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When the Holy Spirit came on the day of Pentecost, the disciples did not actually know what to expect. They only knew what Jesus said, that the gift would come and that power from the Holy Spirit would be given. Much to everyone's surprise, the Spirit came like a whirlwind and fire with the disciples all speaking in tongues. Those who spoke against the work of the Spirit did not understand the Holy Spirit. The gift is the Holy Spirit and He has given us power for Christ's mission.

What kind of worship does God accept? Or perhaps, a more basic question is, does God accept the worship of every Christian in every church gathering? We know that there were times when he rejected the worship offered from his people in the Old Testament. Does he ever reject the worship of Christians? And what about the spiritual gifts of speaking in tongues and prophecy? Paul writes good, solid instruction in these matters and so many more in this passage. Come with the Grace United crew as we discover what it means to offer to the Lord "open worship" and "ordered worship"

Appropriating God’s Bequest The famous 19th Century English Reformed Baptist minister, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, once visited an elderly woman who was dying of malnutrition. She was living in abject poverty in a hovel made largely out of packing cases. Whilst ministering to her, Spurgeon noticed a document…

God wants us to: 1. Comprehend His gospel (vs. 1-3). 2. Communicate His gospel (vs. 2-4). 3. Put confidence in His gospel (vs. 5). 4. Have confirmation of His gospel (vs. 6).

Waiting Expectantly “But those who wait for the Lord [who EXPECT, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power. . .” Isaiah 40:31(Amp) Who hasn’t got themselves into something of a “lather” when their bus, their train, their plane or their lift has STILL not turned up? Who…

The wait for the promised Holy Spirit was over: Jesus had told the disciples to stay in Jerusalem and wait for the baptism of the Holy Spirit, and on the day of Pentecost, the wait was over! Now believers would have the Holy Spirit and His power living in them forever. (Lk. 24:49; Jn.14:16) 1 When the…

Prayer – Tongues (a different language) 1 Corinthians 14 Introduction How do you feel about tongues - speaking Amazing Race Dumped into another country Croc – I felt this way at times English language International Prayer What are tongues? I am no expert at all There definitely is a mystery to this What…

Pentecost Many of us come from a classical Pentecostal background. This simply means that in church history, at least that of the 20th century our denominational influences were those of groupings that sprung out of the Azusa Street, Topeka, Kansas, and Houston, Texas revivals. The word Pentecostal comes…