Acts 2:1-21 or Genesis 11:1-9; Psalm 104:24-34, 35b; Romans 8:14-17 or Acts 2:1-21; John 14:8-17, (25-27)
In this Pentecost sermon, Barreto begins by peeling back a lie embedded in the Christian teaching he received: that he was just like everybody else. Barreto moves on to affirm that “God does not create generic people.” He adds, “Our differences are reflections of God’s creativity and God’s grace.”
Rev. Dr. Eric D. Barreto is the Weyerhaeuser Associate Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary. He holds a bachelor’s degree in religion from Oklahoma Baptist University, a master of divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary, and a doctorate in New Testament from Emory University. He previously served as associate professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary, and also taught as an adjunct professor at the Candler School of Theology and McAfee School of Theology.