Pentecost Sunday

8 June 2025

At Pentecost, we celebrate God's gifts:

The gift of the Holy Spirit, the breath of God
The gift of the Church, with Pentecost representing the Church's 'birthday'
The gift of Jesus that we can offer to our local community

Below, you will find resources to support a time of corporate worship and other ways to receive these gifts, both individually and with others:

Prayer and worship ideas
Sermon starter on the gift of the Holy Spirit
Bible study on receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit
PowerPoint templates
'Pentecost in Practice' inviting a personal response to the teaching
'Pentecost in Context' to help understand the theological and historical significance of Pentecost
Questions for reflection to 'unwrap' the gifts of the Spirit
Social media images
Printable wrapping paper and gift tags
Worship videos

Prayer and Worship Ideas

Prayer and creative worship ideas that you might like to use in your Pentecost service, including song suggestions.

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A sermon starter on the gift of the Holy Spirit, the breath of God.

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A Bible study on receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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Many thanks to Captain Christopher Button for writing the sermon starter and Bible study for Pentecost 2025.

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An editable PowerPoint template to use in your Pentecost service.

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An editable PowerPoint template to use in your Pentecost service.

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A PowerPoint template featuring two prayer and worship ideas: a call and response prayer, plus a languages quiz.

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A PowerPoint template featuring two prayer and worship ideas: a call and response prayer, plus a languages quiz.

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a mockup of four colourful Pentecost posters, in orange, pink, yellow and blue colour schemes

Pentecost in Practice

Four printable posters that invite a personal response to God's gifts in our lives. Find ideas for how to use this resource below.

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Ideas for how to use this resource that invites a personal response to God's gifts in our lives.

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A resource to help understand the theological and historical significance of Pentecost.

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Questions to 'unwrap' the gifts of the Spirit in small groups, individual times of reflection or corporate worship.

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A square graphic to promote your Pentecost service online.

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A square graphic to promote your Pentecost service online.

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A square graphic to promote your Pentecost service online.

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A square graphic to promote your Pentecost service online.

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A social media story graphic for you to promote your Pentecost service.

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A blank social media story graphic for you to add your own information.

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A blank social media story graphic for you to add your own information.

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A blank social media story graphic for you to add your own information.

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Why not wrap up a Pentecost gift? We suggest you print at A3, but A4 will work too.

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Why not wrap up a Pentecost gift? We suggest you print at A3, but A4 will work too.

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Simply print this double-sided sheet of eight gift tags (at A3 or A4) and have fun!

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The Pentecost story in Acts 2, read in Italian, Portuguese, Shona, Norwegian, Filipino, Burmese, Chinyanga and Dutch.

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Happy Birthday Church

A special session outline for use with preschool children to explore the Christian festival Pentecost.

Pentecost Confusion!

Connect session for Pentecost.

Explore it

Discipleship material for children’s groups. To help your group to interact, grow and have fun together. Now available: June 2025.

Seasonal Assemblies (Primary)

Primary school assemblies covering a range of popular topics for the school year.

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Get started on planning this year's Pentecost service with sermon notes that focus on shared fellowship and community.

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A descriptive written piece to make the story of Pentecost come alive. You may choose to read this aloud during your worship service or use it in another creative way.

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Join together as a church fellowship to celebrate Pentecost and invite the Spirit into all that you are doing.

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Ideas for sharing and celebrating Pentecost with your local community.

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A session to learn more about what holiness means particularly at Pentecost.

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What does Pentecost mean for us today? This session will unpack what happened at Pentecost and allow you to reflect on what this means for each of us.

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