John 20:19-23; Acts 2:1-21 | Iowans know that winds can be gentle and calm, or fierce and strong. We’ve seen both and we’ve experienced both! Within Scripture, we also witness varying winds of God’s Spirit upon God’s people. At times, God’s Spirit may blow over us (or even within us!) to bring peace, while at other times, God’s Spirit may seem to push us beyond what we thought was possible! So as we approach the festival of Pentecost – commemorating the coming of God’s Spirit upon the crowd in Jerusalem – what does it mean for God’s Spirit to come up on us today? Join us for worship as we give thanks for God’s Spirit that fills us with life, and as we pray for the power of the Spirit to re-form us and the world according to God’s will.
Sunday, May 24, 2026, Pentecost Sunday
Copyright acknowledgements: Music covered under CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A.Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. ELW Setting 4, © 2022 Augsburg Fortress. Used by permission. Gathering: Come, Holy Spirit, Descend. Text and Music: John L. Bell, b.1949. Text: and Music: © 1995 WGRG c/o Iona Community, GIA Publications, Inc., agent. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: God of Tempest, God of Whirlwind. Text: Herman G. Stuempfl e Jr., b. 1923. Music: John Hughes, 1873-1932. Text: © 2000 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription.
Offering Song: I Am the Bread of Life. Text and Music: Suzanne Toolan. Text and Music: © 1966, 1970, 1986, 1993, GIA Publications, Inc. Text: Based on John 6 and 11; © 1966, 1970, 1986, 1993, GIA Publications, Inc.. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: Fresh Wind. Text and Music: Ben Fielding, Brooke Ligertwood, David Ware, Matt Crocker. Text and Music: © 2020 Hillsong Music Publishing Australia (Admin. by Hillsong Music Publishing USA). Covered under CCLI subscription. Sending Song: Send Me, Jesus. Text and Music: South African traditional; tr. Freedom Is Coming, 1984. Text and Music: © 1984 Walton Music. Covered under One License subscription.