Monday, June 29, 2009

Hello Everyone,

Read with me Joel 2:28-29“And afterwards, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams. Your young men will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women I will pour out my Spirit in those days.”

Question 1: Who would God pour out his Spirit on?(On all people; my servants: sons and daughters. old men and young men, both men and women.)God desires every believer to receive the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

Question 2: When would God pour out his Spirit?(Afterwards, or after what?)
1. After the ascension of ChristActs 1:7-9 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.”
2. On the Day of PentecostActs 2:1-4
“When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came down from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

Question 3: What does this mean? (Acts 2:12)Peter answered: “This is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people.” (Acts 2:16-17)

And the question that we will be trying to answer this week is: What should we do to receive the outpouring of the Holy Spirit?

This is what we need to be searching our hearts for the answer to this week and the days to come.

Until then,
Oh How He Loves Us!
Pastor Phil

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