This was very unusual having never taken place before. Fifty days after Passover week the Holy Spirit fell upon a small company of believers and then moved through the city of Jerusalem, bringing in another kind of crop. He does great things past finding out, yes, wonders without number. He will always do the unpredictable. God's call and the gift of the Spirit had no boundaries and no barriers. God has set the table for this to happen. May they all be one as you and I are one that the world may believe that you sent me, says Jesus. They were from the lower classes. If we take a look at the significance of the inauguration of a President in United States we can draw some analogies. Some years before his death, former Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson of Canada remarked that the United Nations was drowning in its own rhetoric and suffocating in its own documentation. Angels told them he would come that way again, but for now you're going to wait to receive power from on high. A minister was discussing electricity with an electrician. Pentecost, a religious observance that has roots in the OT and continues to be observed in both Judaism and Christianity. The emotional toll of the events of the crucifixion, their guilt at having fled, and for Peter, his denial, the amazing resurrection appearances - all this must have drained them. Sermon preached at the Service of Inauguration of the Uniting Church Author: Don Whebell Last modified by: Don Whebell Created Date: 11/4/2007 11:01:00 PM Company: Don and Pam Whebell Other titles: Sermon preached at the Service of Inauguration of the Uniting Church A. C. T. Language. They were all Galileans. And then God raised up a new Pope named John XXIII. 05/31/2009 The Inauguration of the Church Knox 16 PC, 321/499/400/399 Psalm 104:24-34 Acts 2:1-21 John 15:26-27. This is the second part of Peter’s address at Pentecost. From the very beginning Pentecost was to be characterized by social inclusiveness. And they began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. Fred, the man who was not a believer before he met Pope John XXIII, became a vital leader in the charismatic renewal of the Catholic Church. WHEE! OOPS! UGH! Can you imagine what those ten days must have been like? The second part of Peter's Pentecost sermon. The Holy Spirit came with great force as a mighty and tempestuous wind through the house in which they were situated. The Pope was laid out on his bed. The least of these people will prophesy and bring forth God's word for the world today. And then he ascended into heaven as they watched him. It is regarded as the second of three obligatory observances, coming between Passover and Tabernacles. The appropriate smoke was sent up the stack to inform the people. That is why we are hearing all of this stuff. 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Then Peter, whose Galilean accent had led to his downfall only seven weeks earlier, took control of a crowd of about 3,000 and proclaimed the fulfilment of Joel's prophecy, linking it to the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Thanks for your feedback! A dispute had erupted over the noise produced by the Pentecostal Church of God in San Juan. The list of various countries here is quite extensive and probably only representative of a fraction of the nations that would have been represented there at Pentecost. These are the ones whom God raised up to declare the mighty works of the living God. It would be like a group of people going into United Nations and speaking to everybody in that edifice in their own native tongue without ever having learned that tongue someplace else. These phrases indicate that the Feast of Weeks was originally an agricultural festival, an occasion on which the community was expected to show gratitude to God for the first fruits, i.e., the early harvest. In Job 9:10 it says. The inauguration of President Obama kick-started a new era of hopefulness in a sea of despair. Job was about to experience even more of God's Spirit coming upon him in the days ahead. There was a tremendous separation of Protestant and Catholic. He was raised from the dead! Traditional Christmas masses were nearly cancelled in a Catholic church in San Juan when a neighbour reportedly complained that the music would disturb his early-morning sleep. AN INAUGURAL ADDRESS FOR THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH. And in psalm 96:3. Now, as then, the Spirit empowers, equips, convicts and transforms. Tongues of fire rested upon each man and woman in that group. Many centuries later, the Lord chose this day to celebrate a new kind of harvest. The problem we have here in the church today is that we are not dreaming dreams. Even upon the slaves, both men and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they shall prophesy. Yet, each one was hearing the Gospel presented in their own native tongue. These people are drunk. He had been declared dead by the doctors. Archbishop Thabo Makgoba: Sermon preached at the Inauguration of the Missionary Diocese of Nampula Sunday, 17 March 2019 Sermon preached at the Inauguration of the Missionary Diocese of Nampula Bishop Manuel Ernesto blesses the Archbishop after his licensing. The sacrifice of various animals and of bread made from newly harvested grain was required. It was Pentecost, a harvest festival traditionally associated with the giving of the law on Sinai, and Jerusalem was full of foreigners from all over the Mediterranean. The sheer power of the outpouring of the Spirit must have driven the disciples into the streets - or the temple courtyard shouting out in everyone's native tongue the wonderful things that God had done. God has set the table by bringing in devout Jews from all across the world. But, the naysayers have an excuse as to why this is taking place. Yet God is saying this is the reality I am bringing to you in the giving out of my Holy Spirit. Acts 2:22-32. It was estimated that Peking’s entry into the World Body would cost an additional $5 million a year to have all the UN proceedings printed in Chinese, a right on which the Nationalist Chinese did not insist. Your sons and daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. God is very predictable. We were in the room together. The Spirit provides us the ability to receive salvation and to live out salvation. The cost of their publication was $29 million. The sky around Vatican City turned blood red. “Is it true,” asked the minister, “that electricity cannot get into you unless it can get out of you?” “That’s absolutely right,” answered the electrician. YEAH! At a particular moment in time while these dignitaries were all around his bed the Pope was raised to life and spoke these very words about unity. They haven't had time to get drunk. God sends his Holy Spirit to inaugurate his new time in history. Note that we do not normally publish your Anonymous comments here. There will always be people in history who will deny the work of the Holy Spirit. The Psalmist says in psalm 40:5. And then a white dove, the symbol of the Holy Spirit, flew around the Vatican three times, in the name of the Father, in the name of the Son, and in the name of the Holy Spirit. This ministry extended out into all denominations. Recently, the U. N. recorded its proceedings on 773,086, 990 page units. OOPS! The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ruled, after a fourteen-year delay, that churches cannot produce noise that will annoy neighbours and that they must limit the volume of sound. The small handful of disciples spent their time in fruitful prayer and study in the days following Easter. People are totally amazed because these people are speaking in their native language. 34:22, the Feast of Weeks is further defined as ‘the first fruits of wheat harvest.’. The most audacious thing was to invite the Protestants to the Vatican two Council to discuss major issues. The work of the Holy Spirit he is not finished. They had been through so much. They must have wondered what would happen next. Bishop Manuel Ernesto blesses the Archbishop after his licensing. According to OT regulations, one was not allowed to work on the day of Pentecost. He had watched this Pope do numerous things. God has inaugurated a new era. AHA! They had met the living Lord, something very unpredictable. There is one thing which is predictable about the living God, whom we serve. Sermon Tone Analysis. On the Pre-Inauguration Sermon Posted on January 20, 2017 by pastordavesimpson I just read the sermon preached at the new president’s church service this morning. Rather comment on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/anglicanmediasa/, "Theology from Below: A Personal Journey". He is living out in the power of his Spirit what he has declared through the prophet Joel. The Pope was very well-known for his quotation of the words of Jesus Christ in the Latin as follows. Those first-fruits were men and women and children added to the church. Then he laid down and remained dead. The Spirit of God moved in a powerful way to bring the church on the path of unity, Protestants and Catholics. They were to receive front seats in the Vatican two Council and they were to be listened to. Archbishop appeals for donations after Cyclone Ida... Sermon preached at the Inauguration of the Missio... Archbishop receives award for setting up trust to ... Archbishop Thabo backs #Justice4Vernie campaign, The Cathedral Church of St George the Martyr, Anglican Church of Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia, Archbishop's Award for Peace With Justice, 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, Uniting Reformed Church of Southern Africa, Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa. Declare his glory among the nations, his wonders among all peoples.