Relationship and Love in the Holy SpiritPentecost | Acts 2:1-21, John 7:37-39 One of the favorite things churches do on Pentecost is read the Acts passage in multiple languages. Sometimes even at the same time! The confusion and cacophony can create the most entertaining and …
Acts 2:1-21
A Word: Befriending the Spirit
Jesus’s teaching on (in)dependencePentecost | Acts 2:1-21, John 14:8-17 (25-27) We return again to the Last Supper as told in John, a sequence often referred to as Jesus’s farewell discourse. A conversation in which Jesus offers his final teachings, yes, but more assurance and comfort. And as …
A Word: More than a Show
Pentecost and the revolutionary presencePentecost | Acts 2:1-21 and John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 The Holy Spirit sure knows how to make an entrance, doesn’t she? We’ve got: It is a grand spectacle and an incredible performance. She alerts everyone to the moment, draws their attention, and …
