6-12-11 Pentecost – The Power of God in us

How many of you made coffee this morning in an electric coffee maker? If you did, then you used power from the electric company to do that. Some of you really like muscle cars and if I asked you how many horses were under your hood, you’d know that I was talking about horsepower. For 20 years I was an electrician. Every day I installed electrical systems to control power in such a way that it was safe for the user. Every day the sun comes up, it has the power to bless you with its light and burn you at the same time. Our whole world is about power.

We understand these things, but rarely do we think about ourselves as powerful. Yet the whole  Bible, from the beginning to the end is about power, who’s got it, how they’re using is, and how their use of power affected them, others and even God.

Today is Pentecost Sunday. Some of you might wonder, “What is Pentecost?” Pentecost means fifty and therefore Pentecost is fifty days after Easter. Jesus arose from the dead and walked the earth for 40 days, then he ascended into heaven and ten days later, he sent the Holy Spirit on the church. The church was birthed by God when he poured out his Spirit on the church at Pentecost. Let’s read about what happened on the day the first church was born.

When the day of Pentecost came, they (the disciples) were all together in one place. Read the rest of this entry »