The main message is that Acts 2 records the promised coming of the Holy Ghost and the beginning of the church’s Spirit-empowered witness. Pastor Lester Jenkins shows that Pentecost was not a random event, but a moment appointed by God in which Christ fulfilled His promise to send another Helper and empower His people to proclaim the wonderful works of God.

Acts 2 describes the disciples gathered together when a sound from heaven came as of a rushing mighty wind, cloven tongues like as of fire appeared, and they were filled with the Holy Ghost. Acts 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Pastor Jenkins connects Pentecost with Israel’s history and explains that the feast had been observed long before Acts 2. The sermon also shows how Jesus fulfilled and transformed the Jewish feasts: He is the Passover Lamb, He rose as the firstfruits of the resurrection, and He sent the Spirit at Pentecost after His resurrection and ascension.

The sermon teaches that the Holy Spirit, or Holy Ghost, is the third person of the Trinity. Pastor Jenkins emphasizes that He is not merely a power, though He does empower believers. He is a divine person who came as Christ promised and who enables the church to carry out God’s will, plan, and purpose.

Pastor Jenkins explains that cloven means divided or separated. In the sermon, the cloven tongues like as of fire are presented as a visible sign of God’s presence resting upon each believer in the room. Acts 2:3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

Yes. Pastor Jenkins teaches that the tongues in Acts 2 were understandable languages, not meaningless sounds. The people gathered in Jerusalem heard the disciples speak in their own native tongues. Acts 2:11 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

The sermon states that Pastor Jenkins and Pastor Gary Caudill are not cessationists, meaning they do not teach that the Holy Spirit is forbidden from giving legitimate spiritual gifts today. At the same time, Pastor Jenkins warns against pride, disorder, and seeking gifts in a way that distracts from Christ and the gospel.

Pastor Jenkins brings the message back to surrendering to Jesus Christ. The listener is called to confess sin, trust that Jesus took the sinner’s punishment, stop relying on personal merit, and come to the cross for forgiveness. The sermon presents the coming of the Spirit as a witness to the mighty works of God and an invitation to receive Christ.