From the Minister

Pentecost is upon us, the 50^th day of Easter hence the Greek name "Pentecost" which means "fiftieth". When we think about the coming of the Holy Spirit.

The bible tells us that disciples were all gathered together to celebrate the day of Pentecost, which was the Jewish festival of Shavuot. It is a harvest festival that commemorates the giving of the Torah to Moses on Mount Sinai and occurs 50 days after the first day of Passover. But this time the disciples were to receive something more:

When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them. (Acts 2:1-4)

God poured out the Holy Spirit to give the disciples the confidence to go into the ‘world’ and spread the message of the Gospel.

Today that same spirit encourages us also to be in the world, and sharing the Good News -Jesus is alive, and is with us. Let us pray today that we too can be filled with the Spirit of God. That we will receive the encouragement, and confidence that the Holy Spirit can give us. That we too may be messengers of the Good News.

Rev Rick