Pentecost symbolized a new beginning for God’s people as they left Egypt. They had moved to Egypt as families of the twelve sons of Jacob. They lived in Egypt for 430 years, most of it in slavery. As slaves, their overseers had always told them what to do. Then God came and worked through Moses …
About fifty days after leaving Egypt, God’s people had a Mount Sinai experience. God had appeared to Moses in a burning bush on Mount Sinai as Moses was shepherding sheep. God called Moses to return to Egypt and would use him to free the Hebrew people from the Egyptians. After a short debate, God gave …
Something supernatural happened on Pentecost when the fire of the Holy Spirit came upon people. Acts 2:1On the day of Pentecost, all the believers were meeting together in one place. 2 Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting. 3 Then, what …
As John the Baptist baptized people, he said Jesus will baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire. It would be a different baptism. At the Jordan River, John baptized with water to demonstrate a willingness to turn from sin and toward God. While John’s baptism did not give salvation, repentance was the first step in …