Pentecost 2026 Part Two: John Wesley’s Pentecost
One night in 1738 after a time of prayer at St Paul’s Cathedral, he went to a Moravian Bible study in nearby Aldersgate Street. During the meeting – at a quarter to nine – John experienced what is sometimes called his conversion:
“I felt my heart was strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ alone for my salvation.”
He felt assured his sins were forgiven and stood up and testified to the change in his spirit. From then on, he began preaching an evangelical message to all who would listen. Just like the disciples whose hearts burned on the Emmaus Road, he had at last grasped the real meaning of the Easter Story.
Pentecost 2026 Part One: When Pentecost gets Personal
One night at St. Paul’s Chapel on Symonds Street, I asked my cell group leader to pray that I might be filled to overflowing with the Spirit. I didn’t shake, laugh, or cry like others I knew; I simply felt peaceful. My leader reminded me of Luke 11: “Our heavenly Father gives the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.” I received that by faith.