Birthday or power

We pentecostal churches don't celebrate Pentecost as the birthday of the Church. Perhaps, like a middle age woman, we don't want to acknowledge another year has passed. We are acutely aware that every year older we are removed from our roots, the more institutional we become. At the same time another year passes with out Jesus coming back. We thought that a fresh outpouring of the Spirit meant the return of Christ was very close. Every year we have to reexamine the meaning of our Spirit Baptism.

Or perhaps the biggest reason we don't bother with birthday celebrations is that the empowerment of the Spirit filled life trumps cake and candles. O God help me to inspire people to seek fullness in the Spirit this week!