“Encounter With the Risen Christ”

1. “Encounter With the Risen Christ” John 20:11-23 “A Breath of Fresh Air” Acts 2:1-13

2. I. The Revelation of the Spirit’s Coming

3. I. The Revelation of the Spirit’s Coming Predicted by Christ

4. I. The Revelation of the Spirit’s Coming Predicted by Christ “And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, ‘which,’ He said, ‘you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now…” Acts1:4-5

5. I. The Revelation of the Spirit’s Coming Predicted by Christ “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.” Acts1:8

6. I. The Revelation of the Spirit’s Coming Planned for a certain day

7. I. The Revelation of the Spirit’s Coming Planned for a certain day “When the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.”Acts 2:1

8. I. The Revelation of the Spirit’s Coming Planned for a certain day “And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you come into the land which I give to you, and reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest to the priest. “

9. I. The Revelation of the Spirit’s Coming Planned for a certain day “ He shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted on your behalf; on the day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it.”Leviticus 23:9-11

10. I. The Revelation of the Spirit’s Coming Planned for a certain day “And you shall count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering: seven Sabbaths shall be completed. Count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath; then you shall offer a new grain offering to the Lord. You shall bring from your dwellings two

11. I. The Revelation of the Spirit’s Coming Planned for a certain day “wave loaves of two-tenths of an ephah. They shall be of fine flour; they shall be baked with leaven. They are the firstfruits to the Lord.” Leviticus 23:15-17

12. II. The Reality of Christ’s Coming

13. II. The Reality of Christ’s Coming Audible evidence

14. II. The Reality of Christ’s Coming Audible evidence “And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.” Acts 2:2

15. II. The Reality of Christ’s Coming Visible evidence

16. II. The Reality of Christ’s Coming 2. Visible evidence “Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them.” Acts 2:3

17. II. The Reality of Christ’s Coming Oral evidence

18. II. The Reality of Christ’s Coming 3. Oral evidence “And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.” Acts 2:4

19. II. The Reality of Christ’s Coming 3. Oral evidence “And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language. And how is it that we hear, each in our own language in which we were born?” Acts 2:6,8

20. II. The Reality of Christ’s Coming 3. Oral evidence “And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language. And how is it that we hear, each in our own language in which we were born?” Acts 2:6,8

21. II. The Reality of Christ’s Coming 3. Oral evidence “… we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.” Acts 2:11

22. III.The Reaction to the Spirit’s Coming

23. III. The Reaction to the Spirit’s Coming • Confusion

24. III. The Reaction to the Spirit’s Coming Confusion “And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language.” Acts 2:5-6

25. III. The Reaction to the Spirit’s Coming • Amazement

26. III. The Reaction to the Spirit’s Coming • 2. Amazement • “Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, ‘Look, are not all these who speak Galileans?’” Acts 2:7

27. III. The Reaction to the Spirit’s Coming Curiosity

28. III. The Reaction to the Spirit’s Coming • Curiosity • “And how is it that we hear, each in our own tongue in which we were born?” Acts 2:8

29. III. The Reaction to the Spirit’s Coming • Curiosity • “Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from • Rome, both Jews and • proselytes, Cretans and Arabs.” Acts 2:9-11a

30. III. The Reaction to the Spirit’s Coming 4. Denial

31. III. The Reaction to the Spirit’s Coming • 4. Denial • “Others mocking said, “They are full of new wine.” Acts 2:13

32. IV.The Result of the Spirit’s Coming

33. IV. The Result of the Spirit’s Coming The benefit of enlightenment

34. IV. The Result of the Spirit’s Coming The benefit of enlightenment The blessing of encouragement

35. IV. The Result of the Spirit’s Coming The benefit of enlightenment The blessing of encouragement The bounty of enablement