When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. —Acts 2:1-4
We want to be people filled by God’s Spirit, empowered by the Spirit, to serve in the Spirit as light and love wherever we go. —Dr. Mark Foster
Waiting for Power
After Jesus ascended to Heaven, 120 of his disciples
While they waited, they devoted themselves to
Time waiting is not time
The disciples also used that time to prayerfully select
During times of waiting, we can
Like a Rushing Wind (Acts 2:1)
On that day, all the believers in Jerusalem had
Without warning, the
The Hebrew and Greek words translated “spirit” can also mean breath or
The very presence of God began to
The crowd was “amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, ‘What does this
The Meaning of Pentecost
1. In Jesus’ physical absence, God is
God’s presence is unbounded by time and
The same Spirit who brough Jesus to life in Mary’s body is doing what the Spirit always does, opening a space in us for the glory of the Word of God to come alive. —Rowan Williams
The Holy Spirit helps, comforts, and
God is closer to us than our own
2. The Spirit creates a new community where
Pentecost began with the believers gathered
The Spirit
As Peter preaches to the crowd, he shares that God’s Spirit will be
In God’s church, no one is
The Spirit brings together people who would
3. The Spirit
Before Jesus’ death, Peter
With God’s power and forgiveness, Peter stood before
The Spirit empowers each of us with the gifts and calling to do the work of the
4. The Spirit is always
Opening to the Source
To hear the Spirit’s leading, we must practice paying
Attentiveness to the Holy Spirit requires
We need regular individual and
Action Steps
- Use
- Let your