The Birth of the Church

Takeaway: Pentecost is the joining of heaven and earth in the Church by the Spirit. Christ comes to dwell with his people, like God dwelt in the temple, not just to have fellowship with them, but through them to welcome in the nations. Christ must now inhabit all cultures and languages to redeem all types of people. How can our church display the life-giving hospitality of Christ? How do we, apart from the offense of the cross, unintentionally repel others from the gospel?