Pentecost comes from the Greek word, pentecostฤ, meaning, โ50th dayโ. It is celebrated on 7th Sunday after Easter (on the Sunday which is the 50th day after Easter Sunday).
Before Jesus ascended into Heaven, He promised His disciples that they would not be alone. He promised them the Holy Spirit, who would guide them and teach them everything He has taught them (John 14:26).
On the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit came upon the early Christians in a powerful wind and tongues of fire when they were praying together in the Upper Room. With the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, they were able to speak in different languages. They began to tell others about God. 3,000 people heard the Gospel and were baptised. As a result of this, the first church was born.
With the disciples sharing the Gospel, it is also the beginning of world-wide mission.
It seems that we don’t talk alot about the Holy Spirit in the church services.
The Holy Spirit is God. He is 1/3 of the Trinity. He is the Counselor whom Jesus sent to His followers to teach us, guide us, convict us of our sins and comfort us.
He blesses us with spiritual gifts to serve God and the Christian community. Through the Holy Spirit, we bearing fruits of the Spirit to witness for God.
Thank you, Holy Spirit. Abide in us, we pray. ๐๐ผ
