The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-05
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"a NfENTS FOR JANUAlf : 81.
Subject: The Descent az tIit
Spirit, Acts 2:1-2I q
Text, John 14:16. 1gsi

Text, John 14:16, Etc.,
Verses 2-4 ExpositioM4 Al
I TIME. Sunday, May 2 d
a. M. PLACE.-An tippe
lid Jerusalem.
EXPOSITION T. The 81
Filed With the Holy Spiril
dbciples had been hidden |
part from Jerusalem, but ~
THE promise of the Fathe
kIsm with the Holy Spirit Il
-. They had faithfully oN6j
command. After the asc6n|
esus they had returned AT
Jerusalem (1s12) to wait G6s
and Gods blessing. The Is
days had been spent largelY /
er (1:14) Those were hot
days, More was aecomplishez
ultimate outcome than if fn
spent those days in preachinf
they continued steadfastly
er (1:14, r. VI the entire IS
not spent in prayer (ch8
Luke 24;53). There was i
unity in their PRAYER, it W4<
ore accord. Their minds i
urEited in one thing. tthe pro
tho Father the baptism NJ
Hfly Spirit (Lu. 11:13; Ac. 4
15-17) They did not regard
tive promise of Christ (1.5Y
lieving them from the neces
prayer, but as an incentive. To
foundation for prayer. The
were there as we'll as the mi
1s14l Ten days passed with
answer. The day of Penteco
day BIT first fruits" the ga|
n THE church (Lev. 2S:15-24
lasta Not till that day eol
plyI Spiritsbe given. Now TIL
Eos has come no one NEEDS u
ys for the baptism with III
! SPIRIT There. is no record of SO
ing since Penteeost fsee oh.
A15-17s 9:17-22: 1914: -
baptism with the Spirit is 9x|
liever's birthright through II
cif1eS risen and assembled Chr
33. 500. and the moment Che
tions are fulfilled this blessi1
be ours. If we have to wait.
fieuIty Is with us, and not wit
Tt isl because we have not r
rFonditions. The disciples Sea-
Hive been expecting the pror8i
vtry lay. they were together
pace OR. W.. 1t was at on. b
ii the morning ". 15). The
| q one accord (cf. 1918, 14;|
424 81; 5.12). This unity
4 ISIS had much to do with the
\ Of the gift. and the absence
H atty has much to do with the
II many churches TODAY to rec
Il ne blessing came Suddenly"
Il lst Get. CHI 1925. 26; Nal
4 Iike 2::13). There was not
rents warning. There was a
4 o hurricane. Emphasis
| ulon the fact that this sount
\ rom heaven. 1t is wind iron
d" we need. We have too muc
d another sort. On another O,
| tie Mace where they even ga
Agether was shaken (ch.
is sound allied all the house
ciples were "sitting, Z not kl
1 n ssS = ~ Ttifsy are 50 urJEu
H Ilted There was not only
II Nm heaven but fire as we
I ltt. Sill; Is. 4s4; Jer 1929
1 f. walls in the form Of tongu
n nv power was to manifest ifst
l I'd guel of fire granted to tht
H4 The tongues parted asund
i've or portioned themselves
teah bne of them Peter ,
male prominent in the story I'll
| lows, bhtsesch one OF them rec
toHue or fire. The tongues
resed upon the women as '
uud1 the men (cf. also VS.. l.
Ths blessing was not to the
as body. but to leach one of
as ndiyiduals. "They were al
Wit the Spirit. 2 This is fulf
ofGh. 1,;5. So the expressions
with the Spiritv and "baDtize
tn Spirit" are practically S
mus. The expression used
briggs ont the thought that tn
Split takes complete possess
thefaculties. The immediate
| wagthey began to sneak will
tongues" (cf. ch. 1916; 1850
j. The Multitude Amazed
| Ths noise OF the wind from
wa heard BY the multitudes v
III o. r.. W. They rushed tc
| toind out what it meant. The
tues always gather when the
cones upon Gods people. Tit
I pls began to speak to them
mhhty works of God. Eat
| herd them speaking in his op
/ guge The effects were startli
| various. They were 'confou
tanned. !" they ''marveled'
wee perplexed. Some tnOus
| DISCIPLES were drunk. Others
resea ID. the word" and wer
| tiset The conversions wer,
| mum GUS and very thorough
Il. 1913. 81, Al, AZ, "A, 45).
lae IA equally varied effects
to-daNwhen men and wome
| lilled sith the Holy Spirit and
as tR Spirit gives them utt
Thess Spirittflled men and
did nit talk much about them
but aott "she mighty works o
(v. 11 The mighty work
that he especially emphasize
His iaitng Jesus Christ fro
dead k(@ "a, S2). The Spirl
man S bite likely to be mucl
pied vY the resurrection of
(cf. cH5:15; AS, 10, 81, 33).
anmel Ia ributed the state of tn
pies ADMINISTRATION is not stran
| the sEBst Of both wine and
Spirik Il to stimulate, one Ill
l 11V III nfEer au4b prna turalIy