EMPOWERED: LIFE IN THE SPIRIT

Week 2 — Pentecost & Prayer

Acts 1:4-14 • Acts 2:1-4 • Matthew 5:6

Big Idea

The promise of the Spirit is received by people who hunger, wait, pray, and depend on Jesus.

The Journey

Wait → Receive → ______ → Witness

1. The Promise Required Waiting

"The first lesson of Spirit-empowered living is realizing we cannot __________ ourselves."

2. The Posture of Receiving

"Prayer did not produce the promise. Prayer positioned them to __________ it."

3. Jesus Kept His Promise

"They received what they could never __________."

Reflection

Where is Jesus inviting me to stop striving and begin depending on Him?

Answer Bank: Become, empower, receive, manufacture