Summary: Pentecost Sunday Luke writes what will happen in the last days as was prophesied by Joel.

1. The Bible describes the "last days" “The Last Days” Acts 2:17-21

• The Last Days are a period before Jesus' return, marked by increased

• 2 Timothy 3 2People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God-- 5having a form of godliness but denying its power.

• Timothy tells us in the Last days there will be Evil,

• In the last there will be suffering, and significant events. According to 2

• Matthew 24 tells us In the Last Days there will be wars, famines, earthquakes, and deception as signs of the end times. : "7Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

• . 9" you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death,

• 10many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other,

• 12Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of many will wax cold,

2. In the last day we will need Pentecost a Turning Point there life’s were horrible

• We will need a mighty Rushing wind a turning point

• The early church needed a advocate, a helper, a new hope a turning point

• Up to this moment they were the scum of the earth the garbage of humanity

• They were tortured, they faced beatings and floggings, they were chained, put in prisons, stoned, 36Some faced jeers and flogging, while still others were chained and put in prison. 37They were stoned; they were sawed in two; they were put to death by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted

3. In the Last Days there will be a pouring out of purpose and possibility.

• On the Day of Pentecost, as described in Acts 2, the Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus' disciples in Jerusalem.

• A mighty rushing wind filled the house where the disciples were gathered.

• Tongues of fire appeared and rested on each of them.

• They were filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in different languages. Crowd gathered, and were amazed

• Some thought, disciples were drunk, but Peter stood up this is the fulfillment of prophecy.

• Peter preached about Jesus' resurrection, urging people to repent and be baptized.

• About 3,000 people were converted that day, marking the beginning of the Christian Church.

4. In the Last Days there will be resolve tenacity drive

• This is us God says, “I will pour out my Spirit on all people.”

• Our Young men will see visions Moments of spiritual awakenings,

• Old men will have dreams revelations unveiling of things

5. Finally as a result of purpose, possibility, resolve, tenacity, and drive there will be turning points

• We will encounter breath like a mighty rushing wind 1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

• WE may think a our bones are dried up and all hope is gone but there is a turning point This is what the Sovereign LORD says: O my people, I am going to open your graves and bring you up from them; I will bring you back to the land of Israel. 13Then you, my people, will know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. 14I will put my Spirit in you and you will live

• Turing Points will happen 19 I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below,

blood and fire and billows of smoke.20 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood

before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord. So lets release the doves.