Imagine yourself in an old cabin, surrounded by friends seated in blue chairs at brown tables, discussing Scripture and sharing in each others' lives... It's raw, it's unedited, and it's a small sample of the wonderful community in which God has placed us at Whitnel Pentecostal Holiness Church.
Join in on this frank discussion (chase the rabbit with us!) of Pentecostal hermeneutics, experiences and the difference between the genuine power of the Spirit and individual expressions of the person. The pattern of the Biblical response to God's Empowering Presence is indisputable; the expression of worship from His people is often very individual.
The longest discussion of the practical outworking of the Spirit in the ministry of the local church is found in 1 Corinthians 12-14. Consider that more than two-thirds of that material confronts the necessity of unity and love and compares the congregation of believers to a body with all its' individual parts. With such emphasis placed more on love and unity than manifestations of the Spirit, you begin to understand how the Psalmist would acknowledge that only when brothers dwell together in unity can God command His blessing.
On opposition and opportunity, on power in the middle of persecution, and how the Holy Spirit's power in Peter and John was demonstrated not only through a healing, but also in a hearing.
Lest the purpose and power of Pentecost ever be diminished into mere descriptions of worship expressions, styles or preferences, may Luke's narrative of that monumental day inform our understanding of the coming of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus’ ascension and promotion to the right hand of God concluded His atoning work on earth; redemption was not completed until He ascended into the heavenly sanctuary.
What do you know about where Jesus is now, and what exactly is He doing? Understanding Christ's ascension begins with Jesus’ own statements regarding His departure from earth, especially His position at the right hand of God.
For too long, our concepts about who we are and how we view others has been based on a skewed reality, a reality in which humanity has suppressed the truth about God and has chosen instead to worship the creature rather than the Creator. If we don't get a biblical perspective about His image in us and in others, and if we don't see how that perspective changes our relationships, then we will never fully enjoy the peace and joy for which He created us.
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