1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:05,439 Speaker 1: Let us pray. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 1: like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 3 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: Acts two, three, Holy Spirit, I thank you for overwhelming 4 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: me with the wind of your presence. I thank you 5 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 1: that in the same way that tongues like fire fell 6 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: on the disciples, that same anointing is falling on me. 7 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: As your words fill my mouth, May they be heard 8 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 1: and understood across all boundaries and borders. May your words 9 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: of freedom be felt and experienced in the hearts of 10 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:49,840 Speaker 1: all that I speak to. I praise you Lord, because 11 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: revival is breaking out all around me. I praise you 12 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 1: Lord that through the power of the Holy Spirit, I 13 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 1: am equipped to fully realize the purpose of my life. 14 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: Add daily to the number of those who are impacted 15 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 1: by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Use me as a 16 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 1: conduit to speak words of hope and life to everyone 17 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 1: I meet today. I declare that the wind of change 18 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: is upon us, and your wind of goodness is about 19 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: to blow us away. In Jesus' name, Amen, thank you 20 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: for praying with us today. Continue your time with God 21 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:42,399 Speaker 1: by listening to today's Bible story brought to you by 22 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: Bible in a Year dot. 23 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 2: Com, Tongues like Fire, and our last story, Jesus commissioned 24 00:01:57,720 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 2: his disciples to. 25 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 3: Go in power in a thought. He comforted them and 26 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 3: told them that the Holy Spirit would come to help them. 27 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 3: So now the disciples wait on the Holy Spirit to move. 28 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 3: In this story, the Holy Spirit shows up like a whirlwind. 29 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 3: The Disciples show up to the Temple and declare the 30 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 3: truth of Christ to people of all nations. Inspired by 31 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 3: the Book of Acts. 32 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 4: Hello, I'm pastor Jack Graham with today's episode of the 33 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 4: Bible in a Year podcast. Thanks for joining us. In 34 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 4: our most recent episode, we learned of the mission Jesus 35 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 4: gave to his followers and all of us as he 36 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:41,679 Speaker 4: ascended into heaven. He commanded us to go into all 37 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 4: the world and make disciples of all nations, making it 38 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 4: clear that God's plan of salvation is for everyone in 39 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:51,800 Speaker 4: the world. With the mission came the promise of the 40 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 4: Holy Spirit. And today we're going to hear how the 41 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 4: disciples and others gathered in an upper room to wait 42 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 4: for the promise of the Holy Spirit, how they prayed, 43 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 4: and how God gave the Gospel message to them in 44 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 4: the presence and the power of Pentecost Less now listen 45 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 4: to today's reading from God's Word. 46 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 3: It was Pentecost, a time when devoted people of all 47 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 3: nations came to Jerusalem to celebrate and worship God. The 48 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:26,359 Speaker 3: uproar caused by Jesus's death had subsided, and all seemed 49 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:29,920 Speaker 3: to be coming back to normal. The high priests stood 50 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 3: in the temple courtyards, watching people pass by with their 51 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 3: sacrifices and money purses. They finally began to feel powerful again. 52 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 3: The rumors of Jesus's resurrections still lingered, but they were 53 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 3: hopeful that they had heard the last of his name. 54 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:48,119 Speaker 3: A small wind began to blow through the city of Jerusalem, 55 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 3: and the tents in the temple courtyards swayed to the 56 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 3: gentle guests. Among the sea of people were the Twelve. 57 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 3: They walked with intention, moving towards the temple steps where 58 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 3: Jerusalem once stood. Peter and the rest of the Disciples 59 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 3: stood boldly for all to see. People began to look 60 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 3: as the wind picked up even more. Then, like the 61 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 3: breath of God himself, a sound from heaven boomed like 62 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 3: a mighty wind. The entire House of God was filled 63 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:18,839 Speaker 3: with the wind of God. Flames appeared from the sky, 64 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 3: resembling tongues of fire. They hovered over the mouths of 65 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 3: the disciples. The Holy Spirit had arrived, just as Jesus 66 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 3: had promised. The life of God was given to each disciple. 67 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 3: They began to utter the truths of God with boldness 68 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 3: and eloquence. Yet the strange thing was that every man 69 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:41,600 Speaker 3: and woman in the temple heard their words and their 70 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 3: own native language. Parthians, medes, Elamites, Mesopotamians, Judeans, Cappadocians, Asians, 71 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 3: Phrygians and Pamphylians, Egyptians, Libyans, Romans, Jews, Cretans and Arabians 72 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 3: all heard the disciples pre the truth of God and 73 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 3: their own tongue. Who are these men, they asked, aren't 74 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 3: they uneducated men from Galilee? How is it that we 75 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:12,359 Speaker 3: hear them all in our own languages. Many were amazed 76 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:15,480 Speaker 3: and confused at what was taking place, but others were 77 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 3: not as impressed. They are drunk, some of them yelled, 78 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 3: they are drunk fishermen from Galilee. Peter stepped out from 79 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:26,239 Speaker 3: among them and looked at the crowd. We are not drunk. 80 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 3: It is only morning, after all, Peter declared a small 81 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:32,920 Speaker 3: chuckle could be heard from the crowd. Peter looked at 82 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:35,840 Speaker 3: the sea of faces below. He was welled up with love. 83 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 3: The love of Jesus overcame him. He was born to 84 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:44,920 Speaker 3: be here. People of Israel, hear my words, Peter shouted. 85 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:48,920 Speaker 3: Jesus of Nazareth did mighty works among you. You saw 86 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 3: them with your own eyes. He was delivered into the 87 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 3: hands of the priests and killed. You crucified him. However, 88 00:05:57,040 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 3: God used him to defeat the sting of death. Jesus 89 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 3: could not be held by the grave. The crowd became 90 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:07,720 Speaker 3: silent as they listened to the Holy Spirit speak through Peter. 91 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:12,160 Speaker 3: The once angry and foolish fisherman was now preaching in 92 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 3: front of thousands of people. Brothers and sisters, our King 93 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:19,840 Speaker 3: David died and was buried in his tomb. You can 94 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 3: still visit it today, But the tomb of Jesus is empty. 95 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:24,799 Speaker 5: He is raised. 96 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 3: Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain 97 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:33,600 Speaker 3: that God has made him both Lord and Christ. Peter 98 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:36,359 Speaker 3: paused for a moment, looking at the lost souls that 99 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 3: stood before him. Repent, repent, and be baptized for forgiveness 100 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 3: and atonement. For your sins are in Jesus and no 101 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:50,119 Speaker 3: longer in the temple. All who are far off come 102 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 3: to Peter's astonishment. Thousands of people came forward to be 103 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 3: prayed for and be baptized. Three thousand souls believed in 104 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:02,360 Speaker 3: the finished work of Jesus that day, and they devoted 105 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:05,920 Speaker 3: themselves to the teaching of the Twelve Disciples. They grew 106 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 3: in community and fellowship with one another. Ah came upon 107 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 3: every soul. They shared all that they had with one another. 108 00:07:13,880 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 3: Day by day, the Lord added to their numbers as 109 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 3: they preached the Gospel, broke bread, and met in each 110 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 3: other's homes. Souls were being saved. Revival had begun, and 111 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 3: the world would never be the same. 112 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 4: In our scripture today we begin in Jerusalem on the 113 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 4: day of Pentecost. Jesus had ascended to Heaven just ten 114 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 4: days before, and the disciples were still waiting for the 115 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 4: promise of the Spirit. Just as Jesus commanded them. They 116 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 4: were expecting the power of God to fall upon them 117 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 4: and enable them to preach the Gospel to the world. 118 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 4: Pentecost was an important date of feasting for the Jews, 119 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 4: so as Peter and the other disciples gathered in the 120 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 4: temple courts. Jews from all over the known world had 121 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 4: gathered in Jerusalem to commemorate the harvest of wheat. Little 122 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 4: did anyone know at that time, but this Pentecost would 123 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 4: involve a different kind of harvest, a harvest of souls. Suddenly, 124 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 4: as they waited and prayed, the sound of rushing wind 125 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 4: came from heaven and filled the place. Then the disciples 126 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:22,679 Speaker 4: and those gathered with them saw tongues of fire coming 127 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 4: down and resting on their heads. It was as though 128 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 4: they became human candles, lit up by the presence of God. 129 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 4: The Spirit of God, the promised helper and advocate, has 130 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:38,120 Speaker 4: now arrived, and those who had followed Jesus and were 131 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 4: waiting for the power that came from God, they received 132 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 4: that power in the presence and the promise of the 133 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 4: Holy Spirit that day. The Spirit of God, of course, 134 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:52,720 Speaker 4: has always been present, and he often filled people. Throughout 135 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 4: the Bible. Joseph, David, Joshua, and many others experienced the 136 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 4: power of the Holy Spirit, but it was not permanent. 137 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 4: This time it was difference. This was the fulfillment of 138 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:09,079 Speaker 4: the promise that Jesus had given days before, and also 139 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 4: according to the Scripture a fulfillment of Joel's prophecy that 140 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:15,959 Speaker 4: God would pour out his spirit on all flesh, that 141 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 4: men and women would prophesy and speak God's truth to others. 142 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:22,840 Speaker 4: This is exactly what happened on that day. When the 143 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:26,959 Speaker 4: Holy Spirit came. They began to speak with languages as 144 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 4: the Spirit enabled them, so that people understood the gospel 145 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 4: as they spoke God's truth. Travelers and foreigners who were 146 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 4: there to worship could understand their mother tongues. All that 147 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 4: these men and women were saying. They were amazed and astounded, 148 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 4: unable to understand how these men from Galilee, most of 149 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:50,439 Speaker 4: whom had never traveled more than a few miles from home, 150 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:53,640 Speaker 4: could speak in these languages that they had never known 151 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:57,840 Speaker 4: or studied, languages that people had spoken all over the world. 152 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 4: When some of the people who observed saw it, they 153 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:05,200 Speaker 4: assumed the men were drunk and speaking gibberish. But Peter, 154 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:09,559 Speaker 4: filled with the Holy Spirit, stood up and spoke. Peter, 155 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 4: the same man who was known for lashing out, speaking 156 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:18,199 Speaker 4: before thinking, acting brashly, began to calmly and confidently address 157 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 4: the crowd. The man who denied the Lord three times, 158 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:26,080 Speaker 4: now full of the spirit speaks with power and conviction, 159 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 4: with boldness and courage. In Acts two, verse seventeen, we 160 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:33,680 Speaker 4: hear as he proclaims that today was the fulfillment of 161 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 4: the prophecy of Scripture, and in the last days it 162 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,720 Speaker 4: shall be. God declares that I will pour out my 163 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 4: spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters 164 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 4: shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and 165 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 4: your old men shall dream dreams. As he continued, Peter 166 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 4: poured out the truth of the gospel to those gathered 167 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 4: that day. He spoke of who Jesus is and what 168 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 4: he did by dying on the cross and rising again. 169 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 4: Many of that crowd, no doubt, had been there when 170 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:07,319 Speaker 4: they cried out, crucify him, crucify him, and the blood 171 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 4: of Jesus was on their hands. But rather than the 172 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:14,959 Speaker 4: stain of condemnation, the blood of Jesus Christ would cleanse 173 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 4: them of their sins and change their lives if they 174 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 4: would only repent and receive him. The very death for 175 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:24,960 Speaker 4: which they were responsible was the very means by which 176 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 4: God brought salvation and redemption to them. His words cut 177 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 4: them to the core. Convicted of their sins, they said, 178 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 4: what must we do, and Peter told them about repentance, 179 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:40,839 Speaker 4: turning from their sin, and trusting in Christ. He spoke 180 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:43,720 Speaker 4: to them about being baptized in the name of Jesus. 181 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 4: And as they turned from their sin, confessed and trusted 182 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 4: Christ for his grace, they too received the incredible gift 183 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 4: of God's spirit. This day of Pentecost was a harvest 184 00:11:56,679 --> 00:12:01,040 Speaker 4: of souls. More than three thousand came to Christ and 185 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 4: believed in the Gospel. It was the birth of the Church, 186 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 4: the body of Christ, and is more heard about the 187 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:11,079 Speaker 4: good news of Jesus Christ. Their numbers grew day after 188 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:15,199 Speaker 4: day after day. Multitudes of people were coming to faith 189 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:19,200 Speaker 4: in Christ. The spirit of God had sparked a fire 190 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:22,840 Speaker 4: that would spread across Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the 191 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:26,480 Speaker 4: uttermost parts of the world and change the course of 192 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 4: history and the destiny of mankind. There would be those 193 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 4: who would try to extinguish the flame of God, but 194 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:37,080 Speaker 4: nothing would stop the movement of Jesus Christ into the world. 195 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:41,440 Speaker 4: God's word would not be stopped, and neither could his people. 196 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:44,960 Speaker 4: Dear God, we thank you for the dear Holy Spirit. 197 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 4: Thank you for giving us this promise and your presence 198 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 4: in our lives every single day. Thank you for today's 199 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 4: scripture in Acts chapter two and what happens when we 200 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:59,560 Speaker 4: proclaimed the gospel and your spirit works through us. May 201 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 4: you give us boldness that we may believe and that 202 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 4: we may proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ. And 203 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:10,320 Speaker 4: let me just say to someone listening to this right 204 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 4: now who does not have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, 205 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:17,800 Speaker 4: if you will repent of your sin, that means to 206 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 4: turn from your sin, to be willing for God to 207 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:23,960 Speaker 4: change your heart and forgive you of all your sin 208 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:29,200 Speaker 4: by receiving Christ as your Lord and savior, then you 209 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 4: also will receive the power of God in your life 210 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:36,080 Speaker 4: to forgive you, to change you, and to make you 211 00:13:36,160 --> 00:13:39,720 Speaker 4: a brand new person and give you the promise of heaven. 212 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:43,600 Speaker 4: Put your faith and trust in Jesus today. 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