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“Don't Forget to Wear Red on Sunday”
“When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were
all together in one place.”
June means Pentecost Sunday for those of us who are followers of Christ. We wear RED this Sunday to symbolize the tongues of fire that landed on each of the followers of Jesus who were in that upper room. This was the birth and beginning of what we call the “church” or the Christian faith.
It would be much later until different denominations would be formed. In fact all of these new believers were Jewish. They were converting to the Christian faith that proclaimed Jesus of Nazareth the promised Messiah in the Hebrew Bible (OT).
Sunday is the birthday of the Christian faith or the church of Jesus Christ! Depending on when you date Pentecost (33AD), the Christian faith is 1,990 years old. The young followers were “filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in tongues about the wonders of God".
The tongues they were speaking were languages they had not learned but were known languages of those who had gathered from many parts of the world. The listeners heard, in their own language, “the praises of God” spoken by unlearned followers of Christ.
The world entered a “New Day” on the day of Pentecost. The time of God’s Grace had arrived with the death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus, the Savoir of the world, and the pouring out of the Holy Spirit. The Old Testament law had been fulfilled in Jesus and now this Pentecost Day ushered in the “last days” before the coming of the Lord. These “last days” is a time of God’s Grace, God’s unmerited love expressed to the world through the salvation act in the life and in the person of Jesus Christ.
Join us Sunday in-person or online as we celebrate Pentecost Sunday and don’t forget to wear your RED.
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Gene
Today’s Message: “What's So Special About Pentecost?”
Scripture: Acts 2: 1 -16; 36- 41
When Pentecost Day arrived, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound from heaven like the howling of a fierce wind filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be individual flames of fire alighting on each one of them. 4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them to speak.5 There were pious Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. 6 When they heard this sound, a crowd gathered. They were mystified because everyone heard them speaking in their native languages. 7 They were surprised and amazed, saying, “Look, aren’t all the people who are speaking Galileans, every one of them? 8 How then can each of us hear them speaking in our native language?12 They were all surprised and bewildered. Some asked each other, “What does this mean?” 13 Others jeered at them, saying, “They’re full of new wine!”14 Peter stood with the other eleven apostles. He raised his voice and declared, “Judeans and everyone living in Jerusalem! Know this! Listen carefully to my words! 15 These people aren’t drunk, as you suspect; after all, it’s only nine o’clock in the morning! 16 Rather, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:
36“Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.” 37 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off —for all whom the Lord our God will call.”
40 With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.” 41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.
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