Vance Havner once said…
“We’re not going to move this world by criticism of it, nor by conformity to it, but by the combustion within it of lives ignited by the Spirit of God.”

John 16:14

“He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.”

I. Waiting for the Spirit (2:1)
    A. The big 5-0!
      1. Pentecost means “fiftieth”
          1) Passover pictures His death as the Lamb of God.
         2) The Feast of Firstfruits pictures His resurrection.
         3) Pentecost pictures the creation of the church.
     2. At Pentecost Jewish believers were baptized.
     3. Pentecost was a once-for-all event

I. Waiting for the Spirit (2:1)

   B. Spirit’s arrival (vv. 2–3)
      1. The Holy Spirit’s previous ministry on earth
         a. The Holy Spirit worked in Creation (Gen. 1:1–2)
     2. The Holy Spirit’s ministry of change

John 14:16–17

“I will pray [to] the Father, and He will give you another Helper, [who will] abide with you forever—the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.”

I. Waiting for the Spirit (2:1)

   B. Spirit’s arrival (vv. 2–3)
      1. The Holy Spirit’s previous ministry on earth
         a. The Holy Spirit worked in Creation (Gen. 1:1–2)
     2. The Holy Spirit’s ministry of change
     3. The Holy Spirit is right on time

John 7:37–38

“If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me... He who believes in Me, as the Scripture says, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”

John 7:39

“But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, [believers] would receive the Holy Spirit [who had] not yet come, [for] Jesus was not yet glorified.”

II. Worshiping the Lord (2:4)
    A. Being Spirit filled
      1. The Spirit baptized initially
     2. These are differing experiences

1 Cor. 2:12–13

“Now we have received the Spirit who is from God, [to] know the things that have been given to us by God.
These things we speak, not [by] man’s wisdom but [by] the Holy Spirit’ [teaching] comparing spiritual things with spiritual.”

III. The Spirit’s Work (2:5-13)
    A. God’s impartiality (1:5)
       1. Every nation was represented!

Acts 10:34–35

“Peter opened his mouth and said: “In truth I [see] that God shows no partiality. But in every nation [who] fears Him–is accepted by Him.”

III. The Spirit’s Work (2:5-13)
    A. God’s impartiality (1:5)
       1. Every nation was represented!
      2. A two-fold baptism

1 Cor. 12:12–14

“As [our] body is one [it] has many [parts], but [is] one body, so also Christ. 
For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews, Greeks, whether slaves or free—all drink into one Spirit. 
For in fact the body is not one [part] but many.”

III. The Spirit’s Work (2:5-13)
    A. God’s impartiality (1:5)
       1. Every nation was represented!
      2. A two-fold baptism
      3. This happened at Pentecost!

III. The Spirit’s Work (2:5-13)
    B. God’s gift of Tongues (vv. 6–13)
       1. Believers were praising God! (vv. 6–8)
      2. What was God motive?
      3. Good news to the world (vv. 9–12)

Acts 1:8

“Unto the uttermost part of the earth."

Pro. 20:1

“Wine is a mocker.”