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It Is Written 
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Day 39

"And the Lord added to the church..."

Text: Acts 2:47

A HISTORIC OCCASION

The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ began in a spectacular way. The glory of the Lord was clearly seen. The Book of Acts described how the Church began.

1. The founding members of the Church was only 120 disciples (Acts 1:15).

2. The members, led by the Apostles waited in prayer for the coming of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8, 14).

3. Then the promise of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit descended on the Church at Jerusalem.

A POWERFUL DESCRIPTION

“And suddenly there came a sound from heaven,
as of a rushing mighty wind,
and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
Then there appeared to them divided tongues,
as of fire, and one sat upon each of them.
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit
and began to speak with other tongues,
as the Spirit gave them utterance.”
Acts 2:2-4

1. Two emblems of the Spirit of God were noted

a) Wind
b) Fire

2. Filled with the Holy Spirit

a) All the church members were filled with the Holy Spirit.
i) Apostles
ii) Disciples
b) A special gift:-
i) The word “tongue” may be translated “language”.
ii) The members were given a miraculous gift.
iii) They were able to speak in languages that they had not learned before.

THE WORD OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST FULFILLED

The Lord Jesus had given two precious promises to His disciples.

1. He would build the Church (Matthew 16:18).

2. He would give them the Holy Spirit (John 14:16-17; Acts 1:8).

The Church had begun on a powerful note. The Lord added to the Church three thousand new members on that historic occasion (Acts 2:41).