Happy Birthday, Church!
"And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place" (Acts 2:1 KJV). Pentecost (the word means fifty) was the Harvest feast in the Jewish calendar, and was always celebrated on the [...]
The Purpose of Pentecost
It may come as surprise to some Christians that the main purpose of the Day of Pentecost was not to make speaking in tongues available to believers. The experience was certainly part of the package, as is clearly seen in [...]
Wait! There’s More
In the 40 days between the resurrection and ascension of Christ, there are records of many witnesses to the facts. In our last newsletter I wrote of the necessity of the resurrection and how the early church made it the [...]
Great power and great grace
I have been sharing from the early chapters of the book of Acts the impact of the Day of Pentecost. Peter and John, in the name of Jesus, had healed the lame man at the gate of the Temple, and [...]