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People Our Priority The Bible Our Foundation

Form, Function and the Holy Spirit ACTS 2

People Our Priority The Bible Our Foundation Let all things be done decently and in order. 1Corinthians 14:40 Form and Function Function—What we are to do (Absolute & unchangeable) Form—How we are to accomplish the function (Non-absolute and changeable).

People Our Priority The Bible Our Foundation Functions Without Description of forms Hebrews 10:24–25 (ESV) And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

People Our Priority The Bible Our Foundation When form is described, it is partial or incomplete Acts 5:42 (ESV) And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.

People Our Priority The Bible Our Foundation Problem: People begin to make the form gospel and minimize the function. Whenever you have People, you have function. Wherever you have function, you have form. People tend to make the form gospel until a crisis comes and the form begins to change.

People Our Priority The Bible Our Foundation AbsolutesNon-absolutes FunctionForm PrinciplePattern OrganismOrganization Truth Tradition MessageMethod Above CultureCulture

People Our Priority The Bible Our Foundation I. Holy Spirit coming on them 1-13 Speaking in tongues (Languages) 6-11 All heard the Word of God in their own language

People Our Priority The Bible Our Foundation II. Function—Truth of God’s Word Acts 2:13-36 Essentials-the Gospel Jesus was prophesied in the past Jesus did miracles Jesus was nailed to the cross Jesus died, buried and raised from the dead Jesus ascended into Heaven

People Our Priority The Bible Our Foundation III. Doctrine of the Holy Spirit Who is the Holy Spirit? What does the Holy Spirit do?

People Our Priority The Bible Our Foundation Regeneration Ephesians 2:1–2 (ESV) 1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—

People Our Priority The Bible Our Foundation Baptism of the Spirit INDUCTION of the believer into the Body of Christ 1 Corinthians 12:13 (ESV) For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.

People Our Priority The Bible Our Foundation Indwelling of the Spirit Romans 8:9 (ESV) You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. 1 John 4:13 (ESV) By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.

People Our Priority The Bible Our Foundation Upon Salvation the Holy Spirit seals 2 Corinthians 1:22 (ESV) and who has also put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.

People Our Priority The Bible Our Foundation Guides John 16:13 (ESV) When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.

People Our Priority The Bible Our Foundation Teaches John 14:26 (ESV) But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.

People Our Priority The Bible Our Foundation Comforts John 14:26 (ESV) But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.

People Our Priority The Bible Our Foundation Restrains from sin 2 Thessalonians 2:7 (ESV) For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way.

People Our Priority The Bible Our Foundation Gives gifts to men 1Corinthians Romans 12:3-11 Ephesians 4:11-16

People Our Priority The Bible Our Foundation Filling of the Spirit Ephesians 5:18 (ESV) And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,

People Our Priority The Bible Our Foundation Work of the Spirit Creation ‑‑ Gen 1:2 Conviction of sin, righteousness and Judgment Bring a person to Christ Sanctification ‑‑ Helps individuals grow in Christ.

People Our Priority The Bible Our Foundation What Essentials do we have in Acts? Doctrine Lost-ness of the soul Value of the church People are our Priority, not programs, programs only help us serve people. The Bible is our Foundation—Our only rule of faith and practice

People Our Priority The Bible Our Foundation What non-essentials do we have? Times of services Methods of reaching people All things to all men so that by all means, we win some

People Our Priority The Bible Our Foundation Grace is for you Here is a place for you

People Our Priority The Bible Our Foundation