This Week at Mt. Olive

Good morning, fellow redeemed!

I know this is a little late - I was out of town Sunday and Monday evenings and didn't have an opportunity to get an update together.

When I was in choir at Concordia Lutheran College, Austin, Texas, while on tour my freshman year, we went to see a large mural titled, "The Miracle of Pentecost." Through the years, there have been numerous explanations that try to unpack the title, "The Miracle of Pentecost." Some say it was the disciples speaking in other tongues, or in "tongues," while other have other explanations.

The explanation of the great miracle of Pentecost is really fairly simple, and is the explanation given by Luke in Acts 2: people were hearing the Gospel of Jesus Christ proclaimed in their own language! Peter's sermon called all hearers, even the people of Jerusalem who had officiated Jesus' death, to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ.

The festival of Pentecost marks the manifestation of the Holy Spirit. Some have said that there is only one person of God who has appeared in different modes, and this was just one more of them. But, this heresy ignores Jesus' words in John 14 about Himself and His Father. It also ignores Jesus' promise of the Holy Spirit. The truth is, the Holy Spirit is eternal, just as the Father and the Son are eternal. The Spirit was present at creation, hovering over the face of the waters (Genesis 1). Now, at Pentecost, in fulfillment of Jesus' promise, the Holy Spirit appears, teaching the disciples all things, bringing Jesus through the proclamation of His Word.

We're just about done with this week at Mt. Olive. Just a couple of notes:
Please continue to pray for Trevor Johnson who is at Camp Lone Star this week.

Please pray for Julianna Stacy and Summer King who will attend Camp Lone Star tomorrow and through the weekend.

See you all on Sunday morning!

God bless!
Pastor Kevin Jennings