Next Sunday is Pentecost Sunday and I have the privilege of being allowed to preach.
In preparation I've been studying the day of Pentecost in some depth and trying to work out what its all about. It's struck me now that there is so much more going on here than I've ever thought.
We have fulfilment in the promises of the prophets regarding the coming of the Spirit, restoration in the removal or reversal of the curse of Babel in the sign of tongues (or languages).
We have promises and potential as the tongues illustrate the global mission of the church. There is the gift of the Spirit given to the disciples, allowing them to preach with power, and then given to the converts, bringing them together as the community of believers. We have the beginning of the church.
So its a huge occasion, full of meaning and significance. The only question is how to fit it all into a sermon, or at least do it justice, in less than 25 minutes!
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looking forward to it.
ReplyDeleteyeah me too. There's a whole lot of applicable material from the Acts course we've been doing. Again the only problem is too much material, too little time!
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