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Tag Archives: Pentecost
Come, Heavenly Dove
This week, I’m pondering my favorite Pentecost hymns, looking for the wisdom that speaks to my heart, year after year. “Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove, With all Thy quickening powers; Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts … Continue reading
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Holy Compass
Isaiah 30:21 (NASB) Your ears will hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right or to the left. The Holy Spirit guides our steps. Right or left. North … Continue reading
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Cleansing Rain
Old Testament prophecy foretells New Testament (and present day) reality: Ezekiel 36:25-26 (VOICE) I will sprinkle you with clean water, and you will be clean. I will wash away all of your dirtiness, and you will be clean and pure, free from the … Continue reading
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Fire and Wind
Usually, wind + fire = disaster. In God’s hands, wind + fire = Holy Spirit. Acts 2:2-4 (CEB) Suddenly a sound from heaven like the howling of a fierce wind filled the entire house where they were sitting. They saw what … Continue reading
Waiting on God
Jesus told His disciples to wait. Acts 1:4-5 (NIV) “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days you … Continue reading
Prepared to Wait
Lent is a season of preparation. Pentecost (50 days) is a season of waiting. It is tied to the Jewish feast of Shavuot, seven weeks after Passover, marking the wheat harvest. In Acts, we learn that Jesus met … Continue reading
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The Spirit Has Landed
Genesis 1:1 (NIV) . . . the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. Hovering? What does that mean? The Spirit was somewhere “out there” Watchfully waiting Restrained power Acts 2:1-2 When the day of Pentecost came, … Continue reading
Spirit-Filled Women . . . and Men
Joel 2:28-29 (NIV) I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will … Continue reading
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Something to Remember
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 … Continue reading