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Acts 2:1-17
Sunday, October 5, 2008

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International Sunday School Lesson
Sunday October 5, 2008
Acts 2:1-17

“All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability” (Acts 2:4—NRSV).

“And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance”  (Acts 2:4—KJV).

Jesus began His ministry by first calling twelve disciples to follow Him and become leaders in His kingdom. Following His death and resurrection, by the Day of Pentecost, His followers numbered at least one hundred twenty persons (Acts 1:15). On the Day of Pentecost, after the Holy Spirit filled all those who believed, three thousand people were added to the Church in one day (Acts 2:41). The work Jesus began has continued through millions of believers as they have obeyed Him and witnessed “in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8).

God does not compel people to believe in Him and the gospel of His Son; however, God does give people good and sufficient reasons for becoming believers. When the followers of Jesus began speaking in foreign languages on the Day of Pentecost so people from around the world could hear the gospel in their own language, some sneered and accused them of being “filled with new wine,” instead of being filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:13). Rather than forcing someone to receive the Holy Spirit and believe, God inspired Peter to reason with those who mocked the believers.

First, Peter appealed to their ability to reason, saying with common sense, “it is only nine o’clock in the morning;” therefore, no one is drunk (Acts 2:15). Second, Peter appealed to their knowledge of the Bible, and quoted the prophet Joel, “In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy” (Acts 2:17).

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International Sunday School Lesson
Sunday October 5, 2008
Acts 2:1-17

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