Pentecost -- Festival And Season The festival of Pentecost marks the beginning of the second half of the church year. The first half of the church year, beginning with Advent and ending with Ascension, centers around the life of Christ. The Pentecost season is built around the life of the Church. The focus is on the life of the believer.

The festival of Pentecost launches the season of Pentecost. The fantastic happenings of that first Pentecost are recorded in the second chapter of Acts. The risen Christ, according to Luke, told the disciples to wait in Jerusalem for the promised Spirit. This promise was fulfilled by the events reported in Acts 2. The Holy Spirit descended on the church with the sound of a mighty wind, tongues as of flame and the ability to tell forth the gospel in other …