Acts 2:1-21.
Acts 2.1-21
The Coming of the Holy Spirit
"On the day of Pentecost all the Lord's followers were together in one
place. Suddenly there was a noise from heaven like the sound of a
mighty wind! It filled the house where they were meeting. Then they
saw what looked like fiery tongues moving in all directions, and a
tongue came and settled on each person there. The Holy Spirit took
control of everyone, and they began speaking whatever languages the
Spirit let them speak.
Many religious Jews from every country in the world were living in
Jerusalem. And when they heard this noise, a crowd gathered. But they
were surprised, because they were hearing everything in their own
languages. They were excited and amazed, and said:
Don't all these who are speaking come from Galilee? Then why do we
hear them speaking our very own languages? Some of us are from
Parthia, Media, and Elam. Others are from Mesopotamia, Judea,
Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia, Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, parts of Libya
near Cyrene, Rome, Crete, and Arabia. Some of us were born Jews, and
others of us have chosen to be Jews. Yet we all hear them using our
own languages to tell the wonderful things God has done.
Everyone was excited and confused. Some of them even kept asking each
other, "What does all this mean?"
Others made fun of the Lord's followers and said, "They are drunk."
Peter Speaks to the Crowd
Peter stood with the eleven apostles and spoke in a loud and clear
voice to the crowd:
Friends and everyone else living in Jerusalem, listen carefully to
what I have to say! You are wrong to think that these people are
drunk. After all, it is only nine o'clock in the morning. But this is
what God had the prophet Joel say,
"When the last days come, I will give my Spirit to everyone. Your sons
and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your
old men will have dreams. In those days I will give my Spirit to my
servants, both men and women, and they will prophesy.
I will work miracles in the sky above and wonders on the earth below.
There will be blood and fire and clouds of smoke. The sun will turn
dark, and the moon will be as red as blood before the great and
wonderful day of the Lord appears. Then the Lord will save everyone
who asks for his help."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you. Jesus loves you.
The Coming of the Holy Spirit
"On the day of Pentecost all the Lord's followers were together in one
place. Suddenly there was a noise from heaven like the sound of a
mighty wind! It filled the house where they were meeting. Then they
saw what looked like fiery tongues moving in all directions, and a
tongue came and settled on each person there. The Holy Spirit took
control of everyone, and they began speaking whatever languages the
Spirit let them speak.
Many religious Jews from every country in the world were living in
Jerusalem. And when they heard this noise, a crowd gathered. But they
were surprised, because they were hearing everything in their own
languages. They were excited and amazed, and said:
Don't all these who are speaking come from Galilee? Then why do we
hear them speaking our very own languages? Some of us are from
Parthia, Media, and Elam. Others are from Mesopotamia, Judea,
Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia, Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, parts of Libya
near Cyrene, Rome, Crete, and Arabia. Some of us were born Jews, and
others of us have chosen to be Jews. Yet we all hear them using our
own languages to tell the wonderful things God has done.
Everyone was excited and confused. Some of them even kept asking each
other, "What does all this mean?"
Others made fun of the Lord's followers and said, "They are drunk."
Peter Speaks to the Crowd
Peter stood with the eleven apostles and spoke in a loud and clear
voice to the crowd:
Friends and everyone else living in Jerusalem, listen carefully to
what I have to say! You are wrong to think that these people are
drunk. After all, it is only nine o'clock in the morning. But this is
what God had the prophet Joel say,
"When the last days come, I will give my Spirit to everyone. Your sons
and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your
old men will have dreams. In those days I will give my Spirit to my
servants, both men and women, and they will prophesy.
I will work miracles in the sky above and wonders on the earth below.
There will be blood and fire and clouds of smoke. The sun will turn
dark, and the moon will be as red as blood before the great and
wonderful day of the Lord appears. Then the Lord will save everyone
who asks for his help."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you. Jesus loves you.
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