“Who Gave You The Mic?”

Main message: God gives breath before speech — the Pentecost pattern is that God renews and restores breath so people who are exhausted can finally be heard; this is a message of hope for those authorized but rendered inaudible by fatigue.

Key points:

• Theological claim: at Pentecost God provides breath first, then enables speech.
• Being "out of breath" prevents you from being audible or fulfilling your calling.
• Common causes of being out of breath: working multiple jobs, caregiving while depleted, constantly translating yourself for others, and having your competence questioned.
• The sermon offers encouragement that God can restore breath to those worn down by these struggles.

Scriptures mentioned: none