Sunday, April 23, 2017

Pentecost Worship and Study Resources

Pentecost Sunday is a major celebration of the Christian Church, occuring 50 days after Easter.
In 2017 we celebrate Pentecost on Sunday 4th June 2017

Some background and explanations

International Standard Bible -  Pentecost
Bible Study tools - Pentecost
Churchyear.net-Pentecost
Wikipedia - Pentecost
Catholic Encyclopdia - Pentecost
Russian Orthodox - Pentecost

Videos Pentecost in 2 minutes- Lutheran video
What is Pentecost - CPH 
Greek Orthodox - Pentecost video
Visual Bible - day of Pentecost
Pentecost - the church is born
Pentecost - the skit guys
Pentecost - a reflective retelling of Acts 2:1-4
The Story of Pentecost - Dan Stevers
What's in the bible?  - Pentecost
Pentecost kids story

Worship Resources
Textweek 
Lutheran Church of Australia - Worship Planning
All age worship from Barnabas in churches
The Billabong
Calvin Worship Institute
Engage Worship ideas- Pentecost
Kids Friendly Church - New Zealand 
Kir-Shalom resources
Ministry Matters - various resources
Presbyterian Church USA 
The Worship Closet
United Method church resources
Reformed Worship - Pentecost 2017
Rethink worship 
re: worship
Uniting Church of Australia all age worship
25 contemporary songs for Pentecost Sunday- Praise Charts
List of Pentecost contemporary songs and traditional hymns includes CCLI songs, Alltogether Songs, LCA hymnal with supplement, Lutheran Service Book, Evangelical Lutheran Worship, This far by faith hymnal and Together in Song

Bible Studies
The meaning of Pentecost - bible.org
The Pentecostal experience - bible.org
Be open to the Spirit - ELCA
A longer look at the lessons (fee based) - CPH
Answers for a study of the Epistle of Pentecost - Trinity Lutheran

Articles
Pentecost Paradoxes - Working Preacher
Preaching a present day Pentecost - Working Preacher
Let the Pentecostal fires and the winds of the Spirit transform your congregation into a force that takes action on behalf of God’s ailing creation.  - Lutherans restoring creation
What is Pentecost and why does it matter - Patheos
Pentecost: the day of the Lord  - Word and World
The gift of the Holy Spirit - Lutheran Witness

Visuals and images
Pintrest images, art, displays, craft, ideas
Google images
Bing images
Goodsalt 
CanStock





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