Bible Quotes from Joel

And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.

When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.

Pentecost means the glory of God's power and the power of God's glory.

When you strip it of everything else, Pentecost stands for power and life. Which is what came into our church when the Holy Spirit came down on the day of Pentecost.

Pentecost offers a chance to confess our failure to live by the Spirit and to ask the Lord to fill us afresh with His power.

On the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descended with power upon the Apostles; thus began the mission of the Church in the world. Jesus himself prepared the Eleven for this mission, appearing to them on many occasions after his Resurrection. Prior to the Ascension into Heaven, he ordered them "not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father"; that is, he asked them to stay together to prepare themselves to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. And they gathered in prayer with Mary in the Upper Room, awaiting the promised event.

When the Holy Spirit comes to Earth, the path to God is open for everyone. I hope that all paths are open for you, whatever path you're wishing for. Happy Pentecost!

Pentecost is the moment when a heart of stone is shattered and a heart of flesh takes its place.

Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy,
it does not boast,
it is not proud.
It does not dishonor others,
it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil
but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects,
always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres.

Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.

Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.

The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all.

a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.

Be very careful, then, how you live - not as unwise but as wise,
making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.

For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.

The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life - of whom shall I be afraid?

I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.

The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.