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Sermon Brainwave 1085: Day of Pentecost - May 24, 2026
The Day of Pentecost offers preachers more than one path in.
Matt, Karoline, and Cody explore all four lectionary texts for this week and find each one illuminating a different dimension of the Spirit's work.
John 20 gets special attention: instead of the dramatic rush of wind and fire in Acts, the risen Jesus enters a room of grieving, frightened disciples and breathes the Spirit into them at close range. The contrast is striking. Acts invites awe and wonder. John offers intimacy. Both are worth preaching.
The conversation ranges across all four texts, with discussion of the Spirit's…
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