the proper “training”. I am afraid I won’t represent the word of God correctly or say something that might damage my delivery. The Holy Spirit has the power to guide me in all aspects of witnessing. All I need to do is “speak my truth” and be open to the whisperings of the Holy Ghost leading me. There is no better witness then one owns experience.
“He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: ‘Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit” Acts 1:3-5. This is Jesus prophesying the coming of the Holy Spirit. The disciples did not know when or where He would come. “When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from Heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them” (Acts 2:1-4). What an entrance! Only one fit for a King. Being one-third of the Trinity the Holy Spirit is just as powerful as Christ.
One phrase in verse 3 is of particular interest to me “tongues of fire that rested on their heads”. The loud violent wind is not too hard to imagine, mostly living in Texas, but the tongues of
I am passionate about Evangelism! My soul aches when I find out a person has died without knowing Christ. If only I could have done something. What if I would have told them about Jesus and His saving grace? The Holy Spirit enables us to be His witness; to take the Good News “to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8). I often think I should wait to share the gospel until I have had the proper “training”. I am afraid I won’t represent the word of God correctly or say something that might damage my delivery. The Holy Spirit has the power to guide me in all aspects of witnessing. All I need to do is “speak my truth” and be open to the whisperings of the Holy Ghost leading me. There is no better witness then one owns experience.
“He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: ‘Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit” Acts 1:3-5. This is Jesus prophesying the coming of the Holy Spirit. The disciples did not know when or where He would come. “When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from Heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them” (Acts 2:1-4). What an entrance! Only one fit for a King. Being one-third of the Trinity the Holy Spirit is just as powerful as Christ.
One phrase in verse 3 is of particular interest to me “tongues of fire that rested on their heads”. The loud violent wind is not too hard to imagine, mostly living in Texas, but the tongues of