Genesis 11:1-9

Exodus 19:3-8, 16-20

Joel 2: 28-32

Acts 2:1-11

John 20:19-23

If you aren't paying attention,

Pentecost

seems to be the most random event in history.

A group of people

praying in a room in Jerusalem

suddenly

see fire on their heads

and they begin to speak in various languages.

And many people and churches

do not understand why Pentecost is important

and they call it the birthday of the church.

And for people who believe that the Holy Spirit

withdrew a generation later,

they try to downplay this event

and look at it as an anomaly.

This is why we read all these lessons each year

to show that Pentecost

is part of a continuum in Scripture,

and also

a great restoration

of God's original plan.

Pentecost is the fulfillment of everything

the Messiah said he would do.

The Holy Spirit is the author of scripture,

and the central character throughout.

This is one of the interesting aspects of the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit always directs the attention to someone else.

You can miss the Holy Spirit in the Bible

if you are not looking.

The Bible begins with the Holy Spirit

hovering over the waters

and out of this chaos comes order.

The Holy Spirit always brings order out of chaos.

Normal Christianity is Charismatic.

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