Sermon Texts: Psalm 104:24-35, Ezekiel 37:1-14, Acts 2:1-21, John 15:26-16:15, Romans 8:22-27
That our lives may express your generosity
God of all, we rejoice that from the beginning it was your intention that we who were created from the depths of your love would be endowed with your Spirit, breathe your very breath.
We rejoice that we are sustained by your Spirit. We rejoice that your Spirit renews us and renews all of creation. We are astonished that your Spirit can enliven and energize that which seems dead and beyond hope. We are reassured to know that You are able to energize us for new life even when we consider ourselves beyond hope.
We thank You that Jesus was endowed with your Spirit and did all of his ministry with the wisdom and guidance and energy of your Spirit. We are grateful that Jesus promised your Spirit as our guide to truth in the midst of resistance and deceit.
We are awed by the way your Spirit moved among Jesus’ followers on the day of Pentecost, energizing them to speak your speech with hearts and tongues aflame with passion. We rejoice in their boundary-breaking communication and in the alternative ways their lives expressed your own generosity.
We are thankful, that when we are weak, your Spirit assists us as we pray, as we obey, and as we await the day when your will is done fully, on earth as in heaven. Amen.
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