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Tag Archives: Pentecost
My Teacher
I have the world’s best Teacher. I should leap out of bed every morning, raring to get started. Truth is, I long to hit the alarm’s off button, roll over and snooze. I drag myself to the coffee pot, fill … Continue reading
Posted in Morning Prayer, Pentecost
Tagged Holy Spirit, John 14:26, Mark 12:30-31, Pentecost, teacher
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My Advocate
John 14:26 (NIV) But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. “Advocate,” paraklétos in Greek, means helper, comforter, … Continue reading
Posted in Morning Prayer, Pentecost
Tagged Advocate, Holy Spirit, John 14:26, Pentecost, Romans 8:26
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My Breath of Life
John 20:22 (ESV) … he [Jesus] breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” The word “spirit” is tied to “breath.” The Old Testament Hebrew word ruach is translated breath, wind or spirit. The New … Continue reading
Posted in Morning Prayer, Pentecost
Tagged breath of life, Genesis 2:7, Holy Spirit, John 2:22, Pentecost
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It’s All about the Holy Spirit
Last Sunday commemorated Pentecost, the anointing of the Holy Spirit as recorded in Acts 2 — the birthday of the Church (upper-case C, meaning all believers in Christ, over time and around the world). “Without the Spirit of God we … Continue reading
Posted in Morning Prayer, Pentecost, Timeless Wisdom
Tagged Acts 2, Charles Spurgeon, Holy Spirit, Pentecost, Trinity
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From Easter to Pentecost
Today is the first of the 50 days between Resurrection and Pentecost Sunday. “Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, prone to leave the God I love; here’s my heart, O take and seal it; seal it … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer, Timeless Wisdom
Tagged Come Thou Fount, Pentecost, Robert Robinson, seal my heart
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God’s Rhythm of 50
50 is an important number in Scripture. There’s the Year of Jubilee, when slaves were freed and debts were cancelled. Leviticus 25:10 (ESV) You shall consecrate the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout the land. And there’s Pentecost. In … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought
Tagged Feast of Weeks, first fruits, God's rhythms, Leviticus 25:10, Pentecost, Year of Jubilee
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Something to Remember (reposted from 2015)
Yesterday was Pentecost Sunday? What is Pentecost? A traditional Jewish festival The birthday of the Christian church All of the above The Holy Spirit descended on the believers during the Feast of Pentecost, and thus started the … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought
Tagged Memorial Day, Pentecost
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It’s Time for the Spirit
This coming Sunday is Pentecost, when we celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. God promised visions, dreams and prophecies. Acts 2:17-18 (NIV) – quoted from Joel 2:28-29 In the last days, God says, I will pour out … Continue reading
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Tagged Acts 2:17-18, Holy Spirit, Joel 2:28-29, Pentecost
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The Spirit’s Timing
The coming of the Holy Spirit wasn’t random timing. Leviticus 23 (excerpts with celebrations underlined) The Lord’s Passover begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. On the fifteenth day of that month the … Continue reading
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Tagged Leviticus 26, Pentecost
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Come, Blessed Gift
This week’s survey of Pentecost hymns led me to one I’ve never seen or heard before. It looks to be from an old hymnbook, just the words, no tune. “Come, holy Spirit! now descend; Most blessed gift which God can … Continue reading