When they spoke of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost they explained, This is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: 'In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your son and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will ...
One of Jesus' twelve apostles, Peter is the speaker in this verse. He is addressing the crowd on the day of Pentecost, following the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. 2.The Crowd The audience consists of Jews from various nations who were in Jerusalem for the Feast of Pentecost. They were ...
On the day of Pentecost, the foretold coming of the Spirit of God baptizes and fills the apostles with power, and they begin with boldness to preach Jesus as the exalted Christ. Thousands are added to the newly-formed assembly of God, and signs and wonders are done by Peter and the ...
Even on the day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit came upon the disciples, they began ministering to those who had gathered in Jerusalem for the annual feast. The crowd was made up of “Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven” (Acts 2:5 ESV). Luke goes on to describe them...
And when the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all assembled together in one place, When suddenly there came a sound from heaven like the
John also witnessed the impact of the Holy Spirit, not only on the life of Peter on the Day of Pentecost but on the number of Jews (over 3000) who came to an understanding that Jesus was the Messiah they longed for. Suddenly, there was a great need for a Pastor. What would that ...
Well, there are multiple potential answers to that question. Perhaps John finally just grew into all the training he had received from Jesus during the years he spent with Him. Perhaps becoming indwelt by the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost had something to do with it (Acts 2:1-4)...
For an audio version of this sermon, read by Mo. Storm, click here. Good morning on this seventh (and last) Sunday of Easter. Next Sunday is the day of Pentecost, which begins a new liturgical season. Yesterday, of course, was the consecration of our new bishop Matt Heyd at the Cathe...
Recalling how at Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descended in tongues of fire allowing each apostle to speak in other languages with others able to hear and understand them, the Pope explained how the Spirit uses many languages and does not eliminate differences or cultures "but harmonizes ...
16 [an]Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus in order not to lose time in the province of Asia, for he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem, if at all possible, for the day of Pentecost. Paul’s Farewell Speech at Miletus. 17 From Miletus he had the presbyters of the church at Ephesu...