Acts 2
All Churches that have ever existed trace their history back to this story.
The moment when Heaven truly came to earth. When the Spirit like a Dove descended on the women and men gathered in that room. Filling them with an overwhelming sense of power. Holy Spirit, God’s Breath came and infused that room and those bodies with Gods own presence. God dwelling amongst His people sealing them with His own Presence. Jesus fulfilling His promise.
Awe inspiring, exiting, beyond ourselves and with a heady mix of wonder about what was to come next.
Pentecostals call themself that because they wish to emphasise this part of church history.
We need to be careful that we don’t ignore this part of church history, because it is all our history, this is the formative part of who we are as Church.