Acts 2:14a, 22-32
Easter 2A
[…] it happen with his own two eyes. While we can’t be sure, it wouldn’t surprise us if some of the people in Peter’s audience on the first Pentecost Sunday had also watched the authorities crucify Jesus. And even if they themselves didn’t actually watch it, we can imagine that at least some of them […]
Joel 2:23-32
Proper 25C
[…] on the earth and in the heavens and they would understand what was what and who was who in the grander scheme of things. Joel points to Pentecost. Joel points to a day when the Holy Spirit of God would infuse every member of the church in ways that would change everything. And indeed, […]
Romans 8:14-17
Pentecost C
[…] in our thoughts, words and actions live in a way that leads to eternal life, not death. So Paul isn’t offering two equally valid choices in this Pentecost Sunday’s Epistolary Lesson. Choosing between living according to the sinful nature and living by the Spirit isn’t like choosing between, for example, a Big Mac and […]
Joel 2:23-32
Proper 25C
[…] and kings), because all will be anointed by the Spirit who is poured out by God. As previously mentioned, Peter explained the outpouring of the Spirit at Pentecost by referring to this promise in Joel. “What you see and hear is the fulfillment of that ancient prophesy.” Here are men and woman, old and […]
Acts 10:44-48
Easter 6B
[…] story, after all, of how the Holy Spirit comes on everyone in Cornelius’ household who hears Peter’s message. It’s the story of what some call “the Gentile Pentecost.” It’s part of the fulfillment of Jesus’ promise in Acts 1:5 that his followers that they would be his witnesses “in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, […]
Acts 3:12-19
Easter 3B
[…] people were astonished and came running to them in the place called Solomon’s Colonnade.” While Peter and John and the other apostles had done other miracles after Pentecost (2:43), this one drew a huge crowd, “all the people,” that is, all the Jews who hadn’t responded to Peter’s Pentecost sermon. This was their second […]
Joel 2:23-32
Proper 25C
[…] on the earth and in the heavens and they would understand what was what and who was who in the grander scheme of things. Joel points to Pentecost. Joel points to a day when the Holy Spirit of God would infuse every member of the church in ways that would change everything. And indeed, […]
Advent 1: At That Time
When I was in high school, I accompanied a friend to a youth group New Year’s Eve party at a local Pentecostal church. Mostly the party was what you would expect: lots of goodies to eat, pop to drink, games to play. But at one point in the evening all of us were gathered […]
Romans 8:12-17
Trinity Sunday B
[…] Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are all nicely on display in these half-dozen verses. Of course, if you also chose the Romans 8 Lectionary text option for Pentecost last week, then you realize that for some reason the Lectionary is proceeding backwards through Romans 8 as these verses actually precede the ones for Pentecost. […]
Romans 8:12-17
Trinity Sunday B
[…] Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are all nicely on display in these half-dozen verses. Of course, if you also chose the Romans 8 Lectionary text option for Pentecost last week, then you realize that for some reason the Lectionary is proceeding backwards through Romans 8 as these verses actually precede the ones for Pentecost. […]
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