Pentecost. Part-One.

Holy Spirit given to all Believers.

Prior to this event the Holy Spirit was only given to certain believers so that they would be enabled to do the will of God. Now all believers from this point on would receive the Holy Spirit, because they had to be empowered to serve.

Many Christians today make the slight mistake of asking Jesus for more of the Holy Spirit and for the gifts, that they already possess and refuse to use.

Everyone outside the born-again/converted experience cannot receive this power, it is only for us.

Acts 1:8, 2:33, 1 Thessalonians 1:6, Hebrews 3:7.

Oppression. Part-One.

We have the Power!

If you are a born-again or converted believer, you will have the Power of the Holy Spirit inside you. The world cannot have this power that god has given to us, this power is a passion that burns within us to keep doing the right things, to be honest and fare to all.

This power helps us to forgive those who give us a hard time, persecute and think they can oppress us? This Spirit of God is our friend, when we have failed and are weak, he comes to us and points the way back to Jesus again.

Romans 5:1-6, Psalm 22:4-5.

Jesus Return. Part-Two.

Clouds of Glory.

Many of us have heard this through media, films and books, without ever knowing the bible or having any contact with Christians?

But this is an abiding truth that Jesus will return first to gather His followers in the sky and then with His army of Angels to defend Israel His chosen people.

Every eye will see Jesus in the end and there are many events in relation to His return written in the book of Revelation.

Daniel 7:13-14. Matthew 13:26, 23:39, 26:64, Luke 13:36, 22:68.

Jesus Retrun. Part-One.

Jesus said, 'You will see Me!

This is not an exclusive event, the return of Jesus. Everyone will see Him, when he comes back on the clouds of glory.

Jesus told the men who sent Him to the stake/tree/cross that you will see Me again.

Where will you be on that day?

Will you be coming up into the sky to meet Him, or will you be hiding under the rocks wanting to die?

Mark 14:62, Acts 1:9-11, Revelation 4:9.

Resurrection.

Jesus said...

'He would rise from the grave on the third day' and he did, thus death or the sting of death has been overcome for us who believe in Him.

Matthew 17:23,  Mark 10:34,  Luke 18:33,  Acts 10:40,  1 Corinthians 15:4.

Over five-hundred people saw the risen Lord during His forty days on Earth, before He made His Acension to Heaven.

Acts 1:3.

Many people think that is the end of the story, but it is only the beginning of a bigger story by far.

Matthew 24:18, Luke 17:31, James 5:7-8.

'Thirsty.' Part-One.

Ho! ev'ry one...

that is weary and sad:

These are the opening lines to an old Redemptional song and they are fitting for this message today.

Have you ever been thirsty and hungry and have been supplied with provision from an unsuspected source?

The bible is a book that tells us about ordinary people rich and poor struggling through life and how God helps them. 

Jesus warned 'Good living people to take responsibility for the poor, weak, those in prison, sick and ill. When He said to them, For I was hungry and you did not give me.'

The words of that first verse in the Sankey/Redemptional end with, 'Come to the fountain, there's a fulness in Jesus, All that you're longing for, come and be glad.

Judges 4:19,  Psalm 107:5, 33,  Proverbs 25:21, 25, Matthew 25:35, 42.

'I Am the Light. Part-Four.

Walking daily in His light!

We have now come to the end of our look at what Easter is all about and now we are looking at our conditions, where do we stand in light of all that we say we know?

If we claim that we belong to Him-Jesus, are we still walking in His light of revelation or are we going on in our own strength?

Have we made a commitment to Him or do we think we either have no sin or too many that our 'Good works might get us on some sort of points system?

I John 1:5-10.