Podcasts about pentecost may

First Sunday after Pentecost May 31, 2026 God is Triune Sermon based on Matthew 28:16-20   https://stpeterchurchmodesto.org/

Worship for Pentecost Sunday May 24, 2026, from Queen Anne Lutheran Church in Seattle, our 10:00 service— Pastor Dan Peterson; Cantor Kyle Haugen Prelude— Organ settings of Luther's Pentecost hymn, KOMM HEILIGER GEIST (ELW 395, “Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord”) by Baroque composers—Matthias Weckmann (1616–1674)  •  Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707) • Processional Hymn—O Holy Spirit, Enter In (ELW 786) • First Reading— Acts 2:1-21 • Psalm 104:24-34, 35b • Second Reading— 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13  • Gospel—John 20:19-23  • Sermon—Pastor Dan Peterson—"The Job of the Spirit" • Hymn of the Day—Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart (ELW 800) • Offertory—Psalm 68:28b–29 • Distribution Hymn—Eternal Spirit of the Living Christ (ELW 402) • Sending Hymn —God of Tempest, God of Whirlwind ELW 400) • Postlude— from an organ partita on KOMM, HEILIGER GEIST, Matthias Weckmann⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link here to view the bulletin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enjoying our worship recordings? Consider giving. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit this link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

The Gift of the Holy Spirit: Pentecost (May 24, 2026) - Fr. Wesley Walker St. Paul's Anglican Church

It's Pentecost everyone!  Pastor Brian shares a great message about the birth of our church, and the history of our ancestors. Join us in person: 22811 S. Cedar Rd., Manhattan, IL 60442 Learn More: encounterthrive.com Give Online: encounterthrive.churchcenter.com/giving

A sermon for Pentecost (May 24, 2026)   John 7:37-39 On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there, he cried out, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, and let the one who believes in me drink. As the scripture has said, ‘Out of the believer's heart shall flow rivers of living water.'” Now he said this about the Spirit, which believers in him were to receive; for as yet there was no Spirit, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

Word & Sermon Weekly – The Day of Pentecost – May 24, 2026 Numbers 11:24–30 Acts 2:1–21 John 7:37–39 Learn more about Zion Lutheran Church and the Christian faith, by subscribing to this podcast, and joining us next Sunday by visiting www.zionhiawatha.org

Homily for Pentecost - May 24, 2026

The Holy Spirit and the Seven Sacraments. Father Danny Herman delivers the homily at the 9 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in Knoxville, Tenn.  

Acts. 2 John 14

Homily for the Solemnity of Pentecost (May 24, 2026) Recorded at St. Aloysius parish in Buckley, WA. Total Time:17m42s

The Festival of Pentecost May 24, 2026 He Lives to Pour out His Spirit Sermon based on John 7:37-39   https://stpeterchurchmodesto.org/

Homily given at St. Thomas à Becket on the Solemnity of Pentecost (May 24, 2026).

"The Spirit comes among us, that we may weave the beloved community out of breath and forgiveness and wonder." Sermon by Liz Harlan-Ferlo, Canon for Spirituality Education & Arts, recorded live on Pentecost Sunday, May 24, 2026.

A sermon by the Rev. Canon David Boyd on the Day of Pentecost (May 24, 2026) at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta

The sermon from the Pentecost Sunday, May 24, 2026, worship service of Atlanta First United Methodist Church by Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers, “When the Holy Spirit Comes” in the worship series “Holding It All.” Scripture lessons: Psalm 150 and John 20:19-23 (New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition).Support the show

Homily for the Solemnity of Pentecost - May 24, 2026 Readings for the Mass: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052426-Day

What would it be like to hear from the Apostles about their experience in the upper room when the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost? What would it be like to hear a trusted friend tell you about their own personal experience of encountering God? Listen to my homily to hear about a recent experience that I had.

While all believers have the Holy Spirit in them, we can drink from the fountain of God's abundance whenever we are willing - if we will wait on the Lord. Fr. David Trautman exhorts us to desire the stirring of the Holy Spirit in us this Pentecost.If you like what you hear, we hope you'll join us in person if you're in the area. Learn more about us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.servantsanglican.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Pentecost: May 24th, 2026, preached by Father Michael Distefano The post Pentecost: May 24th, 2026 appeared first on Christ Church of Austin.

Readings for this SundayActs 2:1-211 Corinthians 12:3b-13John 20:19-23Psalm 104:25-35, 37

Festival of Pentecost | May 24, 2026 He Lives To Rule All Things Scripture Readings: Ezekiel 37:1...

Sermons preached at Church of the Good Shepherd, Maitland, Florida.

The Festival of Pentecost - May 24, 2026 - Pastor Mark Tiefel

IntroductionThis guide covers the four Revised Common Lectionary readings for the Seventh Sunday of Easter, Year A (May 17, 2026). This Sunday falls between Ascension Thursday (May 14) and Pentecost (May 24), and it has a distinctive texture: Jesus has departed, the Spirit has not yet come, and the community is left waiting. All four readings inhabit that in-between space in different ways — the disciples returning to Jerusalem to pray, the psalmist declaring God's power even in the midst of apparent absence, the epistle calling a suffering community to hold on, and John 17 giving a window into what Jesus was praying for these specific people on the night he was handed over.The ReadingsActs 1:6–14The First Lesson — The Ascension and the Waiting DisciplesSummaryJust before Jesus ascends, the disciples ask him whether this is the moment he will restore the kingdom to Israel. He does not answer the question directly — that timing, he says, is the Father's to know, not theirs. What they will receive is the Holy Spirit, and when that happens they will be his witnesses — starting in Jerusalem, spreading out through Judea and Samaria, and reaching to the ends of the earth. Then he is lifted up and a cloud takes him from their sight. Two figures in white appear and gently challenge the disciples: why are they still standing there gazing up? Jesus has gone to heaven and will come back the same way. The disciples return to Jerusalem, go to the upper room, and join together constantly in prayer — along with the women, Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.Key Ideas for Preaching1. The disciples' question about restoring the kingdom to Israel is often read as a sign of their continued misunderstanding — they are still thinking too small, too nationalistically. But it is worth handling that reading with some care. Their question comes from a genuine hope rooted in their scriptures. Jesus does not rebuke them; he simply redirects. Perhaps we can use this moment to reflect on what it looks like when our hopes are real but our frame is too narrow.2. The shape of witness Jesus describes — Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, ends of the earth — is not just a geography lesson. It is a pattern of expanding circles, each one harder than the last. Samaria was not neutral territory for these Jewish disciples. We might think of what it means for witness to move toward people who are genuinely difficult for us to reach.3. The angels' question — ‘Why do you stand looking up toward heaven?' — is one of the most practically useful lines in Acts. The disciples have just watched Jesus leave. They need to turn around and go back. The question is not a scolding; it is an orientation. This redirection can help us to address the temptation to keep looking backward or upward when there is work to do in front of us.4. What the disciples do when they return to Jerusalem is pray — together, persistently, with the women and with Mary and with Jesus' brothers. This is the portrait of the church in the days between Ascension and Pentecost: waiting, together, in prayer. That portrait is worth holding up for a congregation. Waiting is not the same as doing nothing.Significant Cautions⚠ The question about restoring the kingdom to Israel has a complicated history. It has been used both to dismiss Jewish hopes as misguided and to fuel certain kinds of Christian political theology that claim to know exactly what God is about to do in history. Jesus' answer resists both moves. Let the text redirect rather than resolve in either of those directions.⚠ The two Sundays between Ascension and Pentecost are liturgically important but often feel awkward to preach — Jesus has gone, the Spirit has not yet come, and it is easy to rush toward Pentecost before sitting in the waiting. This Sunday is an invitation to stay in that in-between space rather than skipping past it.⚠ The phrase ‘ends of the earth' has been used to justify missionary expansion in ways that caused serious harm to indigenous cultures and communities. We want to handle the call to witness with clear-eyed awareness of that history, without abandoning the genuine call to carry good news beyond comfortable boundaries.Psalm 68:1–10, 32–35The Psalm — The God Who Rides Through the SkiesSummaryThis is one of the most ancient and complex psalms in the Psalter — a triumphant song celebrating God's power over enemies, God's care for the vulnerable, and God's majesty over all the earth. The opening verses call on God to rise up and scatter enemies, while the righteous rejoice. Then the tone shifts to tender care: God is father to the orphan, defender of the widow, one who gives the desolate a home and leads prisoners out to prosperity. The appointed closing verses pick up the theme of God's majesty — God rides through the ancient skies, thunders from on high, and gives strength and power to the people. The psalm closes with a call to bless God.Key Ideas for Preaching1. Read on the Sunday after the Ascension, this psalm's image of God riding through the skies takes on a particular resonance — it is a picture of divine power and presence that moves, that travels, that is not stationary. It is possible to connect this to the Ascension: Jesus does not disappear but moves into a different kind of presence and authority.2. The heart of this psalm, easily lost between the triumphant verses, is its portrait of God as the one who homes the homeless, frees the prisoner, and rains provision on the weary. God's power is not exercised against the vulnerable — it is exercised on their behalf. This is worth dwelling on carefully, especially when military imagery elsewhere in the psalm might obscure it.3. The closing doxology — ‘awesome is God in his sanctuary... he gives power and strength to his people' — is a word of encouragement for a community in a liminal moment. Between Ascension and Pentecost, the disciples have no visible sign of power. This psalm insists that God's strength is still at work, even when it is not yet manifest.Significant Cautions⚠ The military imagery in this psalm is vivid and at times jarring — God scattering enemies, smoke driven away, wax melting before fire. We can not and should not simply smooth this over, but we should also be clear that the psalm's energy is directed toward liberation of the vulnerable, not toward endorsing violence. The enemies in view are powers that oppress the weak.⚠ Psalm 68 is one of the most difficult psalms to translate and interpret — scholars disagree about the meaning of numerous phrases. We do not need to resolve these debates, but they should be aware that confident claims about specific details in this psalm may be standing on shakier ground than they appear.⚠ The image of God as a warrior riding into battle can be appropriated in ways that sanctify human violence or military power. That is a serious distortion. The psalm's point is that God's power belongs to God alone — it cannot be borrowed by any nation or army.1 Peter 4:12–14; 5:6–11The Epistle — Fiery Trials and the God Who RestoresSummaryThe letter speaks directly to people experiencing real suffering. Do not be surprised by the fiery ordeal that has come upon you, the writer says — as if something strange were happening. Sharing in Christ's sufferings is something to rejoice in, because it means you will also share in his glory when it is revealed. If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed — the Spirit of glory rests on you. The passage then skips to chapter 5, where the tone becomes equally direct: humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, and at the right time God will lift you up. Cast all your anxiety on God, because God cares for you. Stay alert — your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, knowing that your brothers and sisters throughout the world are suffering the same things. The God of all grace, who has called you to eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, support, strengthen, and establish you.Key Ideas for Preaching1. The instruction not to be surprised by suffering is not callous — it is realistic preparation. The letter is written to people who did not expect their faith to cost them, and who are now disoriented by the cost. Naming that disorientation as normal, rather than as a sign that something has gone wrong, can be a genuine pastoral gift.2. The promise that God will ‘restore, support, strengthen, and establish' the suffering community is one of the most comprehensive descriptions of divine care in the New Testament. Try taking each word slowly — restore (what has been damaged), support (hold up what is struggling), strengthen (build what is weak), establish (set firmly what is wavering). That is a full picture of what recovery looks like.3. The image of the devil as a prowling lion is vivid, and feels like we must either over-literalize it or void it entirely. The more useful angle may be the practical instruction that goes with it: stay alert, resist, stand firm, knowing you are not alone. The community of faith around the world is going through the same thing. That solidarity is real and should not be rushed past.4. Casting anxiety on God because God cares for you is one of the most quoted verses in this letter, and for good reason. It is worth asking what it actually looks like to do this — not as an abstract spiritual practice, but as a concrete act. What does it mean to let something go because you trust the one holding it?Significant Cautions⚠ Telling people not to be surprised by suffering can become dismissive if it is not accompanied by genuine acknowledgment of how hard the suffering is. The letter itself does not minimize what its readers are going through — it names it as fiery, as a trial. We should follow that example.⚠ The suffering in view in this letter is suffering for the name of Christ — being insulted or mistreated specifically because of one's faith. We cannot use this passage to suggest that all suffering is redemptive or that people should endure any mistreatment without question. The specific context matters.⚠ The devil-as-lion image has sometimes been used to make congregations feel constantly under attack, producing a kind of spiritual anxiety rather than the alert confidence the letter actually calls for. The same passage that names the threat also says resist it and know that it will end. The overall tone is one of firm hope, not siege mentality.John 17:1–11The Gospel — Jesus' Prayer for His Disciplesfrom Ken Weliever, The PreachermanSummaryThis is the opening of what is sometimes called the High Priestly Prayer — Jesus' long prayer to the Father on the night of his arrest. He begins by asking the Father to glorify him, because the hour has come, so that he in turn can glorify the Father. The eternal life he has been given authority to give consists in knowing the one true God and the one God sent, Jesus Christ. Jesus has completed the work he was given to do. He asks to be restored to the glory he shared with the Father before the world existed. Then he turns his attention to the disciples: he prays for the people the Father gave him out of the world. They have received the word, they know that everything Jesus has comes from the Father, and they have believed. He is not praying for the world but for these specific people — and he is leaving the world and coming to the Father, but they are remaining in the world. He asks the Father to protect them in the Father's name, so that they might be one, as the Father and Son are one.Key Ideas for Preaching1. The definition of eternal life in verse 3 — ‘that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent' — is one of the most important sentences in John's Gospel. Eternal life is not primarily about duration; it is about relationship. Knowing God is not an intellectual achievement but an ongoing communion. We can use this to reframe how the congregation understands what resurrection life actually means.2. Jesus prays that the disciples may be one as he and the Father are one. This is one of the most challenging and convicting lines in the New Testament for any fragmented congregation or divided church. We can sit with what kind of oneness is being prayed for here — not uniformity, but the kind of unity that comes from sharing the same source and the same goal.3. The prayer is for a specific group of people in a specific moment of transition. Jesus is departing; they are staying. He asks the Father to protect and keep them in his name. We can use this to address the particular anxiety of the Sunday after the Ascension: what does it mean to remain in a world from which Jesus has bodily departed?4. Jesus says he is glorified in his disciples. Not despite them, not after them — in them. That is a remarkable claim. Whatever their failures and confusion, Jesus sees in this group of people something that glorifies him. One possibility is to use this to speak to congregations who are not sure their ordinary, imperfect life of faith amounts to much.Significant Cautions⚠ The phrase ‘I am not praying for the world' has sometimes been read as Jesus expressing indifference or hostility toward the world. That is a misreading. The whole of John's Gospel makes clear that God loves the world (John 3:16). Here Jesus is simply identifying who this particular prayer is for — it is focused intercession for a specific group, not a statement of abandonment.⚠ The unity Jesus prays for has been claimed by many different Christian groups to validate their particular form of church life or doctrine. A preacher should be careful not to use this verse to suggest that the unity Jesus has in mind looks exactly like what their own tradition already practices. The prayer is an aspiration and a challenge, not an endorsement.⚠ The language of glory and glorification runs throughout this passage and can be abstract if left unexplained. In John's Gospel, glory is closely tied to the cross — the hour that has come is the hour of crucifixion as much as resurrection. We should help the congregation understand that this is not triumphalist glory but glory revealed through self-giving.Thematic ConnectionsThe thread running through all four texts this week is the experience of waiting in a difficult place with trust intact. * The disciples in Acts return to the upper room and pray — they do not scatter or despair. * The psalmist insists that the God who rides through the skies still gives strength to the people. * First Peter tells a suffering community that the same God who called them will restore and establish them. * And Jesus in John 17 prays not that his disciples will be removed from the world but that they will be protected in it — kept in the Father's name, held together in unity.John 17 is the natural preaching center — it is one of the most intimate passages in the Gospels, a window into Jesus' own prayer life at the moment of greatest pressure. But the Acts passage offers a complementary angle that is sometimes overlooked: what does it look like for a community to wait well? That's a fantastic tension to explore, right there!The disciples' return to persistent, communal prayer is itself a model worth preaching. A sermon that takes both texts seriously — the content of Jesus' prayer and the practice of the community he left behind — could be particularly rich in the days just before Pentecost. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lectionarypro.substack.com/subscribe

The Day of Pentecost offers preachers more than one path in. Matt, Karoline, and Cody explore all four lectionary texts for this week and find each one illuminating a different dimension of the Spirit's work.John 20 gets special attention: instead of the dramatic rush of wind and fire in Acts, the risen Jesus enters a room of grieving, frightened disciples and breathes the Spirit into them at close range. The contrast is striking. Acts invites awe and wonder. John offers intimacy. Both are worth preaching.The conversation ranges across all four texts, with discussion of the Spirit's creative power in Psalm 104, the radical inclusivity of Joel's prophecy poured out on all flesh, and Paul's vision in 1 Corinthians 12 of diverse gifts working together for the common good. Cody offers a "telescoping lens" framework for preachers who want to weave all four readings together.Mentioned in this episode:May 2026 WP Campaign

The Lord has promised to restore the years the locusts and worms have stolen, but we must pursue from now until Pentecost (May 21).  On today's podcast, we revisit the word for 2026, where the Lord is restoring years of promises made.  Listen in and pursue!!! 

Sermon by Brandon Clements on May 18, 2025.Key scripture: Acts 2:1-41The church was born not from strategy or charisma, but from divine power. Acts 2 shows us what happens when ordinary people are filled with an extraordinary Spirit.

Sermon by Ant Frederick on May 18, 2025.Key scripture: Acts 2:1-41The church was born not from strategy or charisma, but from divine power. Acts 2 shows us what happens when ordinary people are filled with an extraordinary Spirit.

Pentecost, May 19th, 2024 by Sermons and Catechesis from Christ Church, Waco

You Shall Receive Power - Pentecost - May 19, 2024 by Pastor Larry Huch

The Reverend Madeleine Rebouché

Sunday Worship for May 19, 2024, from Queen Anne Lutheran Church in Seattle, our 10:30 service— Pastor Dan Peterson; Cantor Kyle Haugen, choral guests from Northwest Repertory Singers Prelude—Chorale prelude SONG 13 (ELW 398, “Holy Spirit, Truth Divine”), Emily Maxson Porter (b. 1942); Chorale prelude on DOWN AMPNEY (ELW 804, “Come Down, O Love Divine”), Walter Pelz (b. 1926) • Introit —Wisdom 1:7, Psalm 68:1 • Gathering Hymn—Come Down, O Love Divine •  First Reading—Acts 2:1-21 • Psalm 104:24-34, 35b • Second Reading—Romans 8:22-27 • Anthem—Set Me as a Seal René Clausen (b. 1953) (Sung by members of NWRS) • Gospel—John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15  • Hymn of the Day—Holy Spirit, Truth Divine, ELW 398 • Hymn after Distribution —Veni Sancte Spiritus (ELW 406) • Anthem —This Little Light of Mine, Moses Hogan (1957–2003) (Sung by members of NWRS) • Sending Hymn— God of Tempest, God of Whirlwind, ELW 400  • Postlude—Toccata in G major, Théodore Dubois (1837–1924) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link here to view the bulletin.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Enjoying our worship recordings? Consider giving a gift to our church; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠go to this link.⁠

Homily for the Solemnity of Pentecost (May 19, 2024) Total Time: 8m22s

Scripture Reflection for Pentecost, May 19, 2024: Do Not Let The Holy Spirit Be Diluted In Your Life by Priests for Life

Join us today at Hope Church as Pastor Josh encourages us with and incredible message, "The Power of Pentecost"! Be blessed!

Bible Study: (1:41) Gn 3:9-15, 20 Father discusses crushing the head of the serpent  Jn 19:25-34 The importance of loving the Bl. Mother  Pentecost: father explains the history of Pentecost Letters:  (21:57) - Filioque  (26:25) - Consecration question  (27:56) - Distributing ashes  The Veil Removed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOLZDaTgIaM (31:10) - Uncle Question (32:34) - Missa est Word of the Day: WOMAN (35:43) Callers: (42:23) - A line from yesterday's Gospel, everything that the father has is mine, he's saying exactly what the Father says in the Prodigal son. What do you think about that? (44:34) - Why doesn't the creed say anything about the miracles that Jesus (46:32) - What Gospels did Jesus send his disciples out to preach? (49:24) - Who cooked and served the meal at the last supper?

A sermon by the Very Rev. Sam Candler on the Day of Pentecost (May 19, 2024) at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta  

A sermon by the Rev. Canon Lauren Holder on the Day of Pentecost (May 19, 2024) at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta 

In his Pentecost Sunday sermon, Fr. Wesley discusses three ways the Holy Spirit abides with his Church: the personal indwelling of the individual believer, the missional work of the Church, and the governance of the Church through the sacramental system and spiritual gifts.

Homily given at St. Thomas à Becket on Pentecost (May 19, 2024). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fr-rich-dyer/message

As we begin our celebration of the Jewish feast of Shavuot, Pentecost, get ready to receive a new level of God's presence, power, anointing, miracles, and blessings. Enjoy Pastor Larry Huch's transformative message today. "You Shall Receive Power - The Day of Pentecost."

When Luke mentions the feast of Pentecost in our first reading, we can easily gloss over the implication that Pentecost is a Jewish feast. One of four springtime feasts on the Jewish liturgical calendar, Pentecost celebrated both the ingathering of the harvest as well as the giving of the law on Mt. Sinai. Comparing and contrasting the first Pentecost with the new Pentecost we discover that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit does indeed bring about a harvest, one that is new and rich in meaning. Diving deep into our Gospel we'll spend our episode looking closer at: - The agricultural background of the feast of Pentecost - The clear connections between the giving of the law on Mt. Sinai and the giving of the Holy Spirit to the Early Church - Which Early Church Father coined the phrase “sober intoxication of the spirit” - The significance of new wine in the Scriptures and why you can't pour new wine into old wineskins - How the new law of grace engenders spontaneity You'll notice that I talk a lot in the first few minutes about an online Bible study I did on the Book of Acts. To access that head here: https://www.youtube.com/@KatiePatrizio

In this episode, we will explore ideas such as: Jesus plan beginning to be fulfilled What the Church did to get ready for the Holy Spirit The Role of the Holy Spirit, then and now The readings can be found here: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052823-Day.cfm Join Keith's Locals community to interact and get exclusive content. https://keithnester.locals.com For more info about Keith, visit: https://down2earthministry.org/

Greetings to all.Thank you for listening.God bless.Fr. Kennedy

Join Profs. Karoline Lewis, Joy J. Moore, and Matt Skinner for a conversation on the Revised Common Lectionary texts for the Day of Pentecost Sunday on May 19, 2024. Commentaries for the Day of Pentecost: https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/day-of-pentecost-2/commentary-on-john-1526-27-164b-15-2 Our Spring Campaign is underway! Don't miss out on exclusive Working Preacher content for making a gift to the spring campaign between May 1-31! At the end of the campaign, we will send donors an ebook titled “Sustaining the Preaching Life.” It includes articles, commentaries, and Festival of Homiletics presentations, all curated by the Working Preacher team to help preachers care for themselves and support the preaching life. Donate now at https://workingpreacher.org/donate Check out a recent Enter the Bible podcast episode on the Gifts of the Spirit with guest Isreal Kamudzandu. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-8d1k5QYBU Connect with Working Preacher Website: https://www.workingpreacher.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/workingpreacher Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workingpreacher/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/WorkingPreacher Watch the Full Episode Here: https://youtu.be/7gVT3ZIlFSg

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