Alexandria Covenant Church
The Baptism of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost was a fulfillment of God’s promise to send the Holy Spirit to indwell each believer. He is the presence of God sent to believers to empower, teach, comfort, and guide us.
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God can do amazing things through ordinary people who are empowered by the Holy Spirit. In the book of Acts, the Holy Spirit was given to all believers and the church was born. The church is God's chosen instrument in the world for sharing the good news about Jesus Christ. The book of Acts is all about the unhindered movement of God throughout the world as the gospel of Jesus Christ is proclaimed through the church. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, the early church was an unstoppable movement that proclaimed the Kingdom of God and Jesus Christ as the only way to eternal life. Today, the church empowered by the Holy Spirit is called to continue God's redeeming work in the world by fulfilling God's mission of making Jesus known to the ends of the earth.
Acts of the Apostles 2:1-13 NLT
The Church is the people of God, indwelt and empowered by the Holy Spirit of God, who are gifted and equipped to live as the family of God, that are called to fulfill the mission of God by proclaiming the Kingdom of God and the good news about Jesus in the world through our words and actions, while being committed to living in obedience to the Word of God.
Christians experience God’s presence and power through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. (1-4)
Christians are empowered and equipped for God’s purposes by the Holy Spirit. (5-13)
Challenge: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost was a fulfillment of God’s promise to send the Holy Spirit to indwell each believer. He is the presence of God sent to believers to empower, teach, comfort, and guide us. Only when Christians truly rely on His power can we know what the Holy Spirit can do in our lives. And it is the Holy Spirit’s desire to help us to live the gospel and share the gospel to the glory of God.