Sermon from St Andrews Church, Slip End, UK. Given by our reader Richard Palmer at our Pentecost Praise service.
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Sermon starts at 3:30
Interactive reading based on Acts 2 v 1 – 21Listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen
1: It was the day of Pentecost
2: and all the followers of Jesus were in one place
1: Suddenly…
2: Suddenly… there was the sound of a rushing wind
woosh, woosh, woosh, woosh, woosh, woosh
1: a violent rushing wind from heaven
woosh, woosh, woosh, woosh,
2: [shouting] and flames of fire appeared on everyone’s head
pshwwh, pshwwh, pshwwh
1 and 2 together : and everyone began to talk in other languages —
mutter, mutter, mutter, mutter
1: and everyone
2: could understand each other
Bonjour!!
1: There were lots of visitors in Jerusalem from all over the known world
2: They were amazed at what was happening and rushed up to find out more
There were Parthians, Medeans, Mesopotamians; Judeans Cappadocians, Pontians; Asians, Phyrgians; Pamphylians, Egyptians; Libyans, Romans; Cretans, Arabians;and Elamites..
But none from England!
1: and everyone could hear their own language being spoken
2: it was very confusing..
1: so some said they must be drunk
1: So Peter stepped forward to speak to the crowd
2: it’s only 9 in the morning! He said, we’re not drunk
1: no – all this is happening just as the prophet Joel said
2: he said there will come a day when there will be
Visions and prophecy
1: not just for a few but for men and women, sons and daughters, boys and girls
2: Even on slaves
even on slaves!
1: and there will be signs of fire and mist and darkness and noise
2: for it is the great and glorious day of the Lord
And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved!
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John 7 v 37-39
37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.
38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”
39 By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.
