Pentecost Birthday
Sometimes as people age they celebrate their birthdays less.
But, today we celebrate a birthday thousands of years old... ‘Pentecost’, the birthday of the church which Christ established (see Acts chap. 2)
On birthdays we give gifts as an expression of our love... At Pentecost, God expressed His love by literally giving of Himself - the most valuable gift in existence - holy spirit.
Over the ages, people may choose to focus on their desires and accomplishments or may divide themselves into many denominations, but in Pentecost we’re reminded that all Christ’s followers share a common birthday... Ephesians 2:7-10:
“...𝘚𝘰 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘶𝘴, 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘏𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴.
𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥 (𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦) 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴; 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘎𝘰𝘥. 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴) 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘴𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘥’𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦. 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴, 𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘏𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘨𝘰.”
Happy Birthday, Family!
🎂 Anothen
But, today we celebrate a birthday thousands of years old... ‘Pentecost’, the birthday of the church which Christ established (see Acts chap. 2)
On birthdays we give gifts as an expression of our love... At Pentecost, God expressed His love by literally giving of Himself - the most valuable gift in existence - holy spirit.
Over the ages, people may choose to focus on their desires and accomplishments or may divide themselves into many denominations, but in Pentecost we’re reminded that all Christ’s followers share a common birthday... Ephesians 2:7-10:
“...𝘚𝘰 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘶𝘴, 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘏𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴.
𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥 (𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦) 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴; 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘎𝘰𝘥. 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴) 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘴𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘥’𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦. 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴, 𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘏𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘨𝘰.”
Happy Birthday, Family!
🎂 Anothen
