Scripture:
Acts 2
Translation: Acts 2.1And
when the day of Pentecost arrived, all of them were together at the same place.
2And suddenly a sound came from the sky like the sound a violent
wind brings. And if filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3And
tongues like fire appeared being distributed to them. And it settled down on
each one of them. 4And all of them were filled with the Holy Spirit
and began to speak different languages according to how the Spirit was giving
them to speak out.
5And there were
Jews staying in Jerusalem, God-fearing men from every ethnic group from all the
places under Heaven. 6And when this sound came, the huge number of
people gathered together and became confused, because each one of them was
hearing them speaking in his own dialect. 7And they were shocked and
amazed, saying, “Look, don’t absolutely all of these people speak the Galilean
dialect? 8So how is each one of us hearing them in our own dialect
that we were born in? 9Parthians and Medes and Elamites and those
who live in Mesopotamia, as well as Judea and Cappadocia, Egypt and the parts
of Libya that are near Cyrene, and the visiting Romans, 11both Jews
and converts, Cretans and Arabs, we are hearing them speaking in our languages
the great things of God!” 12And all of them were shocked and
dumbfounded, one saying to one another, “What wants this to be?” 13But
others who were making fun of them were saying that “They’re really just drunk on
new wine!”
14And Peter
standing with the Eleven lifted up his voice and spoke boldly to them, “Men,
Jews, and all those staying in Jerusalem, Let this be known to you and pay
attention to my words. 15You see, it is not as you suggest “these
people are drunk,” because it is 9am. 16Instead, this is what was
spoken about through the prophet Joel. 15“And it will be in the last
days, God says, that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and
your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions and your old
men will dream dreams! 18And indeed on My male slaves and on My
female-slaves in those days I will pour out My Spirit and they will prophesy! 19And
I will give omens in the sky above and signs on the earth below: book and fire
and billows of smoke. 20The sun will turn into darkness and the moon
into blood, before the great and glorious Day of the Lord comes. 21And
it will be that everyone who will call on the Name of the Lord will be saved!”
22Men,
Israelites, listen to these words! Jesus, the Nazarene, a man who really was
endorsed by God for you with miracles and omens and signs, which God did
through Him in the middle of you just as you yourselves know, 23This
Person by the determined plan and foreknowledge of God, who was given over, you
killed via the hand of lawless people by nailing Him to a cross, 24Who
God raised breaking the pains of death, given that it was not possible that He
be held by it. 25You see, David says about Him, “I saw the Lord
before me through it all, because He is at my right hand, so that I would not
be shaken. 26Because of this, my heart is rejoices and my tongue
celebrates, but moreover my flesh settles on hope, 27because You
will not abandon my life in Hades, and You won’t allow You Holy One to see
decay. 28You make me know the path of life. You fill me with joy
with Your Face!” 29Men, brothers, I have to speak to you with
boldness about David the Patriarch that he is both dead and buried. And his
tomb is among us to this day. 30So, because he really was a prophet
and knew that with an oath God promised him someone from the fruit of his loins
would sit on his throne, 31looking ahead, he spoke about the
resurrection of Christ that he was not abandoned to Hades and His flesh did not
see decay. 32God raised this Jesus, which we are all witnesses of.
33So, after being
exalted to the right hand of God, and receiving the promise of the Holy Spirit
from the Father, He poured This Spirit out, which you both see and hear. 34For
David didn’t go up into the heavens, but he says, “The Lord says to My Lord,
‘Sit at My right hand. 35until I make your enemies a footstool for
your feet!’” 36So, certainly, all the house of Israel had better
know that God made Him Lord and Messiah—this Jesus Who you crucified!”
37And when they
heard they stabbed in the heart and they said to Peter and the rest of the
apostles, What should we do, men brothers?” 38And Peter said to
them, “Repent and each of you get baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ for the
forgiveness of your sins and receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, 39because
the promise is for you and your children and all those far into the future, as
many as the Lord our God will summon.” 40And with many other words
he was warning and urging them saying “Get saved from this warped generation!” 41So,
those who accepted his message were baptized and about 3000 lives were added on
that day.
42And they were focusing
on the teaching of the apostles and on sharing, breaking bread, and prayers. 43And
fear came over every life, and many omens and signs were happening through the
apostles. 44And all those who believed were at the same place and
they held absolutely everything as shared. 45And they were selling
their possessions and properties and distributing them to all according to how
someone had a need. 46And daily focusing with one mind on being in
the Temple, and breaking bread in different homes, they were sharing food with
great joy and sincerity of heart, 47praising God and having favor
with all the people. And the Lord was adding the people being saved every day
to their group.
Interpretation
1.
Structure
a.
The Coming of the Spirit
(vv.1-4)
b.
The Response of those in
Jerusalem (vv.5-13)
c.
The Spirit-empower Sermon
of Peter (vv.14-36)
i.
Peter Explains the
Languages as a Fulfillment of Joel 2 (vv.14-21)
ii.
Peter Explains Christ
raised from the dead, not David (vv.22-32)
iii.
Peter Explains Christ
poured out the Spirit and is Lord, not David (vv.33-36)
d.
The Response of the People
in Jerusalem to Peter’s Sermon (vv.37-41)
e.
The Nature of the Early
Church (vv.42-47)
2.
Themes
a.
The Holy Spirit
b.
The death and resurrection
of Christ
c.
The killing of Christ by
the Jews
d.
Languages/tongues
e.
Prophecies interpreted
f.
Calling on the Name of the
Lord
g.
Conversion
h.
Church
3.
Doctrines
a.
The Holy Spirit comes from
God via Jesus
b.
The Bible is reliable
c.
The Holy Spirit comes on
every Christian at conversion
d.
The Holy Spirit gives
spiritual gifts, boldness, insight, and empowerment
e.
The Holy Spirit transforms
the human heart
Applications
1.
Outline
a.
The Promised Holy Spirit
i.
Promised by Jesus (Acts 1.4-5,
8)
ii.
Promised in Joel 2 (Joel
2.28-32)
b.
The Providing Holy Spirit
i.
The Holy Spirit Provides
Spiritual Gifts
1.
He provided different
languages
2.
He provides other gifts
too, like leadership and preaching
ii.
The Holy Spirit Provides
Boldness
1.
Boldness to speak up in
general
2.
Boldness to say harsh and
even dangerous things
iii.
The Holy Spirit Provides
Words
1.
He will give the words we
need when we need them
iv.
The Holy Spirit Provides
Insight
1.
He enabled Peter to
correctly apply Joel 2.28-32 to His coming
2.
He enabled Peter to
correctly apply Ps. 15.8-11 to the resurrection of Christ and not David
3.
He enabled Peter to
correctly apply Ps. 110 to the Lordship of Christ not David and in particular
to the sending of the Spirit from God by Christ
v.
The Holy Spirit Provides
Incentive
1.
The Holy Spirit is so
awesome and should be such a part of our spiritual lives that He naturally
comes up in evangelism as an incentive to convert
2.
The offer of the Holy Spirit
can motivate people to come to Christ in faith
vi.
The Holy Spirit Provides
Dedication
1.
Dedication to learning and
following God’s Word
2.
Dedication to sharing our
stuff generously
3.
Dedication to eating
together regularly
4.
Dedication to praying
consistently
vii.
The Holy Spirit Provides
Generosity
1.
Through Him we can share
our time
2.
Through Him we can share
our talents
3.
Through Him we can share
our money
4.
Through Him we can share
our stuff
viii.
The Holy Spirit Provides Joy
1.
His joy is sometimes
mysterious
2.
His joy is always
overwhelming
ix.
The Holy Spirit Provides
Praise
1.
He brings the praise of God
out of us naturally
2.
He brings the praise of
people to us naturally
x.
The Holy Spirit Provides
Unity
1.
He brings people together
from all the different languages
2.
He brings people together
from all the different places
3.
He brings people together
from all the different cultures
4.
He brings people together
from all the different backgrounds
5.
He brings people together
from all the different statuses
2.
Discussion Questions
a.
What do you think it would
have been like to have the Holy Spirit rush on you with fire over your head and
different languages coming out of your mouth?
b.
If you had been on the
outside looking in, what would you have said about these Jesus-followers?
c.
Before today, did you know
God promised through prophecy to send His Holy Spirit on all His people? Why is
sending the Holy Spirit so important to God?
d.
How important is the Holy
Spirit to your daily life on a scale of 1-10? Why do you say that number?
e.
What places do you want the
Holy Spirit to have on your daily life? What is keeping that from happening?
f.
How can you rely on the
Spirit while reading and applying the Bible?
g.
Of the 10 things the Spirit
provides mentioned in the sermon today, which 2 things do you want Him to
provide to you the most? Why? Which 2 things do you want Him to provide the
Universal Church the most? Why?
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