Quotes and Sayings about Pentecost

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.

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.

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.

The world is full of magic. Small things become big. Winter turns to spring. One thing always changes into another.

Nearly everybody gets twitterpated in the springtime. For example, you're walking along minding your own business, you're looking neither to the left, nor to the right, when all of the sudden, you run smack into a pretty face. You begin to get weak in the knees, your head's in a whirl! And then you feel light as feather, and before you know it you're walking on air! And then you know what? You're knocked for a loop! And you completely lose your head!

Nearly everybody gets twitterpated in the springtime.

How sad would be November if we had no knowledge of the spring.

The world's favorite season is the spring. All things seem possible in May.

No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.

It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.

I soared above the song birds
And never heard them sing
I lived my life in winter
And then you brought the spring

By March, the worst of the winter would be over. The snow would thaw, the rivers begin to run and the world would wake into itself again.

There is no winter without snow, no spring without sunshine, and no happiness without companions.

Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart.

Spring shows what God can do with a drab and dirty world.

A light exists in Spring
Not present in the year
at any other period
When March is scarcely here.

Every winter contains a quivering spring and behind the curtain of every night there's a smilling morning.

Change is necessary, like the renewal of nature in spring.

Autumn arrives in early morning, but spring at the close of a winter day.

Some day when spring is here
We'll find our love anew

The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.

Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!"

You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming.

The beautiful spring came; and when Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also.

With the coming of spring, I am calm again.

After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.

After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God.

Only the dead have seen the end of war.

For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

My aim remains, if history approves, to unite our country.

Halloween. The one day of the year it's socially acceptable to play dress-up. The only question is, who do you want to be? There are costumes to make men feel like boys again. Or turn little girls into queens.

For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.

The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.

In every grave, there's the history of a lifetime.

Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

Thanksgiving is almost here and as soon as people realize how much money they have to spend on holiday gifts, their wallets snap tighter than Kim Kardashian's legs after the wedding check cleared.

Bought a new vacuum on Black Friday. It sucks!

It is not that we are not sad for his passing. But in celebrating life, he shall remain with us forever. What better way to strengthen the bonds of the family that remains, than celebrating all who came before?

Christmas - The time of love and consciousness, until someone came up with the whole presents-thing.