The Big Question - Acts 2 Sermon
May 24, 2026
All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?"
“What does all this mean?” That question was asked at Pentecost when the Holy Spirit filled Jesus’ followers with power and bold proclamation as they were surrounded by heavenly sound and fire, and it is still the question we must ask today. Too often Christianity becomes reduced to doctrines, buildings, and programs rather than living in the transforming reality of the risen Jesus working through Spirit-filled believers. Jesus’ followers had been meeting, praying, and organizing themselves, but Pentecost revealed that God was not interested merely in continuing things—God was creating something new. Fearful disciples became bold witnesses, proclaiming Jesus as Lord through the power of the Holy Spirit. Pentecost reminds us that the Christian life is not about what we can do for God but about what God can do through us. Though we often resist with excuses about our inability, time, resources, or worthiness, God answers every excuse with his own sufficiency. Therefore, we are called to pray, “Jesus, my life is yours. Forgive me for trying to make it mine. What do you want me to do?”
