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It Is Sacred, It Is Holy, It Is Pentecost
Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jun 4, 2017 (message contributor)
Summary: We must yield to the direction and guidance of the Holy Spirit. Who abides within your very being. Yield to the Promise, Purity and Power that God has graciously given to his people. And when we do It is Sacred, It is Holy, It is Pentecost.
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This is Pentecost Sunday…... and the liturgical color is red …. The color representing …...the presence of the Holy Spirit.
“Pentecost” … designates … the 50th day … after Passover
Pentecost is a Jewish Feast Day……. known as …the Feast of Weeks … or the … Feast of Harvest.
It was on this day, …. that the Holy Spirit … was poured out … on 120 Followers … of the Christ. (Acts 1:15)
It was on this day … that the Church was born.
Born in a Blaze of Glory… In A Blaze… of Fire.
Experiencing Pentecost … the coming of the Holy Spirit into one’s life… it is clearly … one of the great experiences … for any disciple … of Jesus.
However, … For some … Any Sermon … or discussion … about the Holy Spirit … seems to create a spirit of … anxiety.
The idea … of God filling a person with His Spirit, … makes them feel … a little uneasy.
And some feel uncomfortable … discussing anything … having to do with … the supernatural.
It all sounds too mystical, … to other worldly.
For others, … such discussion brings forth a feeling of culpability … or shame.
They hear of the … miracles, … of the anointing’s with signs and wonders … and question … if they are for our time.
They wonder if God still manifests his gifts here on Earth … they wonder if God still has the ability to heal.
And if they are for our time, … why don't we witness them more often.
And some wonder … if it has to do … with them.
Is there something that … they are missing? (Pause)
I hope for you this day, … that reading and hearing about the Holy Spirit … is a … joy.
For there is no greater experience … than having the Holy Spirit … present … and active … in your life.
There is no greater comfort and companion …than living in the purity, … sanctification … and justification … of the Lord.
A life lived … in the realization … of Pentecost.
A life … yielding … to the guidance … of the Holy Spirit.
[Much of the following is based off a Sermon by Ernie Arnold Titled "Pentecost- Promise, Purity and Power" and I commend it to you].
A life that stands on the truth … of the Holy Spirit …That stands on the Promise … Purity and Power of Pentecost:
(1 Finger) Pentecost is … A Promise Fulfilled
(2 Fingers) Pentecost is … Purity Realized
(3 Fingers) Pentecost is … A Power Possessed.
Beloved …Pentecost … the gift of the Holy Spirit …is a Promise … of the Father … Fulfilled.
God's Word … is replete with passages … addressing the person … of the Holy Spirit.
For instance, … we know … The Spirit is active in creation (Genesis 1:2) and is also active … in the lives of men and women … who the Scriptures inform us … were filled … with the Holy Spirit.
We see that … in the lives of Job (Job 33:4), David (1 Chronicles 28:12; 2 Samuel 23:2), Nehemiah (Nehemiah 9:20), Joseph (Genesis 41:38) and others.
Each of these individuals … received an infilling … of the Holy Spirit, … anointing them for service…. giving them special insight.
Daniel is renowned … as a man full … of God's Holy Spirit (Daniel 4:8-9).
The presence of the Holy Spirit is one of the core themes … in the prophetic writings of Ezekiel (Ezekiel11:19), … Isaiah (Isaiah 44:3) and the prophet Joel (Joel 2:28-29).
Others, … like the prophet Jeremiah … look to a future time … when the Spirit … will come and give the people … a new covenant, … a new heart … a new vision. (Jeremiah 31:33)
And if all these examples are not enough, … Jesus, Himself, … speaks numerous times … to the attributes … and work of the Holy Spirit. (Luke 11:13; 12:12; John 7:37-39; John 7:14-16; John 7:20:22).
However, … He does so in a peculiar manner.
When Jesus refers to the coming of the Holy Spirit, … He tells us … that the Coming of the Holy Spirit … is a result of the Quote … "Promise of the Father" (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4-5).
Jesus tells us plainly … that the Coming of the Holy Spirit … is a part of the Father's plan … His plan …for His People.
Hear Gods Word… BIBLE "And behold, … I am sending the Promise … of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high." END (Luke 24:49).
The coming of the Holy Spirit … is something … that the church was promised … promised by our Heavenly Father.