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Join us for a very special Bridge worship....
We sadly say goodbye to two of our original band members, friends, and
major energies that have made the Bridge what it is today....
Adam and Beth Ann (and Devon) Hoffer are leaving for new challenges and
opportunities in Florida and this is their farewell performance. In
tribute to their service, love, and fellowship we will be having a potluck
lunch immediately after worship. We will provide hot dogs & such.
Please join us and bring a dish to share.
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At the Bridge, we're exploring some of the theological
issues raised by Dan Brown's book.
Join Pastor Kathleen O'Connell , Johnny Bachman
and others in
the Reception Room
Sunday mornings at 10:45 am (usually)
(we'll start later this week - after the potluck
luncheon)
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Acts 2:1-13
The Coming of the Holy Spirit
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all
together in one place.
And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the
rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were
sitting.
Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a
tongue rested on each of them.
All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began
to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.
Now there were devout Jews from every nation under
heaven living in Jerusalem.
And at this sound the crowd gathered and was
bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of
each.
Amazed and astonished, they asked, ‘Are not all these
who are speaking Galileans?
And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own
native language?
Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of
Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya
belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,
Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages we hear them
speaking about God’s deeds of power.’
All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another,
‘What does this mean?’
But others sneered and said, ‘They are filled with new
wine.’
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Pentecost -
Christianity's most under-rated holiday
Pentecost, the season of the Holy Spirit, is otherwise known as the
"birthday of the church." In theory, Pentecost should be recognized, along
with Christmas and Easter, as one of the three most important holidays of
the Christian Church. Here's why.
Where the term "Pentecost" comes from
Pentecost (or "the 50th day" in ancient Greek) is a holiday of
Christianity commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the
Apostles, fifty days after the resurrection. (In the UK, it is referred to
as Whitsunday, because of the white robes traditionally worn this day by
those newly baptized.)
The Christian holiday also derives from the Hebrew celebration, Shavuot,
which was held 50 days after Passover and was associated with the first
harvest of grain in the spring. The Jewish holiday, also referred to in
the Bible as "the feast of weeks," came to be identified with the
revelation on Mt. Sinai when Moses received the Ten Commandments. It may
also reflect still older, pagan festivals celebrating the return of life
to nature following the "death" of winter. Given the importance of
Passover, the Sinai tradition and the spring harvest festivals to both
Jews and early Christians, one begins to understand the significance of
Pentecost.
Why is Pentecost so important for Christians?
It is connected to Christianity's central image of God as Trinity. Over
many centuries Christians have come to understand God in three ways.
First, as God the Creator in nature; second, as the Son, in the story of
the life, death and resurrection of Jesus; and finally, as Spirit. The
Spirit represents God as living and active in the world today. It
signifies the fact that the Christian faith is not just about events that
happened in the past, rather it concerns the present and the future. The
Spirit is God's animating presence in the church, and indeed, in life
itself. Hence, without its Spirit, the church is dead, and without the
Spirit, all that is creative and wonderful in life itself ceases to exist.
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24/7 nourishment...
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God's
love and attention for us is without end, without bound, without limits.
Why should our personal worship encompass only 1 hour on Sunday?
God invites us to a 24/7 relationship. Here's your opportunity to
continue to explore the way God's word connects with this week's worship
theme. We invite you to spend some time each day discovering God's
word...
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24/7 readings Some
glimpses of the life of the very early church.
Acts 2:14-21,
Acts 2:22-36,
Acts 2:7-42,
Acts 2:43-47,
Acts 4:32-37,
Acts 5:12-16 |
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