Holy Spirit: Holy Spirit: Are You Welcome Here?Are You Welcome Here?

Acts 4:23-31Acts 4:23-31

Our NeedOur Need

• Our situation is different than theirsOur situation is different than theirs

• Our need is no less greatOur need is no less great

• The winds of change are blowing in our The winds of change are blowing in our culture and worldculture and world

• We need His powerWe need His power

The ProvisionThe Provision

• We should be optimisticWe should be optimistic

• The Lord has provided power in a Person to The Lord has provided power in a Person to meet these challengesmeet these challenges

• They were “filled with the Holy Spirit” and They were “filled with the Holy Spirit” and changed their worldchanged their world

The ProvisionThe Provision

• Who is He?Who is He?

• He is GodHe is God

• He is the One sent by Jesus and the Father (John He is the One sent by Jesus and the Father (John 14:15-21)14:15-21)

• He is the CreatorHe is the Creator

The ProvisionThe Provision

• Who is He?Who is He?

• He empowered the prophets and inspired the He empowered the prophets and inspired the Old TestamentOld Testament

• He is the One who developed the New He is the One who developed the New TestamentTestament

(John 14:25-26; 16:12-15)(John 14:25-26; 16:12-15)

The ProvisionThe Provision

• Who is He?Who is He?

• He is the One who work in people’s hearts (John He is the One who work in people’s hearts (John 15:26; 16:7-8)15:26; 16:7-8)

• He is the One upon whom we are to lean for He is the One upon whom we are to lean for power (John 15:5)power (John 15:5)

The ProvisionThe Provision

• How Is He Encountered?How Is He Encountered?

• We respond to His call to salvationWe respond to His call to salvation

• We submit to Him, confess our sins, pray and We submit to Him, confess our sins, pray and lean upon Him for His strength and intervention lean upon Him for His strength and intervention each day in our lives and situations (Acts 4:27-31)each day in our lives and situations (Acts 4:27-31)

The ResultsThe Results

• How will we know when this fresh filling How will we know when this fresh filling comes?comes?

IN REALITY IT WILL BE EVIDENT AND YOU WON’T IN REALITY IT WILL BE EVIDENT AND YOU WON’T HAVE TO ASK!HAVE TO ASK!

However here are some things we should seeHowever here are some things we should see