Here is the problem we face. The world actually does want to hear the good news; we just don’t know how to present it. We are, most often, afraid to actually take God at His Word. The Bible says that signs, wonders, miracles, and the gifts of the Holy Spirit have been given to bear witness to what Jesus said (Hebrews 2:4). Do we believe that?
There was an article in Christianity Today that said, in essence, that the burgeoning Pentecostal movement has forced many former cessationists to give up on the idea that the gifts of the Holy Spirit ceased when the last apostle died. That means that many Evangelical preachers are beginning to accept the fact that these gifts are alive and well and living in the Pentecostal church.
For the most part, the Pentecostal church in America is basically evangelical. But it’s the Pentecostal denominations that are growing around the world and are impacting and changing nations. And it’s not because God likes Pentecostals more than others. It has nothing to do with that. God loves all his children.
It’s because the Pentecostal church subscribes to, and practices, the gifts of the Holy Spirit - signs, wonders, and miracles. These are the things that testify to who Jesus is. Signs, wonders, and miracles testify to the Good News. Some of you are facing situations in your life and or church that no amount of logic or reasoning will solve. What we need is such a powerful presence of God that people will become broken in His presence. We need God to overwhelm us (the church) once again. God wants to save, restore, and heal, in our church and in yours.
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