The Early Church (2)Empowered from on

High

Acts 2:1-41

Acts 17:6 …turned the world upside down”

“…these who have…

…turned the world upside down”

“…these who have…

“…these who have…

…turned the world upside down”

God in Heaven

People on Earth

God with his people on Earth

Eph 1:10, Is 65:17, 2 Pet 3:13, Rev 21:1

“Men of Galilee, why do you stand here

looking into the sky?”

Acts 1:11

“This same Jesus, who has been

taken from you into heaven, will come back in the

same way you have seen him go

into heaven.”

“Wait until you have been clothed with power from on high”

Acts 1:7John

14:12

1. Be Spirit-filled

individuals

1. Be Spirit-filled

individualsEvery believer has the Holy

Spirit1 Cor 12:3

Not every believer is FILLEDwith the Holy Spirit

Mt 16:16, Jn 20:8, Acts 8:15

How can webe filled?John 7:37-39

1. Be thirsty2. Come to

Jesus3. DrinkHeb 6:7

No set ‘method’

or patternLaying-on of

hands…Acts 8:15…or not!

Acts 10:44

Not a one-off experience

The rain OFTEN falling…

Heb 6:7Fruit takes time to grow

Gal 5:22“Be being filled…”Eph 5:18

1. A Spirit-filled Church

“…when the Holy Spirit comes on you…

Acts 1:8

2. A Spirit-filled Church

“…together in one place…”

Acts 2:1, Ps 122, Rom 15:5, Eph 4:3