Cornerstone MCC, be glad I'm still new
here. I was remembering Pentecost last year. I asked someone to make a big
sheet cake and we cut it into bite-sized pieces and served it for communion. Of
course we had traditional communion available too, but most partook of cake as
we celebrated the birthday of the church.
Worry not, I will not be doing that
Sunday, but we will be celebrating Pentecost, the Holy Spirit and the birthday
of the Christian church. If possible, wear red, yellow or orange to symbolize
the fire of the Spirit. But before we get to Sunday, let me invite you to a
time of preparation.
Before Jesus ascended, he gave the disciples
some final instructions. He told them to go back to Jerusalem and wait for the
gift of the Holy Spirit. They did just that. But they weren't idle as they
waited. The scripture says they prayed and acknowledged God's praiseworthy
acts. It also says they were of one mind and accord. Those things preceded
Pentecost.
What would happen if we spent time in
prayer this week, acknowledging God's praiseworthy acts? Perhaps it would bring
us to a place of one mind and accord, and usher in a new moving of the Holy
Spirit among us. I invite you to join me in doing just that. Let us prepare for
Pentecost and then join together Sunday morning and see what the Holy Spirit
will do.
We will also celebrate Father's Day so
invite your dad, and dads invite your children to come to church with you this
week. They just might do it.
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