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  1. Recap

  2. Acts 2:1-212 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.

  3. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues[a] as the Spirit enabled them. 5 Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. 6 When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken.

  4. 7 Utterly amazed,they asked: “Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language? 9 Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome

  5. 11(both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” 12 Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”13 Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much wine.”

  6. 14 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. 15 These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning! 16 No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

  7. 17 “‘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.18 Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.

  8. 19 I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.20 The sun will be turned to darknessand the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.21 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

  9. 50th day after PassoverFeast of Shavuot or “Weeks”Agricultural Festival with “first fruits” 1st sheaf of wheat offered w/prayer for harvest

  10. Traditional time when Moses was given the law at SinaiMore well known with local rather than foreign Jews

  11. Verse 1 sets the tone... symplermsthia - when the day “was fulfilled” = prophetic

  12. This is prophetic language that is filled with possibility, dread anticipation and trembling...

  13. Fire and Wind

  14. wind was a sign of the breath of God (Ezekiel 37)fire was a way to describe physiological experiences of prophetic inspiration & a sign of God’s Spirit

  15. Speaking in Tongues...

  16. The foreign Jews all heard “in their own tongues” “...these men are filled with new wine...”

  17. Peter’s Sermon

  18. He makes the most of his second chancePresents the Gospel on the Teaching Steps

  19. 3000 people respondand are baptized

  20. So what’s really going on here?

  21. The Movement of the Church Is Part of God’s Big Story of Redemption---and We Are Part of That Story

  22. What happened on Pentecost was a moment that was absolutely pregnant with imagery and possibility.

  23. This happens in threeprophetic moves...

  24. Prophetic Move #1 = Wind & Fire

  25. This is the breath of God, breathing life into humankind... This is the breath of God breathing life into dry bones of captivity...

  26. This is the fire that guided the Israelites by night... This is the fire that fell from heaven on Mt. Carmel...

  27. Prophetic Move #2 = Gift of Tongues or Languages

  28. The Tower of Babel was a moment when humankind discovered that when they focused only on themselves, they lost sight of one another...

  29. The Story of Pentecost reveals that through the selfless example of Jesus true unity is possible... Text

  30. Abraham’s promise isfulfilled at last.

  31. Prophetic Move #3 =The Gospel Revealed

  32. On Mt. Sinai Moses was given the law in a moment of great power, smoke, fire and wind...

  33. On Pentecost the new covenant with humankind was witnessed through a powerful moment of Spirit-filled witness...

  34. Are we seeking to be filledby the Spirit? Is our church, our community of faith bent on not only being filled by the Spirit, but led by the Spirit...

  35. Are we truly being “first fruits?” Do we see ourselves this way, or do we see our church as “our” church meant to fulfill our needs, and be done exactly as we like...

  36. Are we proclaiming the Gospel?Are we speaking the truthas well as living it?

  37. “When You Know Jesus---You Show Jesus...” Our Story

  38. And we worship... And we pray... And we grow... And we love... And we serve...

  39. The Movement of the Church Is Part of God’s Big Story of Redemption---and We Are Part of That Story

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