1. Peter’s Confession of Christ
Christmas (Christ’s birth), Easter (the Resurrection) and Pentecost ( the descent of the Holy Spirit) are the biggest three festivals of the church. And we celebrate together today the third one, Pentecost. Originally it is a Jewish festival as its name shows. * And on that very day, the Holy Spirit descended on the disciples of Jesus. From the Resurrection of Jesus to the day, they had been fearful and hidden themselves to avoid accusation by Jewish authority. But since that day they started openly the ministry of the Good News by witnessing Jesus’ genuine identity, the son of God. (³¤…)