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Pentecostal Power

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 8, 2003

based on 358 ratings

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Pentecostal power comes when we recognize: 1. The Christian life is not about keeping rules, but about knowing Christ. 2. The Christian life is not just about salvation, but about transformation. 3. You overcome apathy with zeal.

John Wimber was a product of the Jesus movement in the 60’s. He met Christ in a dramatic way, and began reading the New Testament, beginning with the Gospels and then on to the book of Acts. He was excited about what he was reading, but when he went to a church he was disillusioned. The polite ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-13, Acts 2:1-11

Denomination: Methodist

Pentecost In Joel

Contributed by David Petticrew on Jun 8, 2003

based on 44 ratings

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A look at the prophecies of Joel in light of Peter’s speech on the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit has been made available to all who will repent and turn to God.

Introduction The day of Pentecost. I don’t know what your traditions have been in the past but I don’t think I’d really heard much about the day of Pentecost until I moved to the Nazarene Church. Now this might be strange considering we moved from a Pentecostal church but then again I was only ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-42

Denomination: Holiness

Pentecost And Babel

Contributed by Ronald Keller on Jun 8, 2003

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This Pentecost Sunday sermon compares the events of Pentecost and the Tower of Babel.

INTRODUCTION Pentecost and Babel. New Testament. Old Testament. Two very different events and yet when we compare them we can learn and be helped. The Genesis’ account of the Tower of Babel tells us that after Noah’s Flood everyone in the world spoke the same language. As the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-6

Denomination: Nazarene

Happy Birthday Church

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jun 9, 2003

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A look at the events on the first Pentecost

I wonder what they were thinking about on that day? Had they gathered together to celebrate the holidays or were they making plans for the future? We don’t know where they were, why they were there or even how many of them there were. But we do know that what happened on that day changed history ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-13

Denomination: Wesleyan

Prayer & Power Series

Contributed by Guy Caley on Jun 9, 2003

based on 54 ratings

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#7 in the series "Patterns for Prayer." Looks at the role of Prayer on the day of Pentecost.

There’s a city that’s been in the news a lot lately that most of us had never heard of. The city is Yongbyon. The reason that Yongbyon is newsworthy is that it is the site of North Korea’s nuclear reactor. The reclusive communist state said recently it needed to restart the frozen program to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-39

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Cuando Venga El Espiritu Santo Series

Contributed by J. Martin on Jun 9, 2003

based on 184 ratings

| 5,405 views

Dios nos ha hecho la promesa de bautizarnos con el Espíritu Santo. Siendo entonces que esta promesa también es para nosotros hoy, ¿cómo será cuando venga sobre nosotros el Espíritu Santo? Cuando el Espíritu Santo venga sobre nosotros lo hará con...

La Fiesta de las Semanas era la segunda de las tres fiestas solemnes que celebraban los judíos. Las otras dos eran la Pascua y la Fiesta de los Tabernáculos. La Fiesta de las Semanas llegó a ser conocida también como el Pentecostés ya que ocurría 50 días después de la Pascua y la razón de la ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-4

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Dangerously Christian Series

Contributed by Keith Manry on Jun 12, 2003

based on 161 ratings

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This sermon was preached on Pentecost Sunday and challenges the church to become "Dangerously Christian!" (Len’s Sweet’s phrase).

Who would have ever thought that going to church would be dangerous? But it has become exactly that in some places. Simon Loh, a pastor at Faith Assembly of God in Singapore, visited a hospital to pray with a church member who had contracted SARS. Soon thereafter, Loh discovered that he, too, had ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-47

Denomination: Methodist

Calling All Glasses And Gloves

Contributed by John Beehler on Jun 15, 2003

based on 18 ratings

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A Pentecost sermon for a service of Baptism, confirmation and Ordination/Installation of Elders.

Calling All Glasses and Gloves I’d like to start today by asking you a question. How can I get the air out of this glass? One of you might suggest sucking the air out with a pump. Of course that would create a vacuum and shatter the glass. Anyone have an idea? Well, how about this? ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Power For Today Series

Contributed by Dan Cale on Feb 21, 2005

based on 19 ratings

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This sermon ivestigates the difference in today’s church and the early church in the area of the Holy Spirits Power working in us.

Walking In The Spirit Pt 2 ¡V Power For Today Acts 2:1-12 Last week we began this series on spirit filled living by asking a series of questions about the church today. Why have our dreams become so small, our outreach so impotent, and our coffers so empty? Why have we become irrelevant to the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-12

Denomination: *other

L.u.i. Living Under The Influence

Contributed by David Moore on Jan 10, 2004

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Have you been charged with a L.U.I.? Living Under the Influence Acts 2:12-17 “And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine. But Peter, standing up with the e

Have you been charged with a L.U.I.? Living Under the Influence Acts 2:12-17 “And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine. But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:25, Acts 2:12-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Kind Of Church God Honors

Contributed by Bernie Moraga on Jan 13, 2004

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In the first two chapters of the Book of Acts we find the secret of the blessings of God on the early church. Let us examine the things that qualified that church for God’s prosperity.

The Kind of Church Honors Text:Acts 2:46-47 Scripture Reading:Acts 2:1-4a Intro: When someone says to me, "I won’t join your church; you have hypocrites in it," I am tempted to reply, "All right, you look around until you find a perfect church. But when you do, they won’t let you join, for you ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

"... A Tongue Rested ..."

Contributed by Ken Harris on Jan 14, 2004

based on 28 ratings

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The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the hearers to affirm to others that THE GIFT of SPEAKING in TONGUES rested on everyone IN THE HOUSE.

U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris Fort Stewart, Georgia BIG IDEA: SPEAKING IN TONGUES IS A GIFT THAT SHOWED- UP ON THE DAY OF PENTECOST WITH THE POURING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. REFERENCES: Ezekiel 37:1-14 (Ezekiel in the valley of dry bones); 1 Corinthian 14:1-5 (Paul tells us ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-4, Acts 2:3

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Baptism Of The Baptized Series

Contributed by Tom Mccrossan on Oct 17, 2004

based on 17 ratings

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The meaning of Pentecost, God pouring out His Spirit to empower the mission from Jesus to go into all the world as His witnesses to make disciples from all nations.

A children’s catechism class was learning the Apostles Creed. Each child had been assigned a sentence to repeat. The first one said, “I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.” The second child said, “I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son…” When he had completed his ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Lord Light A Fire Under Us!

Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004

based on 14 ratings

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Light a Fire under us! Church on fire. Christians on fire for God How?? Turn to Acts 2 :1-4 and here we see how the HS came to the Apostles. God used the apostles and He can use us today. We cant be apostles but we can have the same HS!!!

ATTENTION ILL>> “Somebody’s praying for you -- Soldiers - hard rain - mines // Soldiers white cloud Last week “Passover” - today “Pentecost” PEN´TECOST, ( OT ) that is, the fiftieth day (meaning fiftieth), or Harvest Feast, or Feast of Weeks // The Pentecost was the Jewish harvest-home, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

If Worship Is Boring, Then Who Am I Worshipping? (Acts - Part 3) Series

Contributed by Jeff Christopherson on Jan 15, 2005

based on 6 ratings

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What it means to be spiritual...

If worship is boring, then who am I worshipping? Acts Series: ¡§Completely Irreligious, Yet Radically Christian¡¨ Part 3 Pastor Jeff Christopherson January 26, 2003 Acts 2:1-13 WHAT IT MEANS TO BE ¡¥SPIRITUAL¡¦: 1. Worship flows from my Heart. ¡§When the day of Pentecost came, they ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

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