Sermon

Wind and Fire: The Purpose of Pentecost

November 16, 2025 Pastor Nathan Cole Acts 2:1–21 41 min

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Overview

Pentecost was not the birth of chaos but the birth of clarity — every nation hearing the mighty works of God in its own tongue. What the Spirit started then, He still does in ordinary congregations today.

“The same Spirit who filled a room in Jerusalem fills a sanctuary in Richardson.”
Message Outline
  1. The Spirit empowers witnessPower in Acts is never for spectacle; it is always for testimony. The Spirit fills us so the gospel can travel.
  2. The gospel crosses every borderPentecost reverses Babel. Language, culture, and background become bridges instead of barriers.
  3. Expectancy is a disciplineThe disciples were waiting, praying, and together. We position ourselves the same way every Sunday.
Take It Further

Read Acts 2:1–21 slowly this week, and ask two questions: what does this show me about God, and what does it ask of me? Then bring a friend next Sunday — the best sermons are the ones you talk about on the drive home.

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