Are you Sharing Through Your Life The Communication of Christ’s Baptism Of Fire?

Good Morning Friends,

Traditions are shifting, attendance patterns are changing, and someone even asked me whether Easter or Pentecost is “more important.”That question stayed with me. It made me think about how the Trinity moves through our lives—how the Father, Son, and Spirit shape our worship, our behavior, and even the seemingly random moments that form our stories. Like waves crossing a pool, God’s movements are real even when unseen. But without a community to help us interpret them, we often miss what God is doing. And in a world changing this quickly, old scripts no longer speak with power. We need a Spirit‑given language for a Spirit‑shaped age. Pentecost reminds us that God empowers ordinary people to do extraordinary things—not because we are unified or capable, but because God delights in surprising us. My hope is that the Spirit is stirring something in you even now, rewriting your history into His Story. So the question becomes: Are you sharing through your life the communication of Christ’s baptism of fire?

Scripture Summaries

Genesis 3:9–15, 20 God confronts Adam and Eve after their disobedience. Fear, blame, and brokenness enter the human story, yet God promises that one day a descendant of the woman will crush evil.

Acts 1:12–14 After the ascension, the disciples gather in the Upper Room—waiting, praying, powerless, unsure. But they stay together, preparing for what God will do next.

John 19:25–34 At the cross, Jesus entrusts His mother to the beloved disciple, fulfills Scripture, and gives His life. Blood and water flow—signs of the new birth and cleansing He provides.

Isaiah 53:5 The suffering servant is wounded for our sins so that we might be healed.

Psalm 96:1 God calls His people to sing a new song—a transformed life of worship.

Joel 2:28–30 God promises to pour out His Spirit on all people, igniting visions, dreams, and signs.

Exodus 3:1–5 Moses encounters God in the burning bush—a moment that disrupts his life and calls him into a new future.

Message: Jesus spent His life freeing us from our old scripts—our pursuit of pleasure, our hunger for approval, our need for control. He fulfilled Scripture so we could join God’s “new song.” Moses experienced this at the burning bush: he turned aside, risked paying attention, and discovered holy ground. Pentecost invites us to do the same.

The world is changing too quickly for yesterday’s language and habits to carry tomorrow’s mission. We need the Spirit’s power to imagine bigger dreams, to respond with flexibility, to ask better questions, and to let God reshape our collective life. Jesus gives us deep security, yet He also gives us the most surprising story in history. Perhaps God is preparing to surprise us again.

And So, Pentecost was not just the Church’s birthday—it was the fulfillment of prophecy and the ignition of a movement. The disciples were fearful, hiding, and empty. But the Spirit transformed them. That same Spirit can rekindle our courage, our imagination, and our witness as we work out what God has worked in.

Pray we are fully committed to Christ and that our actions reveal it. Pray our prayers are shaped by Father, Son, and Spirit. Pray the Spirit leads us moment by moment. Pray for new ways of thinking in a new world. Pray that Christ’s love expands our emotional and spiritual capacity. Pray we marvel at Scripture fulfilled and live into the new script God gives. Pray we practice Spirit‑led kindness. Pray we embrace God’s Kingdom above our own comfort. Pray we awaken to where we are and what we’ve done.

Blessings,

John Lawson