Lord Jesus, keep up Your good work!
Lord Jesus, keep up Your good work!
Lord Jesus, keep up Your good work!
In his darkness Gamaliel saw some light.
In his darkness Gamaliel saw some light.
Persecution surrendered to deliverance!
Persecution surrendered to deliverance!
Jesus seeks to save spiritually weak souls.
Jesus seeks to save spiritually weak souls.
God always trumps His enemies.
God always trumps His enemies.
Peter kept the BIBLE in the forefront.
Peter kept the BIBLE in the forefront.
Times of refreshing came to someone.
Times of refreshing came to someone.
Our Amazing God…
The Pentecost devotions remind us of the crucial role of God the Holy Spirit in our individual Christian lives. The same Spirit is wonderfully active in our wider work as a synod, as explained in the following words in the Board of Missions report to the June Convention.
The Miracle of Pentecost Continues
If I were to ask you what the greatest miracle of Pentecost is, what comes to mind? The sound coming from heaven as of a rushing, mighty wind? Probably not so much. The tongues appearing to be fire that sat upon each of the disciples on that Pentecost morning? It’s likely more of us think of that miraculous sign since it happened only on that special Day. Many may think of how the apostles (whose mother-tongue was Aramaic)
Seized By The Spirit
When I was around twelve years old, I was walking home on a dusty Dakota road because the family tractor had quit on me. A neighbor stopped to give me a ride. Not much later he started gesticulating and speaking gibberish. I crowded the door, ready to bail out if necessary. Then suddenly he stopped the unusual actions and noises. Looking at me, he smiled and told me not to be afraid. He explained that he had been grabbed by the Spirit and was just speaking in tongues!