GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Day of Pentecost Prophecy Fulfilled Acts 2:16-21 “But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 17 ‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall pro-phesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 18 And on My servants and on My handmaidens I will pour out in those days of My Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: 20 The sun shall be turned into dark-ness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: 21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved’.”

GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Peter’s Accusation Acts 2:36 “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.”

GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT People’s Response Acts 2:37 “Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, ‘Men and brethren, what shall we do’?”

The Holy Spirit is the Gift GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Peter’s Answer Acts 2:38-39 “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remis-sion of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. This Could Mean: The Holy Spirit’s Gift Or The Holy Spirit is the Gift

GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Peter’s Answer Acts 2:38-39 “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.” What Promise? whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved’.” (Verse 21)

GIFT OF God John 4:10 “Jesus answered and said to her, ‘If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water’.” (gift – Christ) Acts 8:20 “But Peter said to him, ‘Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money’!” (gift – laying on of hands to receive the Holy Spirit). Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

GIFT OF Acts 10:45 “And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also.” (gift – speaking in tongues) Ephesians 2:8 “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,” (gift – salvation)

GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Acts 2:38-39 “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For (gar ~ gar) the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.” “gar (gar); II. It adduces the cause or gives the reason of a preceding statement or opinion” (Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon)

Indwelling of the Holy Spirit John 7:37-39 “On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, ‘If you are thirsty, come to Me! 38 If you believe in Me, come and drink! For the Scriptures declare that rivers of living water will flow out from within.’ 39 (When He said ‘living water,’ He was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in Him. But the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet entered into His glory.)”

INDWELLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Acts 5:32 “And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him.” Romans 8:9 “But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.”

INDWELLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT The Issue: Negative: (It Is Not) 1. Does the Holy Spirit Convict Men? 2. Does the Holy Spirit Lead Men? 3. Does the Holy Spirit Indwell the Christian? Positive: (It Is) 1. How does He Convict, lead and indwell Men? 2. Does He act Directly? . . . Or, does He act Indirectly through a Medium How Does He Do It?

INDWELLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Let’s compare three passages: Romans 8:9 “But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.” I John 4:15 “Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwells in him, and he in God.” John 14:20 “At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you.”

INDWELLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT In You = In your life or In your body ~ WHICH? 1. The Holy Spirit is IN the Christian (Romans 8:9) 2. God the Father is IN the Christian (I John 4:15) 3. Jesus Christ is IN the Christian (John 14:20) Question: Why does the Holy Spirit literally dwell in the body of the Christian but the Father and the Son do not? In one’s life ~ Not in his body

INDWELLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Romans 8:4-9 “That the righteous require-ment of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. 5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.

INDWELLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Romans 8:4-9 6 For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. 8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.”

INDWELLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 1. Walk according to the flesh 2. Live According to the flesh 3. Set their minds on the things of the flesh. 4. They are carnally minded. 1. Walk according to the Spirit 2. Live According to the Spirit 3. Set their minds on the things of the Spirit. 4. They are spiritually minded.

Do you have enough faith to obey God? Mark 16:15-16 “And He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.” Do you have enough faith to obey God? Now is the time for you to be baptized! Why Not Now? Why Do You Wait? Time is swiftly passing!