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Introduction 1 When the day of Pentecost had arrived, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like that of a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were staying. 3 And tongues, like flames of fire that were divided, appeared to them and rested…

A little context for you. The book of Philemon is a short letter written by St. Paul in the early 60’s. Paul writes to a wealthy Christian man and church leader named Philemon living in Colassae who’s slave named Onesimus ran away and befriended Paul. The book of Philemon is perhaps one of the most clear…

The last few days have captured my attention as the world responded to the death of Queen Elizabeth. One particular video caught me off guard as the new King Charles III processed through some random city in the UK and a sole heckler yelled derisions. Almost immediately, the crowd drowned out this man’s…

“Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb in the midst of the throne…

What is Pentecost? What do you think of? 22 “You shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks, that is, the first fruits of the wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the turn of the year. The feast of weeks or harvest (in gathering) 9 “You shall count seven weeks for yourself; you shall begin to count…

Today we resolve conflicts in the bible. How do we work through the challenge of Christ with the challenge of life? This passage presents the concern at hand. Jesus is doing an ordinary thing - walking to Jerusalem and this seems to forfeit the extraordinary thing of Conversions and miracles. But the…

"Happy Birthday Christian Church". Based on Acts 2:14-21. Pentecost is the birthday of the Christian Church since this is the celebration of the Holy Spirit coming to be with us, just as Jesus promised. Peter began the celebration with preaching which is where we get our example of preaching in church.

Introduction I hope we’re all scandalized by the words in v. 2 in our gospel lesson. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” We tend to think of the Pharisees and scribes as the bad guys until we take a deep look and realize that we, or at least…

Today we’re talking about the religion of man and the saving gospel of Christ. We may not realize it but we have all built religion and ritual into our world. We have to. It is how we operate without being overcome by the incredible multitude of decisions that we must face every day. For Christians,…

The Christian story - the human story- begins with relatively simple instructions. And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves…

Receiving What God has for me. We need to Remember as christians God has so much for us 4 And, being assembled together with them , commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he , ye have heard of me. 5 For John truly baptized with…

The Holy Spirit comes during Pentecost Pentecost – Shavuot (The Feast of Weeks: end of seven weeks between Passover and Pentecost; celebrates the abundant harvest of wheat); 50 days = Pentecost. Jesus had ascended after spending 40 days with his disciples after his Resurrection. The disciples were told…

What a great day! A great day for you who are being confirmed—a day for which you have studied, waited, and prayed. A great day for you parents and family members—a day you have looked forward to for years. A great day for the pastor—a day anticipated and planned for through hours of instruction. A great…

Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The central concept for today’s message is time — kairos. As one examines time in today text as well as in other portions of Scripture, one quickly realizes that time is a gift. As with all other gifts, God calls…

Introduction: I once went to the store because I’d seen an advertisement in the paper that said it was selling exactly what I wanted. When I got to the store, however, I couldn’t find what I was looking for, so I asked one of the clerks. To my surprise, he told me, “We don’t have any. We never had any.”…

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Experiencing Pentecost will Require you to Wait In the first…

There is far more to Pentecost than meets the eye--or the ear. As we remember, one of the "presents" the Lord gave to the church on her birthday was the Holy Spirit poured out on the Lord's disciples. "They spoke in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance." A birthday celebration--but vastly more important is what God has to say to the church of Jesus regarding spiritual warfare. Exactly how does a "birthday party" and spiritual warfare play themselves out? Come with the Grace United crew as we discover the Lord's marching orders for his church in waging true spiritual warfare.

The ancient Greeks developed theater in remarkable ways that have influenced Western civilization up to the present. One of the genres they are credited with creating is called “tragedy.” The three authors—Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles— lived four hundred years before Christ, yet they influenced…

Today is Pentecost Sunday. It the day we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit to the Early Church to STAY. Some churches recognize it as being part of the Christian Calendar with no relevance for today. I was raised in a good church, but it was a church that didn’t really celebrate Pentecost. We don’t…

The Southern California Newspaper — The Orange County Register — reported in their May 22, 1998 edition about a tragic event that happened in Laguna Niguel and in San Juan Capistrano; two very beautiful, and expensive communities. Whether caused by the infamous El Niño weather or by earthmoving equipment…

22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 1 When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were…

One day, long ago, Jesus stood in the temple courtyard and shouted aloud: “Whoever is thirsty must come to me and drink!” Sisters and brothers, (Drink from glass.) when was the last time you were thirsty? (Drink.) I mean, really thirsty? (Drink.) Thirsty down to your soul? (Drink.) What about the kind…

“Just you wait till your father gets home!” was uttered by my mother from time to time. And I tell you what, when it was close for Dad to get home, I was always on my best behavior, in my room, working on homework, or something that I knew would please Dad. And sure enough, when Dad came home he and…

(Share Personal Testimony) The Moody Bible Commentary a. The Coming of the Spirit (2:1–4) Pentecost means “fiftieth” because the Feast was on the 50th day after the Feast of First Fruits ( Lv 23:16 ). It was originally one of three harvest festivals, but in early (intertestamental) Judaism it was commemorated…