Day of Pentecost

Acts 2:1-21

The Spirit Breathes Life into the Church



We expect new leadership to breathe new life into an organization.

But on Pentecost, it's not the leadership who breathes life into the

church—it's the Spirit.

When the Spirit came upon the disciples, then things started to

happen. The apostles immediately starting a preaching festival—all in different languages.

When the people were wondering what on earth was going on, it was Peter who stood up

and explained that this had all been foretold by the prophet Joel. The Lord had promised to

pour out His Spirit on all His people and inaugurate the last days—the days of the church.

And this powerful new beginning for the church was not brought about by the dynamism

of the disciples, but by the power of the Holy Spirit.