Simplify: The Secrets of the Church of Acts Part II

2 until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen,

Here in Acts 1:2 we find an interesting statement. “Through the Holy Spirit”. What makes this interesting is to whom this is referring to. Jesus, through the Holy Spirit, taught his commandments to his apostles. If Jesus relied on the Holy Spirit, then who do we think we are when we live in our flesh. I was going to move on and go further in Acts today, but I think the Holy Spirit said not so fast. The next part of Acts is where Jesus promised the Holy Spirit to the new church and sent them to Jerusalem to wait on him. My point yesterday was “Experience”. Why did Jesus send them to Jerusalem, to have an “experience” with the Holy Spirit! I did a whole teaching on the Holy Spirit last year. But I sense what the Holy Spirit wants to tell you this morning, that if you want to Experience God, look no further than to the Holy Spirit who lives on the inside of you. He is saying, if Jesus relied on me, don’t you think you should too. Jesus didn’t teach out of knowledge, his wisdom, or experience he taught what the Holy Spirit directed Him to teach. When Jesus answered the Pharisees who were so smart and self-reliant they left God out of the equation, He answered them by the words of the Holy Spirit.

It is time we start living through the Holy Spirit! The Series is Simplify right. I stressed yesterday that the church of Acts did not have buildings, denominational organizations, the internet, or any other of the modern advantages we have, but they did have a life directed by the Holy Spirit! Simplify by depending on the Holy Spirt instead of the many things us Americans like to rely on. In the process we might just “Experience” life more abundantly!