A New Pentecost

Awe is our way forward.

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As I look across the landscape of the American Church, I realize how desperately we need a new experience of Pentecost. We have arrived at a place of impasse. Only a Spirit-empowered move of God can reach through our deeply entrenched positions and opinions and touch our hearts in a significant way.

Cynicism regarding a fresh move of God has crept into some parts of the Church, even those who have been defined as historically Pentecostal in their theology. In despair, some have turned to options that do not require a move of God’s Spirit to accomplish their goals. This decision has placed their faith on the cultural mantle along with other options of equal insignificance.

Pray for the Spirit to be poured out in new and unexpected ways upon all of us who follow Jesus Christ.  When we pray this way miracles and supernatural resolutions will arrive just as they did in Acts 2 after the first Pentecost took place and “A deep sense of awe came over them all” (vs. 43). Awe is our way forward.

 

This is an updated edition of a post originally published on Garris Elkins

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Garris Elkins is a Kingdom Winds Contributor. He and his wife, Jan, serve the global Church through writing, speaking, and mentoring. They live in southern Oregon, tucked away in the foothills of the Rogue Valley. Their shared desire is to have each person learn how to hear the heart of God and become a transforming voice in their culture.

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