Scripture: Luke 8:26-39 The encounter with a many-named, demon-possessed, graveyard-dweller is one of the gospel’s most dramatic & gripping stories. Hear it once & you will never forget it. It is no wonder that the story is told in all three synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark & Luke). It might be that the first Christians remembered the story & told it often. We are told of a life that spirals out of control, with nothing to chain it down, a life that turns against itself & c

Scripture: Acts 2:1-21 Amazed & astonished, the crowd asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language?” All were amazed & perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” In other words, “What has gotten into those disciples of Jesus, those Jesus-followers?” Today’s typical Christian has embraced a view of our faith that is far too tame. We have, in fact, reduced the gospel to a mere transacti