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2: Pentecost – Discussion Starters

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Pentecost. Let’s start with a puzzle. How is the word, “Pentecost,” related to the number, 50, and the term, “Feast of Weeks”? How did the observance of Pentecost change from a Jewish festival to an exuberant celebration of the Christian church? What thrilling event took place on the first observation of Pentecost by Christians

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Monday: The Gift of Tongues

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In  Acts 2:4 , the gift of the Spirit was manifested through speaking in tongues. Yet, this gift was only one of many different manifestations of the Spirit  ( Acts 10:45-46 ;  Acts 19:6 ) . Others include foretelling the future  ( Acts 11:28 ) , visions  ( Acts 7:55 ) , inspired speech  ( Acts 2:8 ,  Acts 28:25 ) , healing  ( Acts 3:6 ,  Acts 3:12 ;  Acts 5:12 ,  Acts 5:16 ) , and qualification for service  ( Acts 6:3 ,  Acts 6:5 )

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Sabbath: Pentecost

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Image © Pacific Press from GoodSalt.com Read for This Week’s Study:   Acts 2:1-4 ,   John 14:16 ,   Acts 2:5-13 ,   Joel 2:28-32 ,   Acts 2:22-39 ,   Ps. 110:1-3 . Memory Text:   “This Jesus God raised up, and of that all of us are witnesses. Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you both see and hear”  ( Acts 2:32-33 , NRSV) .   P entecost” is from the word  pentekoste , the Greek name for the Jewish Feast of Weeks  ( Exod.

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Friday: Further Thought – You Will Be My Witnesses

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Further Thought:  “The whole interim period between Pentecost and the Parousia [Second Coming] (however long or short) is to be filled with the world-wide mission of the church in the power of the Spirit. Christ’s followers were both to announce what [H]e had achieved at [H]is first coming and to summon people to repent and believe in preparation for [H]is second coming

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Do I Really Need to Know God’s Plan for my Life?

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This is me preaching when I was about 5 years old, from a pulpit my father built me, when I told him I was going to be a preacher. While many people ask why God does not show them His will for their lives I have come to a simple conclusion.

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