I’m listening to this performance on the feast of Pentecost – who can doubt that tongues of fire can descend on human heads when you listen to Sam Cooke sing, ‘Any Day Now’! Now let’s hear Sam taking the church-wrecking skills displayed above into another dimension as he ignites th...
Jesus was with his disciples for about 40 days after the resurrection. Then Jesus left them in what is called "the Ascension." Ten days later, the Holy Spirit came upon the fledgling church on the Day of Pentecost, which we will discuss in Lesson 7. ...
A sermon for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, July 7, 2024. The scripture readings are 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10, Psalm 48, 2 Corinthians 12:2-10, and Mark 6:1-13.Summer can bring an all-out assault on the senses, if you think about it. To walk outside is to be hit with a...
Psalm 118 is one of six psalms (113-118) of which the Hallel or "Praise" psalms is composed. The Hallel would be sung by the Jews as a thanksgiving liturgy during the three major religious holidays: Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles. As a processional psalm, it was sung outside the...