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The Holy Spirit is sent at Pentecost

Tongues of fire appear over the disciples.
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Leviticus 23:15-22, Numbers 28:26-30. <br/>On the day of Pentecost, all of the following were given to God to thank Him for the harvest and the giving of the law. – Slide 1
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Three young bulls. – Slide 2
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Sixteen sheep. – Slide 3
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Three rams. – Slide 4
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Two he goats. – Slide 5
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Two loaves, fruit, grain and oil. – Slide 6
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They were gifts to thank God for the harvest. – Slide 7
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And to thank God for His law. – Slide 8
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When the day of Pentecost came, the disciples of Jesus were all together in one place. – Slide 9
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Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. – Slide 10
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Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. – Slide 11
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When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken. – Slide 12
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Utterly amazed, they asked: ‘Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans?  Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language?’ – Slide 13
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Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!’ – Slide 14
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Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, ‘What does this mean?’ <br/>Some, however, made fun of them and said, ‘They have had too much wine.’ – Slide 15
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Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: ‘Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning!’ – Slide 16
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‘No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: “In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.” – Slide 17
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“Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.” – Slide 18
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“The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.” – Slide 19
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“And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”’ – Slide 20
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