PENTECOST SUNDAY 2024

Sunday, May 19, 2024 – Pastor George Dupree
Ten Things to Know About Pentecost
1. Pentecost Sunday marks the day when the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles.
2. Pentecost Sunday occurs 50 days after Easter.
3. The Bible records the Pentecost in Acts 2:1-13.
4. Pentecost comes 10 days after the Ascension of Jesus Christ.
5. Pentecost is also known as “the birthday of the Church”.
6. Pentecost fulfills Jesus’ promise to send the “Counselor” and “Spirit of Truth” in John 16:7
7. Pentecost launches the large-scale spreading of the Gospel after Jesus’ ascension. Acts 2:41 records that after Peter spoke to the crowd after receiving the Holy Spirit, some 3,000 people were baptized.
8. The Pentecostal movement derives its name from the New Testament event in Acts 2.
9. Jews also celebrate Pentecost, but not for the same reason as Christians. The celebration by Jews of Pentecost is to observe God giving the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai 50 days after the Exodus. The Pentecost in Jewish tradition takes place 50 days after Passover.
10. In Western Churches, Pentecost is usually represented with the color red, which symbolizes the fire of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 1:1 The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 2 until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen, 3 to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God. 4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; 5 for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” 6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 And He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

Then 10 Days Later – Acts 2:2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him Philippians 2:13

The Holy Spirit Is For EVERY BELIEVER
• Acts 2:39 The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off — for all whom the Lord our God will call.”
• John 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—

The Holy Spirit gives you the Power to Overcome or to be Victorious in Life
• 1 John 4:4 … you belong to God and have overcome and the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.
• Romans 8:31 If God is for us, who can be against us?

The Holy Spirit gives you the Power to Know because He is Truth and He is Your Guide
John 16:13 Jesus said, ‘But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth.
John 14:26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said.

What does the Holy Spirit want to do in our lives?

1 – He CONVICTS us of sin – The Holy Spirit CONVINCES us that we are sinners
• John 16:7 But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8 When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt, sin, righteousness and judgment:

The only way a person can understand their sin nature is by the Holy Spirit, He convicts us or better put, He convinces us that we are sinners. The only way to repent from sin is to be convinced that you’re a sinner.

The Holy Spirit will bring conviction to us when we are about to do wrong or after we have done wrong, then we are supposed to act on it by repenting. Repenting is a decision that causes us to change our thinking and our actions.

The Holy Spirit Does Not Condemn Us – He Convicts Us – He Convinces Us That We Need Him

2 – He GUIDES us in TRUTH
• John 16:13 When HE, the Spirit of truth, comes, HE will guide you into all truth.

Life is difficult; we need a guide. Without a tour guide we can miss a lot of great things.
The Holy Spirit Guides us through His Word and through other Godly people.

3 – He TEACHES us truth – He is the Spirit of Truth - John 14:17
• John 14:26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.

In order to be taught you need to be teachable; to be humble. Humility is having the desire to be taught. We need to say like King David “teach me your ways”
• Psalms 27:11 Teach me how to live, O LORD. Lead me along the path of honesty
• Psalms 86:11 Teach me your ways, O LORD, that I may live according to your truth! Grant me purity of heart, that I may honor you.

In conclusion … welcome the Holy Spirit into your life to bring about the change that only he can bring, it’s supernatural.