What Pentecost is, and the Significance for Christians--- Rev''d Mossy

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The Vicar/ Administrator Ikot Ekpene Archdeaconry of the Church of Nigeria Anglican communion, The Rev'd Mossy Onyinyechi Agu has come out to shade light and explained the purpose, power and the Significance of the word "PENTECOST" among Christians.  

Taking his text in a sermon he titled, The Power and Purpose of Pentecost, from the book of Acts of the apostles, chapter 2:1-8, 2:35-42, Rev''d Agu revealed that the word

"Pentecost" began as, and remains one of the major holidays on the Jewish calendar that occurs 50 days after Passover. According to the Vicar, "The word Pentecost literally means “50th or 50th day.” For Jews, Pentecost was the time when they celebrated the first harvest of the agricultural year. It was a time when they gave thanks to God for what the land had produced and for what their labor had yielded.

For Christians, Pentecost marks the birthday of the Christian church, the day when Peter preached and in response to that sermon there was also a harvest of 3,000 souls converted", he revealed.

"Remember ,  Peter preached the first sermon about Jesus as recorded in Acts 2. This is the same Peter who 53 days earlier had said about Jesus; “I never knew Him.” This is the same Peter who had nothing to say about Jesus when someone asked him directly if he was one of the followers of Jesus. Peter, on the Day of Pentecost, stood before a crowd of the same people he once feared, yet he boldly declared the gospel of Jesus Christ", the man of God reminded the congregation.

Going further, Peter stood before many of the same people who had shouted, “Crucify Him,” on the day Jesus stood trial before Pontius Pilate in the city of Jerusalem. Now Peter declared in no uncertain terms the Man they had ordered to be crucified was, in fact, the Son of God.

How did Peter go from being frightened to being fearless? How did Peter go from being cowardly to being courageous? . In this season , let the season of truth come upon us in Jesus Name Amen.

God bless you