The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-02
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
Coming Of The Holy Spirit In Power
By HIGHT e. MOORE
By HIGHT G.. MOORE
Sunday. July 5.

Read Acts 1:6-14; PLAT. Study
Acts 1863; 2:1-11, 32-38.
At Jerusalem 10 days after the
ascension of Jesus and on the day
of Pentecost, probably on Sunday
morning, May Is, 80 AID, the
Holy Spirit descended upon the
disciples, endowed them with the
gift of tongues, and capacitated
them for widening service. Fob
lowing Peters sermon there was
great ingathering, and the re-
vived church continued in the
faith and fellowship of the gospel.
PROMISE OF THE HOLY
SPIRIT (Acts y
The Ascension of Jesus Climax
ed his final promise of the pres
ence and power of the Holy Spirit.
Not unlikely Jesus appeared to
the apostles in the upper room
at Jerusalem or possibly at Cal
vary or Gethsemane. Here the
risen Lord in the last words of his
last appearance to the disciples
outlined their fundamental duties
from that moment to the end OF
the age, and from that spot to the
end of the earth. He commanded
them first to wait in Jerusalem
for the promised Comforter and
Helper. He warned them not to
confuse his spiritual kingdom with
the desired restoration of a glorl-
Gus earthly kingdom to the people
of Israel. Their main duty was to
be Christ's witnesses, not apolog-
lists for his cause nor antagonists
of his foes. The sphere of service
widened before their eyes: First,
in Jerusalem, the city of their
residence; next, in all Judea, the
district Immediately outlying;
then in Samaria, the neighboring
province with it's semi-foreign
population; and, farther still, un-
to the uttermost part of the earth
win it's admixure of all races and
peoples. Worldwide and agelong
is the program of Jesus. And
when he entrusted it to the twelve
and their successors, he assembled
into heaven.
PRESENCE OF THE HOLY
SPIRIT (Acts p
The Advent of the Holy Spirit
fulfilled the Lords promise of an
other Comforter. (D The Day
was the day of Pentecost, the fiji
tieth las it's name signifies) after
the passover, a week of weeks in
tervening between them. 1t cele-
brated the giving of the Law at
Sinai. According to our calendar
it was perhaps Sunday, May 49,
80 AID. (2) The persons were the
disciples who numbered about 12O
in Jerusalem, including the apoS-
ties and the mother of our Lord.
For the 10 days they had been
holding daily prayer meetings and
were patiently waiting for the
promise of the Spirit. When that
promise was fulfilled, "They were
all together in" one place" (3)
The place was doubtless the regu-
lar place of prayer, probably the
sacred upper room and its enVi-
rons-a spot which thus takes its
place with Calvary, Gethsemane,
and Olivet. (4) The Sound startl-
ed the disciples who were sitting
in their sanctuary, prayerful, re-
ceptive, and expectant. 1t was the
sound of the hurricane without
the sweep of the gale, for the at
mosphere may have been perfect
Nv calm at the moment. And 1t
was the sound, not the wind, that
filled the sanctuary. (5) The
Fire came after the noise of the
tempest, sight following sound.
The manifestation had the appear
ance of a sheet Of flame, which,
separating into tongue-like torch
es rested unconsuming upon each
of the disciples. Like the desert
bush at Horeb, these primitive
disciples were actually on fire
with God. CO. Now came the In
filling. Not only did they hear
the sound and see the flame, but
their whole being was interpene-
trated with the Spirit of he Most
High. He took complete posses
sion of them so that they thought
and talked and wrought under his
holy impulse. They were, as Paul
later said, temples of God, for the
Spirit of God was dwelling in
them. CD The Utterance. Under
the influence of the indwelling
Spirit they were divinely endowed
with the ability to tell the gospel
message that day in various