October 13, 2013: Fifty – Scott Oppliger

The celebration of Pentecost was one of the high holy days for the Jewish people. In celebration of it the people would gather and would read from Exodus and remember the giving of the Law to Moses and the people who were gathered at Sinai. It was in this context that the Holy Spirit came upon the followers of Jesus - they spoke to all people. And the connections are endless.

What they experienced was, once again, the giving of the Word of God to his people. This time however, it was not a one that was written but one that gave life and breath and everything else. It was his new covenant with his people – filled with echoes of the covenant he made with his people. It was a gospel – good news – which is why those who heard were cut to the heart.