Pentecost
John 20:19-23, Acts 2:14-41, Acts 2:1-13, Psalm 104:1-35, Numbers 11:4-35
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by Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

OLD TESTAMENT TEXTS

Pentecost Sunday provides a fitting conclusion to the Easter Season because it shifts our focus from Christ to the Holy Spirit, from the event of salvation to the breaking in of a new creation. The linking of Easter and Pentecost is a strong affirmation of how salvation and creation are inextricably related. The Old Testament texts provide important commentary on the central relationship of salvation and creation.  Numbers 11:24-30 explores how the people of God structure community, while Psalm 104:1 a, 24-34, 35b  is a celebration of this fact.

Numbers 11:24-30 - "Authority in the Christian Community"
Setting.   Numbers 11:24-30 is a story about prophetic authority. As is frequently the case when the power of God's spirit becomes the point of focus in scripture, ther…

Abingdon Press Nashville, PREACHING THE REVISED COMMON LECTIONARY, by Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe