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Article: The day of Pentecost June 8, 2003. (Preaching Helps).
- Article from:
- Currents in Theology and Mission
- Article date:
- February 1, 2003
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Acts 2:1-21 or Ezekiel 37:1-14
Psalm 104:25-35,37 (24-34, 35b NRSV)
Romans 8:22-27 or Acts 2:1-21
John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15
When Jesus ascended to the right hand of God the Father, he completed the course he began when he took on human flesh. The circuit is now complete. And when the circuit is complete, power is unleashed.
The reading from Acts tells the story of the first Pentecost. The Holy Spirit came upon the disciples with the power of a violent wind and of fire. The Spirit empowered them to speak in other languages. The division among people that began at the tower of Babel is now reversed by the power of the Holy Spirit. ...