Pentecost Power – Part 1

Acts 2:1-5 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.  And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.

Continuing in our Sunday sermon series through the book of Acts, Pastor Kyle used the example of when our parents and grandparents created handmade dinners and deserts made “from scratch” or “by taste”, they were really working from a recipe that they knew by heart. Today, we might wonder what it would take to have what great spiritual leader have, but they also practice their faith from what they know in their heart also. You have probably heard the old saying that “For many it is the difference between Heaven and Hell is eighteen inches.” There is a great difference between head-knowledge and heart-knowledge. There are key ingredients to the great works of God Jesus is in the heart of everyone who calls Him Lord.

Acts 2:21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Pentecost was a prominent feast in the calendar of ancient Israel celebrating the giving of the Law on Sinai, celebrated in Israel 50 days after Passover. When the Holy Spirit was given, Pentecost was the birth of the church. One of the key ingredients to the great works of God found on that first Pentecost was that Christians gathered in prayer. Prayer is like the dimmer-switch of God in that the more prayer we exercise the more spiritual light we have in our life, and the less prayer we experience in our life, the less light we have in our life. There is tremendous power when the people of God pray together. It is the wind and the fire of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

1 Corinthians 15:13-14 “If there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty.”

Another key is Christians from all walks of life, who stand on the power of the resurrection. There is a secular humanistic moral of not wanting to hurt people’s feelings, but being in hell because no one told then about the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will eternally hurt their feelings. The power of the resurrection is the secret of life and life eternal. If Christ didn’t die for our sins, rose from the dead (defeating sin and death) and ascended to the right hand of the Father, then our faith is in useless. But, it is true and Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life. Jesus’ resurrection was prophesied, predicted and really happened. Heaven is diverse/ all need salvation and sanctification in Christ.

We'll continue Pastor Kyle great message tomorrow.

In Christ, Brian