The Gift and the gifts — pt 1: Introduction

In this opening message of our new Pentecost season series, The Gift and the gifts, Dan opens the series with Jesus' instruction to the dicsiples to "wait for the gift."

Preparing us for the season ahead of Pentecost in the Church calendar, we consider the gift: the Father who promises, the Spirit who is given, and the grace-gifts poured out for the good of others. Pentecost reminds us that the Christian life begins in gift — not achievement, earning, or proving ourselves ready enough — but in the astonishing generosity of God who gives His own Spirit.

And because the Spirit is poured out on all people, this is not a series for the spiritually elite. It is an invitation for every one of us to receive, participate, and join in the ministry of Jesus in the world.

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