Pentecost - Next Steps

Stephen DeFur - May 24, 2026 

“Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart. Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise. Bind them as a sign on your hand, fix them as an emblem on your forehead, and write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. Take care that you do not forget the Lord, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.”

Deuteronomy 6:4-7

“… the believers were meeting together in one place. Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm in the skies above them, and it filled the house where they were meeting. Then, what looked like tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them. And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability.”

Acts 2:1-4

“Godly Jews from many nations were living in Jerusalem at that time. When they heard this sound, they came running to see what it was all about, and they were bewildered to hear their own languages being spoken by the believers. ‘What can this mean?’ they asked each other. But others in the crowd were mocking. ‘They’re drunk, that’s all!’ they said.”

Acts 2:5-6;12-13

“Listen carefully, all of you. Make no mistake about this. Some of you are saying these people are drunk. It isn’t true! It’s much too early for that.”

Acts 2:14b-15

“Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church – about three thousand in all.”

Acts 2:41