Pastor Dale Benson

Acts 2: 1-21 (NLT)

50 days following the Passover (around the time of the crucifixion of Jesus), something miraculous happened again that forever changed the face of the earth. The Holy Spirit filled the followers of Jesus who believed in Him, and as a result, the world has never been the same.

They were all gathered together. They were waiting. There are assumptions they were praying.

The Holy Spirit is always present, but the Holy Spirit makes His presence visible where the commands of God are met with the obedience of His people.

- Am I living expecting the Holy Spirit to move in my life?

- Am I living in obedience to what God has told me to do?

It doesn’t matter:

- Your age.

- Your socioeconomic status.

- Your race.

- Your gender.

What happened on the day of Pentecost was a fulfillment of the Prophet Joel that God's Spirit would be poured on all flesh. Repent of your sins and be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

If you want to have the power to enter into the kingdom of God that is breaking into this world because Christ has made it possible through His death, resurrection, and sending of the Holy Spirit to fill the lives of those who repent and follow, and obey Him? Are you ready to enter into this power? If so, I am going to ask you to stand today and pray a simple prayer.

There was a prayer in the early church that simply went like this: Holy Spirit, Come.

Why does the Holy Spirit come? Why does the Holy Spirit fill us? Why did the Holy Spirit fill those who were in the upper room gathered together?

The languages give us a hint. Each person was hearing in their language.

This was not meant to be a religion that stayed confined to a temple, or a house made with hands. This was an encounter with the living God who wanted to fill our hearts, or minds, and our very lives so that we could encounter God wherever we go.

It was a recognition that the Spirit of God wanted to be with us at home. The Holy Spirit wanted to be with us at work. The Holy Spirit would be with us wherever we went. We only need to be aware and walk in the Spirit.

We have been singing a song lately that says, “Oh... He's in the Room!”

Quite often when we sing this song, whoever is leading will acknowledge that God is here with us, in this very room, meeting with us. We will recognize His presence among us. Ironically, I woke up this past week in the middle of the night with this song in my heart and in my head. As I was singing it in bed, and in my head, the Lord began to point out some things with the lyrics.

The Holy Spirit came to live inside each of you to ensure Christ's presence will go with you to work. To ensure that Christ's presence will go with you to school. To ensure that the very presence of God will live and breathe in you so that wherever you go, you can acknowledge that He is in the room! He is there. He is with you.

He is in you. He is simply waiting for you to acknowledge it.

- You need the Fruit of the Spirit...they are yours.

- You need the gifts of the Spirit...they are already ours.

- You need the power to stand strong in your faith...it is already yours.

- You need the peace that passes all understanding…it is yours!

We pray for the Holy Spirit to come so that the Holy Spirit will go with us wherever we go.

The purpose of this series has not been to teach us more about the Holy Spirit. The purpose of this series has been to help us desire to live in the Spirit. To let the Holy Spirit fill our hearts and lives.

So that when you leave this place you will still be singing all week long: “Oh... He's in the room!”