The Movement: Holy Spirit 101

The Holy Spirit was front and center in the early church. Acts 1:8, 2:1-4, 4:8-12, 4:31

Who is the Holy Spirit? One God who exists in 3 separate persons. Isa 40:25 - we cannot fully understand God. Gen 1:1-2; Mt 3:16-17; Jn 14:16-17; Acts 1:8, 2:1-4, 2:33*

What does it mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit? Eph 5:15-18 - be affected by the Holy Spirit, let your life be different because you're under the influence of the Holy Spirit. We can be filled with the Holy Spirit every day, over and over again.

- What should be a normal, beautiful, unifying part of following Jesus is often considered abnormal, scary, and divisive.

- We live our lives and operate our churches without the Holy Spirit and have convinced ourselves we are okay.

- We need to stop and ask God to fill us with the Holy Spirit (His Spirit).  If we do this we will love people and want them to follow Jesus in a good way, not like it's a project.

- We need to listen to the Holy Spirit. God's Spirit speaks to us in many different ways. If what I hear benefits others or if I find myself arguing with it, it's probably the Holy Spirit.

The Movement: Bold

Acts 3-4
3:13 the miracles are to point to Jesus
4:29-30 give us great boldness to speak for you, God
We need to be bold for Jesus and speak the gospel through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Pray for boldness and a focus on Jesus and the gospel.

The Movement: Humble beginnings

The early church loved Jesus, loved other people, and were concerned and active about sharing Jesus with others. Acts 1-2

Do I really believe what I say I believe? Do I act on what I believe? What do I do with the things I believe? Am I allowing the Holy Spirit to work through me?

The Movement:
- involved passionate followed of Jesus, Lk 9:23-24, 57-62
- the power comes from God
- people couldn't stop talking about Jesus
- is local and global, Acts 1:8
- there are no "lone rangers"
- the stakes are high
- Jesus is coming back! Acts 1:11