MESSAGE: “ALIVE WITH GOD’S SPIRIT,
…Or Drunk With New Wine!”
KEY VERSE: v. 4 “They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages as the Spirit gave them power to proclaim His message.”
FOCUS: The miracle of Pentecost is still alive today providing needed resources for our deepest longings in life.
INTRODUCTION: “The greatest longing in the church today, stated both directly and indirectly, is the quest for something more than dull religion. People are in need of intimacy, inspiration and impelling power of the Holy Spirit. Answering that cry is the key to church renewal.” ~ Lloyd Ogilvie
I. POSITIONED FOR ACCEPTANCE OF THE MIRACLE
II. THE INCLUSIVE NATURE OF THE MIRACLE
III. THE TRANSFORMING EXPRESSION OF THE MIRACLE
CONCLUSION: “When the Holy Spirit came, in fulfillment of Christ’s promise, all that Christ was and did became universally accessible.”
~ Samuel Shoemaker
PREACHING: Pastor Holland Lewis