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In our \u201cSpirit-Filled\u201d series, we begin where we should...at the beginning...at the beginning of The Church that is. Today is the day we celebrate what is called \u201cPentecost,\u201d sometimes called \u201cThe birth of the Church.\u201d Pentecost was an Old Testament Festival but Pentecost in the New Testament was the giving, sending, and out-pouring of the Holy Spirit on the Lord\u2019s Church, or on all Christians. But what is this all about? Why did the Lord do this? Jesus\u2019 words from John 16 remind us of the purpose...as Jesus said it about the Holy Spirit, \u201cHe...will glorify me.\u201d What Jesus meant was that the Holy Spirit would come to the Church\u2014and glorify the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ\u2014in and through and by the Church every day. And He continues to do so today! Through His Word and Sacraments the Holy Spirit glorifies the Lord Jesus among us! Through the preaching of the Gospel, the Holy Spirit glorifies Jesus among us! Through the lives of Christian people, the Holy Spirit glorifies Jesus among us! That is \u201cThe Spirit-Filled Church!