Acts 10:44-48
Easter 6B
[…] people! What happens in the story of Cornelius has deep reverberations throughout the life of the church. That’s why, after a rapid fire 9 chapters of ascension, Pentecost, establishing the church, healing, teaching, watching the Gospel spread to Samaria and the Ethiopian eunuch. Hearing Stephen’s testimony before he is killed as the church’s first […]
Luke 4:14-21
Epiphany 3C
[…] all, before this part of Luke 4 is finished. But maybe that is a reminder to also us that even when we know we are doing the Pentecostal work of God’s Holy Spirit, there may still be outward events that can discourage us. But if Luke 4 is any indication, then we can take […]
Haggai 1:15-2:9
Proper 27C
[…] part because paying attention to such a thing can mirror other attitudes that are important. But the Book of Haggai is also a reminder that when the Pentecostal presence of God’s Spirit is among God’s people, the glory of even modest churches outstrips that of Solomon’s temple and all its splendor. Sometimes I have […]
Luke 4:14-21
Epiphany 3C
[…] all, before this part of Luke 4 is finished. But maybe that is a reminder to also us that even when we know we are doing the Pentecostal work of God’s Holy Spirit, there may still be outward events that can discourage us. But if Luke 4 is any indication, then we can take […]
1 Samuel 15:34-16:13
Proper 6B
[…] told at the very end of the narrative that starting on that very day, the Spirit of God came on David with increasing power. And where that Pentecostal power is at work, we can be sure that the kingdom of God is coming on, slow but sure like a seed in the soil, growing […]
2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17
Proper 27C
[…] be wiser than that. Illustration Idea When I was in high school, I accompanied a friend to a youth group New Year’s Eve party at a local Pentecostal church. Mostly the party was what you would expect: lots of goodies to eat, pop to drink, games to play. But at one point in the […]
1 Corinthians 1:10-18
Epiphany 3A
[…] Calvin! I follow Pope Francis! I am Reformed! I am Anglican! I am Catholic! I am Baptist! I am high church! I am low church! I am Pentecostal! I am ____” Again, fill in the blank. Is any of this really so different or so less obviously problematic than the Corinthians’ claiming Paul, Peter, […]
Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22
Proper 21B
[…] so very different from most of our lives? Years ago I spent a lot of time hanging out with sisters and brothers who were deep into Neo- Pentecostalism. Now I want to make clear that they were and are fellow believers and nothing I am about to write about them is meant to impugn […]
Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22
Proper 21B
[…] so very different from most of our lives? Years ago I spent a lot of time hanging out with sisters and brothers who were deep into Neo- Pentecostalism. Now I want to make clear that they were and are fellow believers and nothing I am about to write about them is meant to impugn […]
Acts 16:9-15
Easter 6C
[…] of the Spirit in the circumstances of our lives? Some are absolutely certain that the Spirit still works exactly as he did in this story. Some are Pentecostals who hear God talk all the time, like Pat Robertson who knew exactly what God is doing in a hurricane. Others are Mormons who believe in […]
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