Not The Same Old Ducks
Acts 2
Chris Seidman
Part of Holy Spirit—Person, Power, and Presence
November 7, 2021

Holy Spirit: Person, Power, Presence

Not The Same Old Ducks (Acts 2)
November 7, 2021
Chris Seidman, Lead Minister, The Branch Church


Acts 2:1 (NIV)
When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.


Acts 1:14 (NIV)
They all joined together constantly in prayer … .


Acts 2:2 (NIV)
Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.


Acts 2:3 (NIV)
They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.


Acts 2:4 (NIV)
All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.


Acts 2:5 (NIV)
Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.


Acts 2:6 (NIV)
When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken.


Acts 2:7-8 (NIV)
Utterly amazed, they asked: “Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans? Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language?”


Acts 2:11 (NIV)
“… we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”


Acts 2:12-13 (NIV)

Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”

Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much wine.”

Five Descriptions Of The Reactions

  • bewilderment (Acts 2:6)

  • utter amazement (vs. 7)

  • amazed (vs. 12)

  • perplexed (vs. 12)

  • made fun of them and thought they were drunk (vs. 13)


Acts 2:14-18 (NIV)
Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning! No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

“’In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.”


Acts 2:21 (NIV)
“’And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’”


Acts 2:39 (NIV)
“The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off – for all whom the Lord our God will call.”

Takeaways

  • The filling and empowerment of the Spirit makes a demonstrable difference in our lives.


A. W. Tozer
If the Holy Spirit was withdrawn from the church today, 95 percent of what we do would go on and no one would know the difference. If the Holy Spirit had been withdrawn from the New Testament church, 95 percent of what they did would stop, and everybody would know the difference.

  • The filling and empowerment of the Spirit is not a one-time event, but can be a repeatable thing in a believer’s life.


Acts 4:8 (NIV)
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them … .

Acts 4:31 (NIV)
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

Acts 13:9 (NIV)
… Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight at Elymas and said … .


Ephesians 3:16-18 (NIV)
I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being … . And I pray that you … may have power … to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ … .


Romans 15:13 (NIV)
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Communion

All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit … . (Acts 2:4)