Purpose and Power 2

Hello Everyone,

The word “Pentecost” designates the 50th day after Passover, which was a Feast Day also known as the Feast of Weeks or Feast of Harvest.

It was on this day, in the Book of Acts, that the Holy Spirit was poured out on 120 Followers of Christ who were gathered in an Upper Room in Jerusalem.

It was on this day that the Church was born in a Blaze of Glory.

J. B. Phillips, who gave us the Phillips paraphrase of the New Testament, wrote , What We Need Today Is Again The Wind And The Flame Of Pentecost.”

One Preacher said, “Pentecost is not a Denomination, but is an Experience every Blood – Bought Child of God Should Receive.”

We are privileged to live in a generation when God is again pouring out His Spirit in a Mighty Way.

One writer stated: “The Rain of the Holy Spirit is falling on the Dry, Religious Ground of our day to give Sweet Refreshing to Weary-Hearted Believers and also to prepare the Precious Fruit of the Earth for Harvest.”

The Promise of Pentecost:

In Peter’s sermon Acts 2:38-39 Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off-for all whom the Lord our God will call." NIV

In effect he said this outpouring of the Spirit is not a Special Blessing for a Special Few in a Special Age.

Greater Things Are Still To Come!

Pastor Phil