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This week we celebrated Pentecost, the day on which the Holy Spirit was poured out on the disciples in power. This was what the disciples had been waiting for. It is the power of the Holy Spirit that enabled the disciples to do everything they do throughout the book of Acts. Today we celebrate that the Holy Spirit has come in power, for all people, as promised, and for salvation.

This description of the disciples in Acts 2:42-47 is the pinnacle of what the Christian church should be. But how did it happen? And what lessons can we take from it today? That's what we learn today as we seek to live devoted to the gospel.

This week we were blessed to have Matthew Rugen share God's Word with us. Matthew is a senior at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, where he is studying to be a pastor. Matthew shared a message with us based on Revelation 7:9-17, where we learn that Jesus, the Lamb of God, is our Good Shepherd.

So often in the world, you find people who have properly diagnosed a problem, but they have no idea what the solution to the problem is. If they propose a solution, it's incomplete, incorrect, or unhelpful. Today we look at a moment where Peter has properly diagnosed the problem with humanity, but he actually knows the solution. His answer is to point the people on Pentecost, and us today, to Jesus to find forgiveness and new life.