NOTE: The titles included in the following handouts for the SIGNS AND WONDERS sermon series are:
1. The Gospel of Power
2. What Spirit Is Behind the Power Encounters
3. The Truth About Pentecost
4. Speaking In Tongues
5. Healing, Miracles, & Other Wonders
6. Dreams, Visions, and Prophecies
7. Prayer Warriors, Prayer Walks, and Prayer Offensives
8. Waves of the Spirit
You are welcome to use the handouts. The copyright sign on them imply means that if you choose to use any set of handouts, use them in their entirety. Thanks.
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THE GOSPEL OF POWER
Evidence of True Or Counterfeit Revival?
HANDOUT 1
By
(c) Samuel Koranteng-Pipim, Ph.D
Director, Public Campus Ministries, Michigan Conference
"Many will say to me on that day, `Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, `I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'" (Matt 7:22-23, NIV; cf. GC, pp. 588, 589).
The Gospel of...
THE UNKNOWN TRUTH ABOUT PENTECOST:
What Really Happened on that Day?
By
© Samuel Koranteng-Pipim
Director, Public Campus Ministries, Michigan Conference
Author, Healed Wounds, But Ugly Scars
Introduction
What would you say is the most important thing that happened on the day of Pentecost?” Wherever I have asked this question, the most frequently-given answers have been:
--the 120 disciples were finally with one accord in a Jerusalem Upper Room
--there was an outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the disciples
--the disciples spoke in tongues–real foreign languages they had not previously learned
--Peter preached a powerful sermon that resulted in 3,000 baptisms.
--The apostles were transformed into men of conviction, fearless courage and boldness
Without doubt, the day of Pentecost witnessed the greatest revival in Christian history. It is generally recognized as the birthday of the Christian church, launching the church as a spirit-filled missionary movement.
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