Text: Acts 2:1-13<\/p>\n
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I. The disciples were gathered on the day of Pentecost.<\/p>\n
A. This would be a Sunday, 50 days after the feast of the Unleavened Bread.<\/p>\n
B. Given the size of the crowds, some guess they had gathered near the Temple.<\/p>\n
II. A sudden noise, like a mighty wind filled the house they were in<\/p>\n
A. Light, like tongues of fire descended on each of those gathered.<\/p>\n 1. We don’t know how many were present, but it might have been more than\njust the 12 apostles.\n B. They were filled with the Spirit, which was manifested by their speaking in other\nlanguages as the Spirit gave direction.\n
C. The noise had brought a large crowd to investigate.<\/p>\n 1. Since this was a major Jewish holiday, there were people present from\nmany nations – 15 are listed.\n 2. The people were bewildered because each one was hearing the disciples\nspeak in their own native language.\n 3. It was particularly amazing because they were from Galilee – a poor\ndistrict filled with uneducated folk.\n D. Note that verse 8 defines what speaking in tongues is: It is the ability to speak in\nanother person’s language.\n
E. The crowd debated as to the meaning of this ability. <\/p>\n
1. It was not a miracle that has been displayed in the past.<\/p>\n
2. Some concluded that the men were just drunk. But notice the mockery that they are drunk on sweet wine — that is grape juice.<\/p>\n
3. Yet drunkenness doesn’t give a man new and special abilities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrior Lesson\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tActs of the Apostles\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNext Lesson\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Baptism by the Spirit Text: Acts 2:1-13 I. The disciples were gathered on the day of Pentecost. A. This would be a Sunday, 50 days after the feast of the Unleavened Bread. B. Given the size of the crowds, some guess they had gathered near the Temple. II. A sudden noise, like a mighty wind filled the house…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":10021,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10103","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":65139,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-john\/witnesses-to-the-resurrection\/","url_meta":{"origin":10103,"position":0},"title":"Witnesses to the Resurrection (John)","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 28, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Witnesses to the Resurrection Text: John 20:19-31 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0On the evening of the resurrection \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The disciples had gathered in a room. 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