What does First B Jackson teach about pentecost?
Drawn from the messages where it was actually addressed: the words said from the front, the passages taught, and where to hear the whole thing.
At First B Jackson, the teaching on Pentecost begins in the Old Testament. In the series through Acts, Pastor Josh traced the event back through Joel's prophecy and all the way to the Tower of Babel. The crowd gathered in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost heard Galileans speaking in their own native languages, and their confusion was the point: they were confused because they understood. Josh connected that reversal of language to Babel, calling Pentecost the moment God began undoing what judgment had scattered. The disciples were present and ready because they had done exactly what Jesus told them to do: they stayed together, they prayed, and they paid attention to God's word. That obedience before the Spirit came, Josh said, is itself the point.
In his Lent message working through the whole book of Joel, Pastor Josh showed that the outpouring of the Spirit promised in Joel 2 is the same reality Peter points to when he stands up on Pentecost and tells the crowd what they are watching. God's promise to pour out His Spirit on all mankind, sons and daughters, old men and young men, servants and free, was not a distant hope when Peter quoted it. It was happening in front of them. Josh also held together the hard and the hopeful in Joel: the devastation the locusts brought was the Lord's own instrument, which is not a reason to despair but a reason to take seriously who is sovereign over all calamity. The gathering Joel calls for, everyone from elders to nursing infants crying out together, mirrors what the disciples were already doing in Jerusalem before Pentecost arrived.
Peter's sermon on that day followed the same pattern Jesus had used on the road to Emmaus, showing from the Old Testament that all of it was pointing to Jesus. He quoted Psalm 16 and Psalm 110 to demonstrate that David had been speaking prophetically about a descendant whose body would not see decay and who would be seated at God's right hand. The words pierced the hearts of those listening, and Peter's answer to their question was repentance, baptism, and the gift of the Spirit. The casting of lots in Acts 1 to choose Matthias is the last time the church does that in the New Testament, and Josh suggested the reason is straightforward: chapter two comes next.
Taught from Acts 2:1-47 · Joel 2:28-32 · Psalm 16:8-11 · Psalm 110:1 · Acts 1:4
The passage taught · Acts 2:1-41
1 Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place.
2 Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
3 Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them.
4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.
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Messages that go deeper
- February 22, 2026 Yet Even Now: Return to Me Joel's three chapters move from locust devastation to Pentecost hope, with Pastor Joel calling his church to genuine repentance and trust in God's mercy.
- November 10, 2024 Confused Because They Understood The pastor walks through Acts 2, the birthday of the church, tracing Pentecost from rushing wind and tongues of fire to 3,000 baptisms and what it means for us today.
- May 19, 2013 Introducing Acts, Morning Praise The pastor opens Acts by showing how the early church prepared for the Holy Spirit: through obedience, fellowship, persistent prayer, and recognizing God-appointed leaders.