5/19/2024 The Festival of Pentecost & Confirmation Sunday

DAY OF PENTECOST: CHRIST HAS NOT LEFT US ALONE

Jesus told his disciples that, though he was going to ascend into heaven, he wasn’t going to leave them alone. He was going to send “the Advocate,” a title for the Holy Spirit. But Jesus wasn’t sending the Spirit just to keep us company. Jesus would have the Advocate give us spiritual power so that we might participate in Christ’s saving work. Here is the final resurrection reality. The Spirit gives us the ability to raise the spiritually dead to life.

We see this happen on Pentecost. The festival of Pentecost was held fifty days after the Passover. (Pentecost is Greek for “fifty.”) It was a time to thank God for the harvest. But on that day, through the Church at work, the Holy Spirit gathered another harvest, a harvest of souls. Therefore, Pentecost is the third great festival of the Church, along with the Nativity and the Resurrection. With the Festival of Pentecost, the festival half of the Church Year comes to a close. God bless your worship.

CONFIRMATION SUNDAY

In our second service, four young people will publicly confirm their faith in Jesus Christ. They will be welcomed to partake of Holy Communion. All of us who are members of Redeemer went through a rite of confirmation either as children or adults. Let us use the service this morning to reaffirm our dedication to our Savior and our use of God’s word and sacraments.

God bless your worship.

Pastor Adam Mueller will preach on Colossians 2:6-10; “To Be Continued...“

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