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1. Created in the image of God God originally created man in his “image”. God wants to have a loving fellowship with us, and initially man had a peaceful existence in Paradise. But when man was tempted by the Devil to sin, and fell to temptation, sin entered the world and became a tragic part of humanity, resulting in death, …
Speaking in tongues is a language that one cannot understand oneself but that the believer can supernaturally receive as a spiritual gift from the Holy Spirit. Often this gift is given at the time of baptizm in the Holy Spirit, but can also come at later times. Most commonly, speaking in tongues is a heavenly language that only God understands …
The Old Testament prophets, John the Baptist and Jesus all testified that Jesus’ disciples will be baptized in the Holy Spirit after Jesus’ death and resurrection. The purpose of the baptism of the Spirit is to be empowered to be a witness of Jesus. “Baptism” means to be washed clean, to be completely embraced, and to have a new beginning. …
Acts 2:1 Pentecost was one of the three great pilgrimage festivals when all Jewish men went up to Jerusalem. Pentecost is also known as the “Feast of Weeks” because the feast took place 7 weeks (50 days) after Passover. The name “Pentecost” comes from the Greek word “pentekoste” which means “50”. Pentecost was also called the “harvest festival”. Because the …
Acts 1:1 Luke was a physician and one of Paul’s co-workers on his missionary journeys (Colossians 4:14) and authored both the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles (Luke 1:1-4). In the Gospel of Luke, Luke wrote what Jesus did here on earth; in Acts, Luke writes what Jesus continues to do through his disciples. What Luke describes …
Mark 1:4 In the desert is another connection to the prophet Isaiah who prophesied that “a voice cries out in the desert” (Isa 40:3). The word “proclaim” comes from the Greek word “kerysson” and has the meaning “to proclaim a message”. For example, a king of the time might send a herald to “announce” that taxes would be raised. John …