This communion service began with the Psalm 104, the hymn "Spirit of the Living God" was sung in honor of Pentecost Sunday. The hymn of praise was "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty." We had words of joy and testimony, and special music by Carol Scott: "If I Could Hear My Daddy Pray Again."
Ac 2:1
And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
Ac 2:2
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
Ac 2:3
And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
Ac 2:4
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Ac 2:5
And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
Ac 2:6
Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
Ac 2:7
And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?
Ac 2:8
And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?
Ac 2:9
Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
Ac 2:10
Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,
Ac 2:11
Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
Ac 2:12
And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?
Ac 2:13
Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.
Ac 2:14
But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:
Ac 2:15
For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
Ac 2:16
But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
Ac 2:17
And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
Ac 2:18
And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
Ac 2:19
And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
Ac 2:20
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
Ac 2:21
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Pastor Robbie showed us a map of the ancient lands, and pointed out the Sea of Galilee, the Dead Sea, the Jordan River, Jerusalem, Judea, Egypt and Arabia -- to help put the scripture into perspective for us. He told us that Proselytes were Greeks who had converted to Judaism. He described the miracle of the descent of the Holy Spirit. It was not just the twelve who were filled with the Holy Spirit that day; the people went out from this day and started churches. Soon afterwards the scriptures describe the "multitudes" of believers.
The power of the Holy Spirit is not only within the walls and confines of the church itself, but within us, and we should share our faith and spirit with others who are receptive, but have not yet accepted the Word of God.
