Acts 1:4-5

On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: "Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. 5 For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."

Acts 2:1-4

When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

Fire Fills

the empty

Psalm 107:9 "For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things."

Isaiah 44:3 "For I will pour water on the thirsty land..."

Matthew 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit..."

Matthew 5:6 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness..."

the ordinary

Acts 4:13 "They were unschooled, ordinary men..."

1 Corinthians 1:26-29 "Not many of you were wise by human standards..."

to empower witnesses

Acts 1:8 "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses..."

Acts 4:8 "Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them..."

Acts 4:31 "They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly."

Acts 7:55 "But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven..."

Acts 13:9 "Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit..."

Acts 13:52 "And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit."

to guide and grow disciples

John 14:26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.

Stephen - Acts 6:5 "They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit..."

Barnabas - Acts 11:24 "He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith."

Luke 4:1 "Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit . . ."

for the worship of God.

Ephesians 5:18-20

Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Fire fills, the empty and ordinary, to empower witnesses, to guide and grow disciples, and for the worship of God.