Come, Holy Spirit, Come

Sunday 19th May 2024
Pentecost

Readings:
Acts 2:1-21: Gathered together in Jerusalem on the Jewish festival of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit comes upon the followers of Christ and propels them into the streets, speaking the languages of the earth and astonishing the inhabitants of the city.
John 15:26-27 & 16:4b-15: In the hours nearing his betrayal and arrest, Jesus assures his disciples with the promise that God will send a counsellor, the spirit of truth, to bear witness to Jesus and to guide them in speaking the truth about him to the world.
 
Pentecost Sunday is when the Church celebrates the gift of the Holy Spirit being given to the first disciples of Jesus who were gathered together to celebrate Pentecost in the Jewish tradition.
On this day many hundreds of years ago the birth of the Church took place and the Holy Spirit was gifted to the people.). No sooner had these folk gathered to look back and remember than there was a sound “like the rush of a mighty wind” that came “down from heaven,” and shook the foundations, and the Holy Spirit descended “like tongues of fire upon them.”
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The recording of this week’s sermon can be watched here: https://youtu.be/5XzJG4_ljhg