Opening sentence
Through him both of us have access
in one Spirit to the Father.
So then you are no longer
strangers and aliens.
Call to praise
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God
while I have being.
Glory …
Glory to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning,
is now,
and will be for ever. Amen.
Joel 2.26-32
You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied,
and praise the name of the Lord your
God,
who has dealt wondrously with you.
And my people shall never again be put to
shame.
You shall know that I am in the midst of
Israel,
and that I, the Lord, am your God
and there is no other.
And my people shall never again be put to
shame.
Then afterward
I will pour out my spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall
prophesy,
your old men shall dream dreams,
and your young men shall see visions.
Even on the male and female slaves,
in those days, I will pour out my spirit.
I will show portents in the heavens
and on the earth,
blood and fire and columns of smoke.
The sun shall be turned to darkness,
and the moon to blood,
before the great and terrible day of the
Lord comes.
Then everyone who calls on the name of the
Lord shall be saved;
for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem
there shall be those who escape,
as the Lord has said,
and among the survivors
shall be those whom the Lord calls.
Thanksgiving
Bless the Lord, O my soul.
O my God, you are very great.
You are clothed with honor and majesty,
wrapped in light as with a garment.
You make the winds your messengers,
fire and flame your ministers.
Amen.
Call to discipleship
Let us hold to the standard of sound
teaching that we have heard,
in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
Acts 2.14-21
But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, “Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning. No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:
‘In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
Even upon my slaves, both men and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they shall prophesy.
And I will show portents in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and smoky mist.
The sun shall be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood,
before the coming of the Lord’s great and glorious day.
Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.’”
Video and Breakout Room Discussion
What stands out in this passage?
What does it say about God?
What does it say about us?
How can we pray for each other?
Our Father who art in heaven
Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil,
for thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory forever. Amen.
Benediction
If we sow to the Spirit,
we will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
So let us not grow weary
in doing what is right,
for we will reap at harvest-time,
if we do not give up.
So then, whenever we have an
opportunity,
let us work for the good of all,
and especially for those of the family of
faith. Amen.