Today was Pentecost Sunday. Our worship at First Presbyterian Church of Midland included the following Scripture ...
"... you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Acts 1:8 (NIV)
Also ...
"When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 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 tongues as the Spirit enabled them." Acts 2:1-4 (NIV)
Pentecost is a special day for Christian missioners. It is a reminder for all of us who seek to follow, as best we can, in the huge footsteps left by those who set out from Jerusalem after that very first Pentecost, and spoke in other tongues, as witnesses of Jesus Christ. It is up to us to maintain and 'grow' the legacy of Pentecost.
Missioners from West Texas have done just that, and are continuing to do that ..... in English, both here and overseas; in Spanish - again, here and overseas; Ugandan, Lugandan, Swahili, Thai, Burmese, Karen, Chin ... and so many more.
"... you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Acts 1:8 (NIV)
Also ...
"When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 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 tongues as the Spirit enabled them." Acts 2:1-4 (NIV)Pentecost is a special day for Christian missioners. It is a reminder for all of us who seek to follow, as best we can, in the huge footsteps left by those who set out from Jerusalem after that very first Pentecost, and spoke in other tongues, as witnesses of Jesus Christ. It is up to us to maintain and 'grow' the legacy of Pentecost.
Missioners from West Texas have done just that, and are continuing to do that ..... in English, both here and overseas; in Spanish - again, here and overseas; Ugandan, Lugandan, Swahili, Thai, Burmese, Karen, Chin ... and so many more.
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