Sermon Tone Analysis

Where are your prayers?

We are members of the Assembly of God, which is a Pentecostal belief.

Pentecostal churches all over America believe that they are close to God because of their strong belief in the work of the Holy Spirit in our very lives; the baptism of the Holy Ghost is or at least was prevalent in all Pentecostal churches.

Today we don’t see the Baptism in many churches why?

We are falling short in many ways one of them is prayer!

*/Acts 8:12-17/**/ (KJV 1900)/*

*12* But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

*13* Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.

*14* Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: *15* Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: *16* (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

*17* Then laid they /their/ hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

*/Acts 19:1-6/**/ (KJV 1900)/*

*1* And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, *2* He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed?

And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.

*3* And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized?

And they said, Unto John’s baptism.

*4* Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.

*5* When they heard /this/, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

*6* And when Paul had laid /his/ hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

We as Christians need to start praying for the Holy Ghost in our church, and in our lives!

If we want the comforter in our lives we need to begin living like the church we say we are!

*/John 14:25–26/**/ (KJV 1900)/*

*25* These things have I spoken unto you, being /yet/ present with you.

*26* But the Comforter, /which is/ the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.