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What is it to be Pentecostal?
Pretty new concept.
Roots go back to the ancient Jewish feast, The Feast of First Fruits or The Feast of Pentecost.
It was a celebration of Gods blessing and provision.
Falling on the 50th day after the Passover.
But for us, it is a little different.
It is the birthday of the Church!
We read the birth moment in our text.
120 people were filled with the Holy Ghost
Because of the erratic behavior of the 120 when this happened, people gathered around, trying to figure out what was taking place.
Peter would preach to them the first Pentecostal message.
Tied the OT prophecies to what was happening in that moment.
Many people would then be filled with the Holy Ghost and Baptized in Jesus Name
The Pentecostal Church was born
What is Pentecost?
Key doctrines
Key practices
Key pieces of history
First Key Doctrine:
Our Very Present Help In Time Of Trouble: God with Us
Today’s christian world looks at things from the bible and explains the reason why they are not experiencing those things today and “It’s just not for us today”.
This means if it is in the bible, then we should be experiencing it!
18th century philosopher William Paley taught natural theology.
If you found a watch on the road, it had to have a maker, designer.
If that was true of a lost watch, then it was even more true for the world.
The world had to have a maker.
While that is very true, God is more than the world’s maker.
Intimately involved in our lives
Not just an absentee landlord
Not created out there somewhere
BUT
God is actively engaged in our lives!
The more we open to Him, the more he will be in our lives!
How do we encounter Him in our lives?
Revelation
God is not playing some weird game of Where’s Waldo with you!
The primary revelation of God is Jesus Christ!
Who is Jesus?
Born in Judea (province, region or “state” in Israel) in the city of Bethlehem
Grew of in Nazareth of Galilee (another city in another region of Israel)
About 30 yrs of age he begins to teach and perform miracles
3.5 yrs later he would be crucified
3 days later would raise from the dead
Spend time with his followers before ascending into heaven
1 Cor 15 tells us that as Jesus rose from the dead, we will also rise in the rapture!
Our knowledge of Jesus comes from the Bible.
Key insights into God.
Who and What he is
When he will act
Why he acts and reacts like he does
Ultimate Where we will spend eternity based on how we respond to who, what, when and why he is what he is!
Our greatest encounter with God is through his Word!
We encounter God through His Word!
Yes, we see him everywhere including nature (if you will open your eyes to see Him).
Just like you learn about the artist by studying their work
We learn about God by studying His work!
BUT we can never forget that in all the beauty of God’s handiwork, sin has caused ugly stains to ruin the canvas of God’s creation!
God reveals himself in personal encounters.
Adam and Eve
Noah
Abraham
Jacob
Paul
John
If God is unchangeable, he still wants to meet with you on a personal level!
That is why he wants to live in you!
The Indwelling of the Spirit
The Spirit of God recreates us and actively directs our lives.
Why is the Spirit compared to spirits; being drunk?
Intoxicating drink alters the thoughts and actions of the person under its influence!
When you have the Spirit in you, it affects you!
God is a supernatural God
Super natural: Beyond what is natural
Miracles
God’s power is beyond what is natural to us.
Look at the expectations of the early church
How do miracles happen?
Shed blood of Jesus
The death, burial and resurrection of Jesus makes it ALL possible
2. Faith
2. In the Name of Jesus
a. MUST be done in the Name of Jesus or by the authority or power of the Name of Jesus
Call for the Elders
The church began in miracles and when the end comes, there will be miracles!
If you are filled with the Spirit, miracles should be a part of our lives!
Conclusion:
God is more than a teacher of morality.
God is more than a dispenser of decrees.
God wants to be intimately involved in our lives.
Leading us.
Counseling us.
Walking with us.
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