Rewind & Recap:

Where we’ve been so far

• Greatness of the Journey – Jesus comes to earth for us…as one of us.

– Why?

• To restore the relationship that was broken in the Garden of Eden.

• Trials of the Journey – Jesus Baptized & Tempted

• Sacrifice of the Journey – The Cross

On the 3rd Day…

• Luke 24:1-12 – He has RISEN!

• Jesus had conquered sin and death!

• Appears to Mary Magdalene first (Matt. 28)• To the disciples (not including Thomas) on the same

day (John 20-21)• To Cleopas & another disciple on the Road to

Emmaus (Luke 24)• To Simon (Peter) (Luke 24)• To the disciples including Thomas a week later

(John 20-21) while dining• To Simon Peter and others who were fishing on Lake

Tiberias (Jesus restores Peter) (John 20-21) – catch 153 fish at once.

• Over the next 40 days, Jesus appears all of these as well as Saul/Paul, James, and another grouping of about 500 people.

• During one of His last resurrected visits with the disciples, Hereminds them about His past Holy Spirit discussions:– Mark 1:8 (John the Baptist)

• “I baptized you with water; but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

– John 14:16• “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may

be with you forever…”

– John 14:26• “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name,

He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.”

– John 15:26• “When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that

is the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify about Me”

– John 16:7• “…it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the

Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.”

• Finally, as Jesus is wrapping up His time with them He says:– John 20:22

• “…He breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”

• Jesus journey on earth was complete – for now.– He will come again! (Matthew 24)

• Be Ready! “Therefore, be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.”

• (Pre) Promise: “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you (through the Holy Spirit)”– John 16:7 – “…if I go, I will send Him to you.”

• (Post) The Great Commission – Go and make disciples– Matthew 28:19-20 – “Go and make disciples of all the nations…”

• (Post) Go and Do; with My power in you!– Luke 24:45-49 – “I am sending forth the promise (Holy Spirit) of My

Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”

• 10 days later, during the day of Pentecost, the promised Holy Spirit arrives (Acts 2:1-4)

• People who didn’t speak the same language, could all understand one another!

• Peter speaks with a boldness never shown before

• “About 3,000 souls…” trusted in Jesus as Savior that day…and that was just the beginning!

• 2 Corinthians 5:17 – How new?– Relationship restored – His Life back IN

• Acts 2:4 – “And they were all FILLED with the Holy Spirit.”

• One and Done – Transformation complete! (Eph. 1:13-14)

• Plugged in 24/7

• Ephesians 5:18 – Be Filled– We obey: Seek first the Kingdom of God &

– HE unwraps & reveals more over time…in HISway, and HIS timing

• Pass it on!– You can’t hold on to this kind of power – it must pass

through…you’ll be fed along the way.

– It’s not about you…the Vine, branches & fruit

• Go and do; with His power in you!

– Ephesians 2:10 - …created in Christ for good works, that God prepared for us to do!

• John 13:34-35– “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have

loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

• THE Greatest Journey ever made, (and greatest story ever told) was the journey God took in becoming man for our salvation. – All great stories borrow from this one!!

• Jesus repaired the relationship and enable us to be filled with the Holy Spirit.

• Now – empowered by the Holy Spirit we are to DO –from HIS strength (plugged in) not ours (cordless).