Grace Community Fellowship

Acts 2: 1 - 4 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested [ a ] on each one of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. The Christian life is lived between two great arrivals. Well actually three; dare I say, the Baby Jesus (The Messiah), the Holy Spirit, and the Return of the King. But what is in the in between? Ok, that’s a lot of pop culture, guess the references and I will take you to lunch. Burgers at The Salt Post! We look back to Pentecost — when the Holy Spirit descended upon the church with wind, fire, and power. Yet we also look forward to the return of Jesus Christ and the fulfillment of God’s Kingdom. Still, we are all pilgrims. And are we making any progress? In this series, we explore how the Holy Spirit forms believers to live faithfully in the tension between these two moments. Through the themes of: Waiting Wanting Watching Wondering Working We will discover how the Spirit sustains faith, deepens grace, and teaches us how to live in a restless world while longing for the Kingdom to come. Pentecost was not the end of the story. It was the beginning of a Spirit-filled people learning how to wait for their King. Join us as we journey through Acts of the Apostles and explore what it means to live between the coming of the Spirit and the coming again of Christ. think of it this way, the Christian life is lived in the hallway between two doors: The door Christ opened at Pentecost, and the door He will open when He returns. In Montesano, we have a long hallway with a door to the laundry room at its end. Do you remember those creepy Alfred Hitchcock movies (or Steven King) where the hallway the person has to get down gets longer and longer. And they run and it stretches and they never get any closer to the end? That what life feels like most the time right? Where is that finish line? Pentecost was never the finish line. It was the beginning of life in expectation. Disciples wait all the time – on a hill, at a well, in a boat, in an upper room. Paul waits in limbo…in a boat, on beach, in a cell, multiple cells. John Waits on an island… The church still waiting today Humanity is always longing for restoration, we wait each day, for change, hope, love, signs, news, hurry up and wait doesn’t just apply to the Soldier. Join us Sunday mornings at 10:00 I look forward to hearing from you. In Christ, Pastor Cobb

Genesis 41:1–36 There’s wisdom in the mechanics instructions, but I feel apprehensive about the word — idle .