In worship today we celebrate the Day of Pentecost – 50 days after Easter and the commemoration of Moses receiving the law at Sinai after the Exodus. We are reminded that God opened the way to eternal life to all people and all nations by the gift given through the Holy Spirit. All are included […]
In worship we celebrated the Feast of Pentecost, often referred to as the birthday of the Church. Our collect reminded us that God’s Holy Spirit has come into our hearts to help us be a light for the world. We are also reminded to be ones who comfort those we meet because the Holy Spirit […]
On Pentecost Sunday we were told more than once that this is the day we remember the coming of the Holy Spirit on the believers after Jesus’ resurrection. We also remember the Holy Spirit provides us comfort and wholeness in the struggles of life. Our Psalmist this morning recounts the feelings the Israelites felt when […]
Our lessons focused on the coming of the Holy Spirit and the gifts of the Spirit. In Acts we heard the account of the first Pentecost and the disciples speaking in tongues so that everyone could hear the message of salvation. Paul’s letter to the Corinthians identified some of the gifts of the Spirit that […]
Interestingly, this Sunday seems a little harder than last to gather thoughts in worship. The reading from Acts told about the coming of the Holy Spirit and the baptism of the believers all those years ago. We also heard Paul and the psalmist talk about those who are led by the spirit are children of […]
Happy celebration of the Day of Pentecost. What a glorious day to gather to worship and to celebrate the remembrance of the day the disciples recognized the Holy Spirit among them. In church we heard a recounting of the coming of the Holy Spirit to the 120 gathered and how the Holy Spirit helped the […]