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Pentecost: Another glimpse of God in our world

Rev Rob Anning, Superintendent Minister, writes:

On Sunday, 27 May, we celebrate Pentecost, the day the Holy Spirit descended on the disciples and filled them with power to act and speak for God.  Luke gives a wonderfully descriptive account of the event in Acts 2.

The story reminds us that it is God who always takes the initiative when it comes to reaching out to the world.  It is God who always takes the initiative when it comes to revealing something more of himself to us.

The greatest and clearest revelation of God comes through the life of Jesus - he lived among us, and through him we saw God, face to face.  But Jesus promised that when he returned to heaven, we would not be left alone and that promise was kept at Pentecost.  The promise continues today for us, for we are not left alone but continue to be empowered by the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit gives us an insight into God's power, truth, wisdom and strength.  We see this in the way the Holy Spirit influenced the activities of the early Church and we continued to experience the Holy Spirit's promptings and guiding in our church and personal lives today.

On Saturday, 12 May, we have invited Rev Dr Tom Stuckey, a former President of Conference,  to lead us in a Study Morning at Marlborough Road, 10am to 1pm on the theme: On the Edge of Pentecost: Exploring the  Acts of the Apostles.  Tom will lead us into a clearer understanding of what Pentecost is all about.  Tom is also going to preach at our Circuit Service at Marlborough Road on Sunday, 13 May at 10.30am. Everyone is welcome at both events.

The process of God reaching out to the world we call "grace".  No matter how hard we might try, no matter how long we search, we will never discover God by our own efforts.  We can only discover what God wants to reveal - and the events of Pentecost underline that principle.

We all stand in God's grace as he showers our lives with goodness and shows something more, something new of himself, day by day.  So this season of Pentecost, give thanks to God for a further revelation of himself.

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