The Well McComb - Sermons

BOLD SERIES Message Title: The Holy Spirit is weird. Weird- related to or connected to the supernatural. When did the “weird” narrative begin? Acts 2:1-13 On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place. Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm and it filled the house where they were sitting. Then what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them. And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability. At that time there were devout Jews from every nation living in Jerusalem. When they heard the loud noise, everyone came running, and they were bewildered to hear their own languages being spoken by the believers. They were completely amazed. “How can this be?” they exclaimed. These people are all from Galilee, and yet we hear them speaking in our own native languages! Here we are~ Parthians, Medes, Elamites, people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Capadocia, Pontus, the province of Asia, Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, and the areas of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, Cretans and Arabs. And we all hear these people speaking in our own languages about the wonderful things God has done!” They stood there amazed and perplexed. “What can this mean?” they asked each other. But others in the crowd ridiculed them, saying they're just drunk, that's all!” Why is the weird narrative still a thing? Man craves controlGenesis 1:26 Then God said, Let Us make man in Our image according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, over the cattle, over all the Earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.Satan loves conquering. Luke 1:30-35 “Don't be afraid, Mary,” the angel told her, “for you have found favor with God! You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be verygreat and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him theThrone of his ancestor David. And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdomwill never end!” Mary asked the angel, “But how can this happen? I'm a virgin.” The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you…” Will you be weird so the HS is divinely supernatural? Salvation is what gets us to heaven but baptism in the HS is what gives you dominion on earth.