Day of Pentecost - A
C. David Mckirachan
David O. Bales
Contents
"Rauch" by C. David McKirachan
"Claustrophobia" by David O. Bales
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Ruach
by C. David McKirachan
Acts 2:1-21
He was four, just big enough to enforce the "No" and "Mine" with more developed language. He fought with anything that looked like authority about anything that made conflict possible. He was "establishing identity" according to the counselor with whom I shared my angst. He was grabbing for power. Dinner time, bed time, play time, school time, any time was another battle. I was pooped.
"Rauch" by C. David McKirachan
"Claustrophobia" by David O. Bales
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Ruach
by C. David McKirachan
Acts 2:1-21
He was four, just big enough to enforce the "No" and "Mine" with more developed language. He fought with anything that looked like authority about anything that made conflict possible. He was "establishing identity" according to the counselor with whom I shared my angst. He was grabbing for power. Dinner time, bed time, play time, school time, any time was another battle. I was pooped.
John E. Sumwalt And Jo Perry-sumwalt
Contents
What's Up This Week
A Story to Live By: "Happy Birthday"
Shining Moments: "Wrapped in Pentecost" by Kate Jones
Sermon Starter: "Do You Have Charisma?" by John Sumwalt
Scrap Pile: "What the World Needs Now..." by John Sumwalt
What's Up This Week
What's Up This Week
A Story to Live By: "Happy Birthday"
Shining Moments: "Wrapped in Pentecost" by Kate Jones
Sermon Starter: "Do You Have Charisma?" by John Sumwalt
Scrap Pile: "What the World Needs Now..." by John Sumwalt
What's Up This Week
John E. Sumwalt
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. (vv. 1-2)
One Sunday morning near the beginning of the war I watched a video of our sisters and brothers in Christ worshiping in a war zone in Ukraine, while air raid sirens were sounding in the city around them. I can only imagine what that must be like. But those present report that the presence of the Holy Spirit was more powerful than their fear. There is something about all the faithful being together in one place.
Maia Mikhaluk writes that “sixteen Sundays into the war no one even tenses up anymore.” How does one get used to the thought that a missile or a bomb may strike at any moment?
One Sunday morning near the beginning of the war I watched a video of our sisters and brothers in Christ worshiping in a war zone in Ukraine, while air raid sirens were sounding in the city around them. I can only imagine what that must be like. But those present report that the presence of the Holy Spirit was more powerful than their fear. There is something about all the faithful being together in one place.
Maia Mikhaluk writes that “sixteen Sundays into the war no one even tenses up anymore.” How does one get used to the thought that a missile or a bomb may strike at any moment?
C. David Mckirachan
Frank Ramirez
Contents
“You. Yes, You.” by C. David McKirachan
“Dream, Pray, Plan” by Frank Ramirez
You. Yes, You.
by C. David McKirachan
Acts 2:1-21
The symptoms get all the press as we celebrate this day, Pentecost. Wind, flames, communication across national and cultural boundaries are pretty spectacular in their own right. But as we’ve learned from the pandemic presently locking us up and shutting our culture’s norms away, it’s the cause that is important to watch out for. The Holy Spirit is the virus that infected these disciples, blowing them out of their normality and into a new dimension of living.
“You. Yes, You.” by C. David McKirachan
“Dream, Pray, Plan” by Frank Ramirez
You. Yes, You.
by C. David McKirachan
Acts 2:1-21
The symptoms get all the press as we celebrate this day, Pentecost. Wind, flames, communication across national and cultural boundaries are pretty spectacular in their own right. But as we’ve learned from the pandemic presently locking us up and shutting our culture’s norms away, it’s the cause that is important to watch out for. The Holy Spirit is the virus that infected these disciples, blowing them out of their normality and into a new dimension of living.
Frank Ramirez
Contents
"Building a Better Beehive" by Frank Ramirez
Building a Better Beehive
by Frank Ramirez
1 Corinthians 12:3b-13
...and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.
1 Corinthians 12:6-7
There are some innovations invented so far back in antiquity that we don’t know the name of the genius whose invention is still in use today.
That’s not the case when it comes to the modern behive, however. We know exactly who invented the beehive that is in use just about everywhere in the world. The Reverend Lorenzo L. Langstroth (1810-1885) is the name of the inventor and 1851 is the year he perfected his invention.
"Building a Better Beehive" by Frank Ramirez
Building a Better Beehive
by Frank Ramirez
1 Corinthians 12:3b-13
...and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.
1 Corinthians 12:6-7
There are some innovations invented so far back in antiquity that we don’t know the name of the genius whose invention is still in use today.
That’s not the case when it comes to the modern behive, however. We know exactly who invented the beehive that is in use just about everywhere in the world. The Reverend Lorenzo L. Langstroth (1810-1885) is the name of the inventor and 1851 is the year he perfected his invention.
Frank Ramirez
Contents
"A Planet-Sized Wind" by Frank Ramirez
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A Planet-Sized Wind!
by Frank Ramirez
Acts 2:1-21
And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.
-- Acts 2:1-21
The Pentecost wind that swept the entire house filled more than the upper room where the disciples were huddled together. It swept aside the next 2,000 years of history, setting the world aflame. Nothing could be more spectacular in comparison.
Even so, a planet-sized windstorm is still pretty impressive, especially one that obscured a world waiting to be mapped for the first time.
"A Planet-Sized Wind" by Frank Ramirez
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A Planet-Sized Wind!
by Frank Ramirez
Acts 2:1-21
And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.
-- Acts 2:1-21
The Pentecost wind that swept the entire house filled more than the upper room where the disciples were huddled together. It swept aside the next 2,000 years of history, setting the world aflame. Nothing could be more spectacular in comparison.
Even so, a planet-sized windstorm is still pretty impressive, especially one that obscured a world waiting to be mapped for the first time.
Frank Ramirez
John E. Sumwalt
Contents
What's Up This Week
"Would That All Were Prophets" by Frank Ramirez
"A Ducky Miracle" by John Sumwalt
What's Up This Week
Pentecost celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit into the world. No longer would humanity be separated from God, having to pass through a veil to enter his presence. Now, God is present in the hearts of every believer through the Holy Spirit. Frank Ramirez offers an illustration of how the Spirit is for everyone and not a privileged few in "Would That All Were Prophets." Along with the presence of the Spirit came the gifts of the Spirit. John Sumwalt offers a humorous example of one of those gifts in "A Ducky Miracle."
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Would That All Were Prophets
Frank Ramirez
Numbers 11:24-30
What's Up This Week
"Would That All Were Prophets" by Frank Ramirez
"A Ducky Miracle" by John Sumwalt
What's Up This Week
Pentecost celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit into the world. No longer would humanity be separated from God, having to pass through a veil to enter his presence. Now, God is present in the hearts of every believer through the Holy Spirit. Frank Ramirez offers an illustration of how the Spirit is for everyone and not a privileged few in "Would That All Were Prophets." Along with the presence of the Spirit came the gifts of the Spirit. John Sumwalt offers a humorous example of one of those gifts in "A Ducky Miracle."
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Would That All Were Prophets
Frank Ramirez
Numbers 11:24-30
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