This Week in Worship
June 8, 2025: Pentecost Sunday: Spirit of the Living God
Acts 2: 1-21

Jacob Perez, preaching

Pentecost Sunday! This Sunday, we reflect on the moment when the Holy Spirit descends upon the early followers of Jesus and sets in motion a radically inclusive and Spirit-empowered movement. Gathered together in one place, the disciples experience a sudden, divine interruption: a rush of wind and tongues of fire resting upon each of them. This is no private, mystical experience; immediately, they begin to speak in languages not their own, inviting people from every corner of the known world to hear the good news in their native tongue.

This moment disrupts the old divisions of ethnicity, language, gender, and status. The crowd is stunned at how this ragtag group of Galileans can speak so clearly to so many! Some are skeptical, but Peter, now emboldened by the Spirit, steps forward to explain: this is the fulfillment of the words of the prophet Joel. God's Spirit is not reserved for the elite or the righteous, but is poured out on all flesh. Dreams and visions are no longer the domain of a few, but the inheritance of all.

Join us this Sunday as we reflect on the power of the Holy Spirit, then AND now! Pentecost invites us to imagine a community where every voice is heard, every language honored, and every person empowered by the Spirit of God. Come with expectation, and bring a friend!

The way we worship is the way we live.

Worship is the work of the people, bringing together our fullest selves in a communal act of love and gratitude.  Each voice is important; each person is valued as the Spirit draws out our authentic gifts and talents, shared in the ever-widening circle of God’s people.  We hope you’ll join us this week as we gather to worship the God of extravagant welcome.