This last Sunday was Pentecost Sunday when we Christians remember and
celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit to all those who believe in
Jesus as their Lord and Savior and the birthday of the Church. The
story in Acts 2 is tremendous, replete with a howling and violent
wind, tongues of fire, people enabled to speak in languages that were
not their native tongues and Jews from around the ancient world
hearing the Good News of Jesus in their own tongue. The Apostle Peter
then stood up and preached to the masses and 3,000 people believed on
Jesus and were baptized! This Sunday we attended The Yerevan
International Church which is gold among the treasures of Armenia.
This Fellowship assembles Christians, literally from around the globe,
to worship Jesus in a smallish upper room in ENGLISH! The only
travesty is that we discovered this haven much too late in our stay in
Yerevan! We met and worshiped with Armenians from Armenia and
Glendale; with Indians...from INDIA, Dutch from the Netherlands,
Germans, Mid-Westerners, Africans--Yes, from AFRICA! I have not yet
figured out all the other nations represented but we with one voice
sang, prayed, listened to God's Word, and worshipped our Lord Jesus
Christ who is King, Sovereign and Lover of His whole Creation!!!
Pentecost must have been an AWESOME experience but we tasted the fruit
of what God intended and what we will experience in heaven forever! A
tremendous and wondrous blessing from God! We are far away but closer
than we realize! Loving you all in Jesus Name and worshiping the SAME
GOD OF THE UNIVERSE! Jonelle;)
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Pentecost Sunday
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2 comments:
What a fantastic experience and opportunity to worship in such an international body of believers.
Thanks for sharing.x
The Day of Pentecost is so rich in meaning! As you point out, it represents and commemorates the gift of the Holy Spirit, but properly understood, it represents much more. As the article The Secret Meaning of Pentecost explains, Pentecost helps to explain the deepest mysteries of life, such as why God allows so much suffering in the world and why so few among the billions of humans who have lived and died have ever had the opportunity to hear the gospel and be saved.
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