This Sunday, we celebrated Pentecost Sunday by digging into Acts 2 and asking what it really means to be a Spirit-filled church. We looked at how the Spirit came like a rushing wind and tongues of fire, but we focused even more on what the Spirit did: He enabled the disciples to speak real, native languages so that everyone there heard the good news in their own tongue. We learned why it matters that these first preachers were Galileans—the “southerners” of their day—and how God used people others underestimated to communicate His love across cultural and language barriers.
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Sermon Notes
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This week's scripture was Acts 2:1-13, 37-47
This week's scripture was Acts 2:1-13, 37-47
- The Holy Spirit unites without erasing differences. The miracle of the Pentecost story wasn't that everyone understood one language, but that each person heard the Gospel in their own native tongue. God values our distinct cultures, backgrounds, and experiences while binding us together in love.
- Love is the Spirit's signature work. Just as the Holy Spirit serves as the uniting love within the Trinity, binding Father, Son, and Spirit together, that same love pours out to unite believers across every barrier that would otherwise divide us.
- Embracing diversity will cost us something. Living out Pentecost means we may need to surrender our preferences, whether in worship styles, songs, or traditions, so that others who are different from us can experience God's love. This sacrificial love mirrors Christ's own costly love for us.
This Week at LVfirst
Check out some things coming up at LVfirst!
Vacation Bible eXperience (Starting June 1, 2026)
Join us on an epic journey to discover God's kingdom!
This year's VBX, Kingdom Quest, will take kids on an unforgettable journey to discover what it means to follow Jesus and find life in God's kingdom and that following Jesus brings light, purpose and unshakable hope!
Participant and Volunteer registrations are available now. Go ahead and get signed up for VBX!
Join us on an epic journey to discover God's kingdom!
This year's VBX, Kingdom Quest, will take kids on an unforgettable journey to discover what it means to follow Jesus and find life in God's kingdom and that following Jesus brings light, purpose and unshakable hope!
Participant and Volunteer registrations are available now. Go ahead and get signed up for VBX!
Campmeeting (June 21-25, 2026)
Save the Date! Campmeeting is coming up soon from June 21-25th. Keep an eye out over the coming weeks for more information!
Save the Date! Campmeeting is coming up soon from June 21-25th. Keep an eye out over the coming weeks for more information!
Help Us Feed Lawrenceville
Volunteer with the Summer Lunch Program
This summer, the Summer Lunch Program will be delivering a week's worth of food to children in 11 different neighborhoods across the city of Lawrenceville! We need YOU to help us feed these children, whether by donating food items & juice boxes, volunteering to help pack food bags after worship, or deliver food on Sunday evenings.
This ministry helps keep children fed over the summer that often rely on free & reduced breakfast and lunch during the school year. Register to volunteer today and help us feed Lawrenceville!
This ministry helps keep children fed over the summer that often rely on free & reduced breakfast and lunch during the school year. Register to volunteer today and help us feed Lawrenceville!
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