3. Rewind & Recap:
Where we’ve been so far
• Greatness of the Journey – Jesus
comes to earth for us…as one of us.
– Why?
• To restore the relationship that was broken in the
Garden of Eden.
• Trials of the Journey – Jesus Baptized &
Tempted
• Sacrifice of the Journey – The Cross

4. On the 3rd Day…

5. • Luke 24:1-12 – He has RISEN!
• Jesus had conquered sin and death!

6. • Appears to Mary Magdalene first (Matt. 28)
• To the disciples (not including Thomas) on the same
day (John 20-21)
• To Cleopas & another disciple on the Road to
Emmaus (Luke 24)
• To Simon (Peter) (Luke 24)
• To the disciples including Thomas a week later
(John 20-21) while dining
• To Simon Peter and others who were fishing on Lake
Tiberias (Jesus restores Peter) (John 20-21) – catch
153 fish at once.
• Over the next 40 days, Jesus appears all of these as
well as Saul/Paul, James, and another grouping of
about 500 people.

7. • During one of His last resurrected visits with the disciples, He
reminds them about His past Holy Spirit discussions:
– Mark 1:8 (John the Baptist)
• “I baptized you with water; but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
– John 14:16
• “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may
be with you forever…”
– John 14:26
• “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name,
He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I
said to you.”
– John 15:26
• “When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that
is the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify about
Me”
– John 16:7
• “…it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the
Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.”
• Finally, as Jesus is wrapping up His time with them He says:
– John 20:22
• “…He breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”

8. • Jesus journey on earth was complete – for now.
– He will come again! (Matthew 24)
• Be Ready! “Therefore, be on the alert, for you do not know which day your
Lord is coming.”
• (Pre) Promise: “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to
you (through the Holy Spirit)”
– John 16:7 – “…if I go, I will send Him to you.”
• (Post) The Great Commission – Go and make disciples
– Matthew 28:19-20 – “Go and make disciples of all the nations…”
• (Post) Go and Do; with My power in you!
– Luke 24:45-49 – “I am sending forth the promise (Holy Spirit) of My
Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with
power from on high.”

9. • 10 days later, during the day of Pentecost, the
promised Holy Spirit arrives (Acts 2:1-4)
• People who didn’t speak the same language, could
all understand one another!
• Peter speaks with a boldness never shown before
• “About 3,000 souls…” trusted in Jesus as Savior
that day…and that was just the beginning!

11. • 2 Corinthians 5:17 – How new?
– Relationship restored – His Life back IN
• Acts 2:4 – “And they were all FILLED with the Holy
Spirit.”
• One and Done – Transformation complete! (Eph. 1:13-14)
• Plugged in 24/7
• Ephesians 5:18 – Be Filled
– We obey: Seek first the Kingdom of God &
– HE unwraps & reveals more over time…in HIS
way, and HIS timing

12. • Pass it on!
– You can’t hold on to this kind of power – it must pass
through…you’ll be fed along the way.
– It’s not about you…the Vine, branches & fruit
• Go and do; with His power in you!
– Ephesians 2:10 - …created in Christ for good works, that God
prepared for us to do!
• John 13:34-35
– “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have
loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will
know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

14. • THE Greatest Journey ever made, (and greatest
story ever told) was the journey God took in
becoming man for our salvation.
– All great stories borrow from this one!!
• Jesus repaired the relationship and enable us to be
filled with the Holy Spirit.
• Now – empowered by the Holy Spirit we are to DO –
from HIS strength (plugged in) not ours (cordless).