A Sermon on the Day of Pentecost

Mosaic from Baptistery 

Pentecost is the celebration of the coming in a new way of the Spirit of God on the Christian community as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles.  It is a retelling of the divine manifestation of the life changing power of God when tongues of fire appeared on the apostles and the sound of a mighty rushing wind filled the place where they were, and they went and boldly proclaimed the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  Pentecost announces and invites us into a new way of living brought about by the power of God through the Holy Spirit in our lives.  The Spirit of God is the Spirit of Christ, and in a day where there is much confusion about exactly what constitutes the Spirit of God it is important for us to reflect on how the Spirit calls us and introduces us to this new way of living and empowers us to live it. 

This sermon comes from the Gospel lectionary text for Pentecost Sunday.  John 14:8-17

click to here sermon "Pentecost: The Work of the Spirit"