Encounters with the risen Lord
Penge Baptist Church
Pentecost Sunday
8th June 2014
The Messiah and the Holy Spirit
 “Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in
whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him and he will
bring justice to the nations. He will not shout or cry out,or
raise his voice in the streets. A bruised reed he will not
break, and a smouldering wick he will not snuff out. In
faithfulness he will bring forth justice; he will not falter or
be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his
law the islands will put their hope.” (Isaiah 42:1-4)
 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the
LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim
freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the
prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD'S favor (Isaiah
61:1-2)
 “And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all
people.Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old
men will dream dreams,your young men will see
visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I
will pour out my Spirit in those days. (Joel 2:28-29)
 “I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me
will come one who is more powerful than I, whose
sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptize you with
the Holy Spirit and with fire.” (Matthew 3:11)
Jesus’ promise of the Holy Spirit
 I will ask the Father, and he will give you another
Counselor to be with you forever— the Spirit of truth.
The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees
him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives
with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as
orphans; I will come to you. (John 14:16-18)
 It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go
away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I
will send him to you. (John 16:7)
 “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my
Father promised, which you have heard me speak
about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days
you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” (Acts 1:4-5)
Jesus and the coming of the Spirit
 “[David] was a prophet and knew that God had
promised him on oath that he would place one of his
descendants on his throne. Seeing what was ahead, he
spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not
abandoned to the grave, nor did his body see decay.
God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all
witnesses of the fact. Exalted to the right hand of God,
he has received from the Father the promised Holy
Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.”
(Acts 2:30-33)
Jesus and the work of the Spirit
 the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send
in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you
of everything I have said to you. (John 14:26)
 When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard
to sin and righteousness and judgment: in regard to sin,
because men do not believe in me; in regard to
righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you
can see me no longer; and in regard to judgment, because
the prince of this world now stands condemned. (John
16:9-11)
 He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and
making it known to you. (John 16:14)
 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on
you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all
Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8)
The Spirit of Jesus’ power
 the power of the Lord was present for him to heal the sick
(Luke 5:17)
 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good
gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in
heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” (Luke
11:13)
 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for
the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit
the message of wisdom, to another the message of
knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by
the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one
Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy,
to another distinguishing between spirits, to another
speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another
the interpretation of tongues. (1 Corinthians 12:7-10)
The Spirit of Jesus’ love
 God has poured out his love into our hearts by the
Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. (Romans 5:5)
 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and selfcontrol. Against such things there is no law. Those who
belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature
with its passions and desires. Since we live by the
Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. (Galatians
5:22-25)
 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all
mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that
can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
(1 Corinthians 13:2)
The hope and the promise
 At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and
enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in
malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But
when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he
saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but
because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of
rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured
out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so
that, having been justified by his grace, we might become
heirs having the hope of eternal life. (Titus 3:3-7)
 Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of
Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will
receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 2:38)