Holy Spirit

Pentecost

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This article is based on a sermon delivered on September 7, 2025. Experience the complete message with all its passion and detail by listening to the full audio recording.

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When Everything Changed – Understanding Acts 2 and Our Unchanging Mission

The Mount Rushmore of History

If you had to pick the four most important moments in human history, what would they be? While your list might differ from mine, here’s what I’d carve into that metaphorical mountain: the death of Christ, the resurrection of Christ, the ascension of Christ, and Pentecost. That fourth one might surprise you, but the events of Acts 2:1-13 fundamentally transformed how God works through His people in the world.

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When Following Jesus Gets Hard: Why the Holy Spirit is Our Greatest Advantage

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As a young Christian reading through the Bible for the first time, I found myself stuck on one particular verse in John 16. Jesus told His disciples, “It is to your advantage that I go away.” Every time I read those words, I would pause and think, “Lord, I believe you, but how? How could your leaving possibly be better for us?”

This question becomes even more perplexing when we understand what Jesus was actually saying. He wasn’t promising His followers an easier life after His departure. Instead, He was preparing them for persecution, hatred, and even death—all while claiming this would somehow be to their advantage.
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