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Is There Hope for our

Relationships?
For Discussion May 19, 2010
1. Is what I’m doing most important?
2. What do the ways in which I spend Spirit of the living God, fall afresh
my time and money say about my on me.
priorities?
3. Where have my thoughts been Spirit of the living God, fall afresh
focused lately? on me.
4. When was the last time I asked God
to give me strength to move forward in Melt me, mold me, fill me, use me.
his power, even though I was feeling
weak? Spirit of the Living God, fall afresh
5. Is there hope for my relationships? on me.

Words by: Daniel Iverson

A Prayer to Consider

We ask you, O Lord, by the Fire of your Holy

Spirit, to set our hearts aflame with love, faith,
and hope; and blow through us with your holy Studio 4:40: A Ministry of Trinity UMC
wind, that we may proclaim your Gospel to
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others in ways which they can understand;
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Acts 2:1-21
Relationship Ingredients
When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one
place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came Relationship Kryptonite
from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures,
They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy,
came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension,
Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties
enabled them.
Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews
from every nation under heaven. When they heard this sound, a
crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard Relationship Fertilizer
them speaking in his own language. Utterly amazed, they asked: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity,
“Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans? Then how is faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.
it that each of us hears them in his own native language?
Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea
_________________________________________
and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia,
Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome _________________________________________
(both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs—we
hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” _________________________________________
Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this
mean?” Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have _________________________________________
had too much wine.’” _________________________________________
Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and
addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in _________________________________________
Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I
say. These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in _________________________________________
the morning! No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: _________________________________________
“ ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all
people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young _________________________________________
men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. and signs
on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. The
sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the
coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord. And everyone
who call on the name of the Lord will be saved.’