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Pentecost, with tongues of fire descending upon the apostles, detail of choirstall woodcarving in Cathédrale d'Amiens, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, Tenn. Original source: Collection of Anne Richardson Womack.

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Day of Pentecost

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Gospel Reading

John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 Commentary

by Ginger Barfield

The temptation when preaching Pentecost is to make the sermon a witness to something that happened.

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1st Reading

Acts 2:1-21 Commentary

by Frank L. Crouch

One challenge of preaching on major festival days such as Christmas, Easter, or Pentecost lies in their familiarity.

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Psalm

Psalm 104:24-34, 35b Commentary

by J. Clinton McCann

Ecological activist and author Bill McKibben suggests that “environmental devastation stands as the single great crisis of our time, surpassing and encompassing all others."1

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2nd Reading

Romans 8:22-27 Commentary

by Arland J. Hultgren

The reason that this passage appears in the lectionary at this point is obvious.

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Spirit Feelings

by Karoline Lewis

May 24, 2015

Dear Working Preachers! How many of you were at the Festival of Homiletics this past week? If you were not able to attend, I hope to see you next year in Atlanta! If you were ...

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Sermon Brainwave Podcast

SB419 - Day of Pentecost

May 24, 2015

Discussion on texts for Day of Pentecost (May 24, 2015): (Gospel) John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15; (First Reading) Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:24-34, 35b; (Second Reading) Romans 8:22-27. This podcast was recorded at the 2015 Festival of Homiletics in Denver, Colo.

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