1. Upset disciples

Since Pentecost we are reflecting upon how Jesus’ disciples founded the church by being led by the Holy Spirit. From its foundation till today christians get together every Sunday to listen to God’s word. And now we are seeking how to conduct ourselves as christians in today’s world. Today we lecture on the story of a squall on the lake, which tell us about an incredible event. (³¤­…)

1. The Parable of the Seed
Since the day of Pentecost we are reflecting upon how the Disciples acted after being filled with the Holy Spirit . The reflection should also allow us to seek how we must live in the secular world as christians. More exactly how to take part in forming God’s kingdom on the earth. Today we read Mark chapter 4 in which Jesus tells the parable of growing seeds, which concerns procedure of realization of the kingdom of God amid us. (³¤­…)

1. the Disciples back into Galilee

From Easter and Pentecost we still continue meditations on those two events for 5 months, in seeking to understand how the disciples acted after the descent of the Holy Spirit. The theme is strongly related to our own way of living in this secular world. Today we read Matthew 28:16-20 as a guiding text of our reflection. The passage narrates the reappearance of Jesus after the Cross. He came back to his disciples to encourage and commanded them to preach over the world. (³¤­…)

1. What is the Holy Spirit ?

Today we observe together the very day of Pentecost. The church holds Christmas, Easter and Pentecost as the most important events of the year. Christmas and Easter are the birth and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ whereas Pentecost is the descent of the Holy Spirit on Jesus’ disciples.

“Pentecost” came form “pentēkostē ” in Greek, which means “fiftieth (day).” The word’s origin explains that the Holy Spirit descended on the fiftieth day after the Ascension of Jesus Christ, the event which changed disciples, formerly weak and cowardly, into courageous ones. After that crucial day they set to spread witnesses to Jesus Christ over the whole world. For example, as Luke reported, about 3 thousand persons accepted baptism by hearing and moved by disciples’ words (Luke 2:41) (³¤­…)