Episode 236: From Fear to Fire
The Rev. Dr. Alix Pridgen
A sermon on Acts 2 for Pentecost Sunday.
In Acts 2, the disciples are waiting for the promise of the Holy Spirit — but Pentecost does not arrive as quiet comfort or private reassurance. It comes as wind, fire, noise, movement, and courage. In this sermon, “From Fear to Fire,” Rev. Dr. Alix D. Pridgen reflects on how the Spirit transforms frightened people into witnesses, turning silence into speech and fear into faithful action.
Through the story of Peter, a personal reflection on public speaking, and the witness of Aqualyn Kennedy, this episode explores how Pentecost is not just an event in the church’s past. It is what God is still doing: giving people a voice, setting the church on fire with mercy, and sending ordinary people into the world with good news.