Filled to Overflowing
Selected Scriptures
“And being assembled together with
them, He commanded them not to
depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the
Promise of the Father, “which,” He said,
“you have heard from Me; for John truly
baptized with water, but you shall be
baptized with the Holy Spirit not many
days from now.”
Acts 1:4-5
“John answered them, saying, “I baptize
with water, but there stands One among
you whom you do not know… I did not
know Him, but He who sent me to baptize
with water said to me, ‘Upon whom you
see the Spirit descending, and remaining
on Him, this is He who baptizes with the
Holy Spirit.’”
John 1:26, 33
“And of His fullness we have all received,
and grace for grace.”
John 1:16
“And of His fullness we have all received,
and grace for grace.”
John 1:16
“…I indeed baptize you with water; but
One mightier than I is coming, whose
sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He
will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and
fire.”
Luke 3:16
I. Examining the Day of Pentecost
I. Examining the Day of Pentecost
“When the Day of Pentecost had fully
come, they were all with one accord in
one place. And suddenly there came a
sound from heaven, as of a rushing
mighty wind, and it filled the whole
house where they were sitting. Then
there appeared to them divided
tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon.”
I. Examining the Day of Pentecost
“each of them. And they were all filled
with the Holy Spirit and began to speak
with other tongues, as the Spirit gave
them utterance.”
Acts 2:1-4
I. Examining the Day of Pentecost
1. The disciples’ experience…
filled with the Spirit
I. Examining the Day of Pentecost
1. The disciples’ experience…
filled with the Spirit
“…we hear them speaking in our own
tongues the wonderful works of God.”
Acts 2:11
I. Examining the Day of Pentecost
2. Peter’s explanation…
fulfillment of prophecy
I. Examining the Day of Pentecost
“But this is what was spoken by the
prophet Joel: ‘And it shall come to pass
in the last days, says God, That I will pour
out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and
your daughters shall prophesy, Your
young men shall see visions, Your old
men shall dream dreams.”
Acts 2:16-17
I. Examining the Day of Pentecost
“This Jesus God has raised up, of which
we are all witnesses. Therefore being
exalted to the right hand of God, and
having received from the Father the
promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out
this which you now see and hear.”
Acts 2:32-33
I. Examining the Day of Pentecost
3. The essence of baptism with the Spirit…
fullness of power
I. Examining the Day of Pentecost
3. The essence of baptism with the Spirit…
fullness of power
“For by one Spirit we were all baptized
into one body – whether Jews or Greeks,
whether slaves or free – and have all
been made to drink into one Spirit.”
1 Corinthians 12:13
II. Experiencing God’s Power for
Ministry
II. Experiencing God’s Power for
Ministry
1. Jesus’ focus on power
II. Experiencing God’s Power for
Ministry
1. Jesus’ focus on power
“Behold, I send the Promise of My Father
upon you; but tarry in the city of
Jerusalem until you are endued with
power from on high.”
Luke 24:49
II. Experiencing God’s Power for
Ministry
2. Pictured as power for witness
II. Experiencing God’s Power for
Ministry
2. Pictured as power for witness
“It is not for you to know times or seasons
which the Father has put in His own
authority. But you shall receive power
when the Holy Spirit has come upon you;
and you shall be witnesses to Me...”
Acts 1:7-8a
II. Experiencing God’s Power for
Ministry
2. Pictured as power for witness
“And when He had said this, He
breathed on them, and said to them,
‘Receive the Holy Spirit.’”
John 20:22
II. Experiencing God’s Power for
Ministry
3. Explaining the promise of Joel
II. Experiencing God’s Power for
Ministry
But this is what was spoken by the
prophet Joel: ‘And it shall come to pass
in the last days, says God, That I will pour
out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and
your daughters shall prophesy, Your
young men shall see visions, Your old
men shall dream dreams.”
Acts 2:16-17
II. Experiencing God’s Power for
Ministry
4. Described as filling with the Holy Spirit
II. Experiencing God’s Power for
Ministry
4. Described as filling with the Holy Spirit
“And they were all filled with the Holy
Spirit…”
Acts 2:4
II. Experiencing God’s Power for
Ministry
4. Described as filling with the Holy Spirit
“Now when they saw the boldness of
Peter and John, and perceived that they
were uneducated and untrained men,
they marveled. And they realized that
they had been with Jesus.”
Acts 4:13
II. Experiencing God’s Power for
Ministry
4. Described as filling with the Holy Spirit
“And when they had prayed, the place
where they were assembled together
was shaken; and they were all filled with
the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word
of God with boldness.”
Acts 4:31
II. Experiencing God’s Power for
Ministry
4. Described as filling with the Holy Spirit
“And Stephen, full of faith and power,
did great wonders and signs among the
people…And they were not able to resist
the wisdom and the Spirit by which he
spoke.”
Acts 6:8,10
II. Experiencing God’s Power for
Ministry
4. Described as filling with the Holy Spirit
“But Saul increased all the more in
strength, and confounded the Jews who
dwelt in Damascus, proving that this
Jesus is the Christ.”
Acts 9:22
II. Experiencing God’s Power for
Ministry
4. Described as filling with the Holy Spirit
“For he was a good man, full of the Holy
Spirit and of faith. And a great many
people were added to the Lord.”
Acts 11:24
II. Experiencing God’s Power for
Ministry
4. Described as filling with the Holy Spirit
“Then Saul, who also is called Paul, filled
with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him
and said ‘O full of all deceit and all
fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of
all righteousness, will you not cease
perverting the straight ways of the Lord?”
II. Experiencing God’s Power for
Ministry
4. Described as filling with the Holy Spirit
“And now, indeed, the hand of the Lord
is upon you, and you shall be blind, not
seeing the sun for a time.’”
Acts 13:9-11
II. Experiencing God’s Power for
Ministry
4. Described as filling with the Holy Spirit
 Being filled with the Spirit
II. Experiencing God’s Power for
Ministry
4. Described as filling with the Holy Spirit
 Being filled with the Spirit
 Fulfilling the promise of Joel
II. Experiencing God’s Power for
Ministry
4. Described as filling with the Holy Spirit
 Being filled with the Spirit
 Fulfilling the promise of Joel
 Receiving power for witness
II. Experiencing God’s Power for
Ministry
4. Described as filling with the Holy Spirit
 Being filled with the Spirit
 Fulfilling the promise of Joel
 Receiving power for witness
 Being clothed with power from on
high