1. Promises Made, Promises Kept!
Learning the Spirit!
Luke 24:36-49

2. They hold great truth about “Learning the Spirit.”
The forty days between Resurrection to Ascension were important days of learning and teaching for Christ and His disciples.
They hold great truth about “Learning the Spirit.”

3. The Holy Spirit assumes
Learning the Spirit
The Holy Spirit assumes
Center-Stage as the Gospels come to an end and the early chapters of the Church are written...

4. Luke 24:36-49 
 36 Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, “Peace to you.” 37 But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit. 38 And He said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39 Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have.” 40 When He had said this, He showed them His hands and…

5. Luke 24:36-49 
 …His feet. 41 But while they still did not believe for joy, and marveled, He said to them, “Have you any food here?” 42 So they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish and some honeycomb. 43 And He took it and ate in their presence. 44 Then He said to them, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.” 45 And He opened…

6. Luke 24:36-49 
 …their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures. 46 Then He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, 47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 And you are witnesses of these things. 49 Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until…

7. …you are endued with power from on high.”
Luke 24:36-49 
 …you are endued with power from on high.”

8. Wild Goose Chase 
“The Celtic Christians had a name for the Holy Spirit that has always intrigued me. They called Him An Geadh-Glas, or "the Wild Goose." I love the imagery and implications. The name hints at the mysterious nature of the Holy Spirit. Much like the wild goose, the Spirit of God cannot be tracked or tamed. An element of danger and an air of unpredictability surround Him. And while the name may sound a…

9. (Mark Batterson, Wild Goose Chase, 2008, Multnomah Books)
…little sacrilegious at first earshot, I cannot think of a better description of what it's like to pursue the Spirit's leading through life than Wild Goose chase. I think the Celtic Christians were on to something that institutionalized Christianity has missed out on.”
(Mark Batterson, Wild Goose Chase, 2008, Multnomah Books)

10. Remember
(Luke 24:27) “And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.”

11. Remember
(Luke 24:44-45) “Then He said to them, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me. And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures.”

12. We All Have a Starting Point!
Remember
We All Have a Starting Point!

13. Return
(Luke 24:49) “Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem...”
(Acts 1:4) “And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father...”

14. Each Of Us Has Our Own Spiritual “Waypoints”
Return
Each Of Us Has Our Own Spiritual “Waypoints”

15. Return
Waypoints are sets of coordinates that identify a point in physical space.

16. Respond
(Luke 24:49c) “...but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.”
(Acts 1:8) “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

17. Respond
God is Calling
Us Out!

18. How About A Wild Goose Chase?
Respond
Where are You Headed?
How About A Wild Goose Chase?

19. Promises Made, Promises Kept!
Learning the Spirit!
Luke 24:36-49