1. www.rossvillechurch.com
781 Salem Road, Rossville, GA 307411June 8, 2011
The church age had a
dramatic beginning:
120 disciples of Jesus
Christ were filled with
the Holy Ghost.

2. Acts 2 1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully
come, they were all with one accord in one place.
2 And suddenly there came a sound from Heaven
as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the
house where they were sitting. 3 And there
appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire,
and it sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all
filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with
other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
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3. 5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews,
devout men, out of every nation under Heaven.
6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude
came together, and were confounded, because that
every man heard them speak in his own language.
7 And they were all amazed and marveled, saying
one to another, Behold, are not all these which
speak Galilaeans?
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4. 8 And how hear we every man in our own tongue,
wherein we were born? 9 Parthians, and Medes,
and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia,
and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and
Asia, 10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in
the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of
Rome, Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretes and Arabians,
we do hear them speak in our tongues the
wonderful works of God.
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They were each speaking in the language
God gave, and yet they were --
Understood by everyone.

5. 12 And they were all amazed, and were in doubt,
saying one to another, What meaneth this?
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This group knew that this miracle was of God,
but were perplexed as to its purpose.
Even sincere believers sometimes wonder and
may be confused as to what God is doing.

6. 13 Others mocking said, These men are full of new
wine.
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There are always the skeptics!
Because they don't believe,
they put down and make fun.

7. 14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up
his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea,
and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known
unto you, and hearken to my words: 15 For these are
not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the
third hour of the day.
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9:00 AM is a little early to be drunk.
It happens, but not typically.
Especially not 120 people.

8. How could Peter stand and speak so boldly, when
he had denied Jesus so shamefully before?
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Matthew 26 74 Then began he to curse and to
swear, saying, I know not the man. And imme-
diately the cock crew. 75 And Peter remembered
the Word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the
cock crow, thou shalt deny Me thrice. And he went
out, and wept bitterly.

9. When our sin truly breaks our heart, and we
sincerely repent and turn from it,
Asking God's forgiveness and cleansing,
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10. We can come boldly to the Throne of Grace, and
we can stand boldly to do the work of God.
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11. Don't let shame or guilt stop you off!
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When you find yourself wrong, be quick to
sincerely repent.
Ask God to forgive you in the Name of Jesus.
Turn from your own way, and walk with Him.

12. Be filled with the Holy Spirit.
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To be filled with the Spirit is to be
totally under His influence.
The Word and Spirit will
always totally agree.