PENTECOST 2021
Weekend of May 22nd & 23rd – Pastor George Dupree
Nine 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 16-5-15.
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.
The main thing to know about the Holy Spirit is that the Holy Spirit Is
† Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness…
The Holy Spirit Is The Promise of God with Purpose
On the day of Pentecost Peter refers to Joel 2:28 which says this…
Acts 2:17 it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams. 18 and on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
To prophesy is to foretell events, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office
1Corinthians 14:3 But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men.
The Holy Spirit gives you
Luke 24:49 I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.
Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
The Holy Spirit gives you the Power To Change
There may be some things in your life that you can change. You can change some things by will power. But you need more than will power to change the things deep inside – you need more than desire to change – you need the Spirit of God to really change.
Here’s what God said to Saul about how he was going to change …
1 Samuel 10:6 The Spirit of the LORD will come upon you in power… and you will be changed into a different person.
Here’s what Paul said to the people of Ephesus …
Ephesians 4:22 … put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, 23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness. “And the Lord — who is the Spirit — makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image”
To the Christians at Corinth Paul said …
2 Corinthians 3:18 … as the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become more and more like him and reflect his glory even more.
The Holy Spirit gives you the Power To Overcome or to be Victorious in Life
Romans 8:31 If God is for us, who can be against us?
The Holy Spirit gives you the Power To Know The Truth
John 16:13 Jesus said, ‘But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth.
The Holy Spirit is at work in us
By the power of the Holy Spirit we are changed and renewed day by day – it’s by the Holy Spirit that we will see the completion of the many plans that the Lord has for our lives.
Philippians 1:6 And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.
Psalms 57:2 I cry out to God Most High, to God who will fulfill his purpose for me.
Psalms 138:8 The LORD will perfect that which concerns me; your mercy, O LORD, endures forever; do not forsake the works of Your hands.
1Thessalonians 5:24 He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.
In conclusion … welcome the Holy Spirit into your life to bring about the change that only he can bring, it’s supernatural.