Pentecost
Acts 2:1-41
There is a fundamental difference between the work of the Spirit upon people in power before Jesus and the Spirit living in Christians since Pentecost.
Acts 2:1-41
There is a fundamental difference between the work of the Spirit upon people in power before Jesus and the Spirit living in Christians since Pentecost.
Acts 2:1-21 – Luke’s account of Pentecost helps us to understand three fundamental aspects of the Holy Spirit’s ministry: giving life, adoption, bringing unity.
Acts 2:1-12 – Pentecost begins the reverse of Babel, a restored humanity, reconciled to one another for God’s glory in the Church. This is worked out in the depth of our relationships and authentic community.
John 16:4b-7 – The fact that Jesus going to heaven is better than him staying gives us the benchmark for our experience of the Spirit