This Sunday was Pentecost and on Saturday the Royal Wedding occurred. That got me thinking about how we each are given fire on our baptism. Pentecost, of course, is the feast where the apostles receive the gift of the Holy Spirit in the form of tongues of fire resting on their heads. A...
The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost 2 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were s...
Where he first appears by name, though, is in the Acts of the Apostles, Luke’s sequel which, like many sequels in the world, added new characters and new adventures. According to Acts 11 he was one of the prophets with the Apostles at the Pentecost, and traveled from Jerusalem to Ant...
2And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, ...
The Spirit of Christ was in the prophets; the same Spirit worked and preached through the apostles; nay, he dwelt in them in fuller measure, for he had been sent down from heaven on the great Day of Pentecost, and it was by his aid that the apostles and evangelists preached. Which ...
Pentecost marked the birth of the Church and the beginning of the Church age. Once believers received the baptism of the Holy Spirit, they were courageous and empowered. With confidence they preached Christ. They performed miracles and healed the sick. The Gospel message spread and thousands came...
God sent the Spirit of Love on Pentecost to inspire us to set the world on fire. We are each given this gift and must decide how to use it. Many of us extinguish it and move away from our faith. Others turn down its brightness by refusing to see their own goodness and do not reac...
A Sound Like a Strong Wind - When the Feast of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Without warning there was a sound like a strong
Coming of the Holy Spirit - When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound
The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost 2When the day of Pentecostcame, they were all togetherin one place.2Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.3They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and ...