INTRODUCTION: Ever have someone help you out of a bad situation? (Dale & bus)
Context: Pentecost…celebrating harvest when first fruits of grain harvest were presented as offerings to God
Vs. 17-18 from Joel 2:28-29 Peter ties speaking in other tongues to prophecy in Joel (~835-805 B.C. during rein of Joash)
Last days (17) … era of the church from Pentecost to return of Christ (common belief among theologians & Christians)
John 16:8, NLT: And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment
Romans 8:26, NLT: And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness.