Dr. McKellar’s Lesson for June 9, 2024

Pentecostal Fire

Acts 2:1-15

1. Survey the Situation (1)

• context: promise/ascension/selection of Matthias
• Jerusalem: according to the promise
• day of Pentecost arrived
• in one place: about 120 (Acts 1:15)

2. Observe the Unrepeatable Inauguration (2-3)

• sound…wind…filled (hearing)
• sight…tongues of fire…distributed (seeing)

3. Recognize the Verification (4-12)

• filled with the Holy Spirit
• tongues-“glossa”-languages in this context
• empowered by the Holy Spirit-supernatural enablement
• response of bewilderment and amazement
• roll-call with an “all the known world” emphasis
• Language/Babel connection and significance (Genesis 11)

4. Consider the Explanation (13-15)

• accusation of drunkenness and Peter’s 9:00 a.m. response
• Joel 2:28-32 fulfillment (Acts 2: 16-21)

5. So What?

• Because of the fulfilled promise of the Holy Spirit, the church is equipped supernaturally for the tasks of evangelism and edification.
• “You might as well try to see without eyes, hear without ears, or breathe without lungs, as to try to live the Christian life without the Holy Spirit.” (Moody)
• “…Take Thou my heart, cleanse every part. Holy Spirit, breathe on me…” (McKinney)