The Inspiration Factor

6. The Spirit of Christ

7. The Spirit of Grace

8. Counselor/Comforter

9. Power of the Most High

E. Acts 2:1-13 – “When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the
whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that
separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy
Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Now there were
staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. When they
heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard
them speaking in his own language. Utterly amazed, they asked: ‘Are not all these
men who are speaking Galileans? Then how is it that each of us hears them in his own
native language? Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and
Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya
near Cyrene; visitors from Rome (both Jews and converts to Judaism Cretans and
Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!’ Amazed
and perplexed, they asked one another, ‘What does this mean?’ Some, however, made
of them and said, "They have had too much wine.’”
1. There is a special outpouring of the Holy Spirit that had been prophesied and
promised both in the Old Testament and by Jesus

2. Occurred on a day we call Pentecost.
a. Jews called Pentecost the Feast of Weeks
--it was one of the high holy days for the Jewish people

b. It celebrated giving of the Law (the Old Covenant)

c. It became the beginning of the Church
--The promised time when Jesus would lead His people not by His physical
presence but instead by His Holy Spirit.

d. The outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost isn’t just a history lesson
--It’s impact in the 1st century has implications for the church in the 21st century

I. THE EXPRESSION – HOW DID THE HOLY SPIRIT COME?
--There were some important events happening