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September 18 - Acts 2 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello friends, it is Sean here. It is Monday the 18th of
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  September and I am so glad that you and I get to read the Bible
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  together. This week we are diving head
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  first into the New Testament, listening to Luke convince his
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  friend that Jesus has in fact died and risen and is Lord.
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  We are reading through the book of Acts and we are up to the
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  second chapter. This is the chapter where it all
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  happens. This is the chapter where we
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  meet the third part of the Trinity.
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  The Holy Spirit is introduced to us beautifully.
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  Yes, this is where you say, Sean.
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  The Holy Spirit has always been there.
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  It's been there from the beginning of Genesis, hovering
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  over the water. Yeah, yeah, I know that.
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  But today we get a nice introduction and we see the Holy
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  Spirit come to Jesus followers to say that yes, Jesus is God
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  and this is God continuing to be present in the lives of his
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  followers. So why don't you join me, You
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  and me? Let's go all the way back 2000
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  years to that little upstairs room where something amazing is
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  about to happen. Join me, friends.
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  Let's read together. Acts Chapter 2
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  On the day of Pentecost, all the believers were meeting together
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  at one place. Suddenly there was a sound from
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  heaven, like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled
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  the house where they were sitting.
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  Then what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and
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  settled on each of them, and everyone present was filled with
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  the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages as
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  the Holy Spirit gave them this ability.
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  At that time there were devout Jews from every nation living in
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  Jerusalem. When they heard the loud noise,
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  everyone came running, and they were bewildered to hear their
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  own languages being spoken by the believers.
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  They were completely amazed. How can this be?
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  They exclaimed. These people are all from
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  Galilee, yet we hear them speaking in our own native
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  languages. Here we are, Parthians, Meads,
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  Elamites, people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia,
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  Pontius, the province of Asia, Frigia, Pamphilia, Egypt, and
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  the areas of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both
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  Jews and converts to Judaism, Crescents and Arabs.
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  And we all hear these people speaking in our own languages
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  about the wonderful things God has done.
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  They stood there amazed and perplexed.
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  What can this mean? They asked each other, but
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  others in the crowd ridiculed them, saying they're just drunk,
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  That's all. Then Peter stepped forward with
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  the 11 other apostles and shouted to the crowd.
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  Listen carefully, all of you fellow Jews and residents of
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  Jerusalem. Make no mistake about this.
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  These people are not drunk, as some of you are Assuming 9:00 in
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  the morning is much too early for that.
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  No, what you see was predicted long ago by the prophet Joel.
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  In the last days, God says, I will pour out my spirit upon all
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  people. Your sons and daughters will
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  prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men
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  will dream dreams. In those days I will pour out My
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  spirit even on My servants, men and women alike, and they will
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  prophesy. I will cause wonders in the
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  heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and
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  clouds of smoke. The sun will become dark and the
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  moon will turn blood red before that great and glorious day of
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  the Lord arrives. But everyone who calls on the
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  name of the Lord will be saved. People of Israel, listen.
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  God publicly endorsed Jesus the Nazarene by doing powerful
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  miracles, wonders, and signs through him, as you well know.
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  But God knew what would happen, and this prearranged plan was
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  carried out when Jesus was betrayed with the help of
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  lawless Gentiles. You nailed him to a cross and
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  killed him. But God released him from the
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  horrors of death and raised him back to life, for death could
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  not keep him in its grip. King David said this about him.
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  I see that the Lord is always with me.
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  I will not be shaken, for He is right beside me.
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  No wonder my heart is glad and my tongue shouts his praises.
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  My body rests in hope, for you will not leave my soul among the
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  dead, or allow your holy 1 to rot in the grave.
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  You have shown me the way of life, and you will fill me with
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  the joy of your presence. Dear brothers, think about this.
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  You can be sure that the patriarch David wasn't referring
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  to himself, for he died and was buried, and his tomb is still
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  here among us. But he was a prophet, and he
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  knew God had promised with an oath that one of David's own
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  descendants would sit on his throne.
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  David was looking into the future and Speaking of the
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  Messiah's resurrection, he was saying that God would not leave
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  him among the dead or allow his body to rot in the grave.
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  God raised Jesus from the dead, and we are all witnesses of this
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  now. He is exalted to the place of
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  highest honor in heaven at God's right hand.
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  And the Father, as he had promised, gave him the Holy
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  Spirit to pour out upon us, just as you see and hear today.
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  For David himself never ascended into heaven.
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  Yet he said, the Lord said to my Lord, Sit at the place of honour
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  at my right hand, until I humble your enemies, making them a
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  footstool under your feet. So let every one in Israel know
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  for certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified
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  into both Lord and Messiah. Peter's words pierced their
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  hearts, and they said to him and to the other apostles, Brothers,
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  what should we do? Peter replied, Each of you must
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  repent of your sins and turn to God and be baptized in the name
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  of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.
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  Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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  This promise is to you, to your children, and to those far away,
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  all who have been called by the Lord our God.
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  Then Peter continued preaching for a long time, strongly urging
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  all his listeners, Save yourselves from this crooked
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  generation. Those who believed what Peter
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  said were baptized and added to the church that day about 3000.
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  In all, all the believers devoted themselves to the
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  apostles, teaching and to fellowship and to sharing in
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  meals, including the Lord's Supper, and to prayer a deep
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  sense of awe. I came over them all, and the
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  apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders,
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  And all the believers met together in one place and shared
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  everything they had. They sold their property and
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  possessions, and shared the money with those in need.
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  They worshiped together at the temple each day, met in homes
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  for the Lord's Supper, and shared their meals with great
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  joy and generosity, all the while praising God and enjoying
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  the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to
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  their fellowship those who were being saved.
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  Jesus, here you are, bringing your spirit and blessing your
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  followers, planting your church in our world.
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  Thank you for your mission to save us.
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  Yes, in your life and your death.
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  But here, in your resurrection and the beginning of your
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  church, thank you. That here we are, thousands of
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  years later, on the other side of the globe, getting to be a
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  part of this same church that you planted so that we could
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  continue your work, sharing your spirit, your love, proclaiming
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  your Kingdom so that more and more can know of your saving
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  grace. We love you, and we are so
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  grateful for everything that you've done for us.
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  We just praise you, our living, loving God, and it's in Your
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  name that we pray Jesus. Amen.