Playlist: Pentecostalism (topic)
Pentecost and Speaking In Tongues
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Pentecostal movement, which began about 100 years ago, has grown significantly, with the Toronto Blessing group alone numbering 300,000 people despite only existing for about 12 years. This group, associated with the Harvest Church that purchased Ambassador Auditorium, engages in behaviors such as barking like dogs, clucking …
Is Speaking in Tongues the Only Sign?
Sermonette by Ted E. BowlingIn Pentecostalism, speaking in 'tongues' is the worshipped sign that God has accepted a person. Yet the miracle of Pentecost was not the speaking gibberish.
Acts (Part Three)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughThe Pentecostal movement, which reached its peak in the 1930s and 1940s and saw a revival among mainline churches in the 1970s, including Catholic, Anglican, and Episcopal congregations, places significant emphasis on speaking in tongues as a sign of receiving God's Holy Spirit. Pentecostals are known for their fervent and …
What the Holy Spirit Does (2005)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughGod's Spirit will never prod us to do anything that is not godly love, and because it a spirit of a sound mind, it will never motivate us to do crazy things.
God Expects a Return on His Investment (Part Three)
Sermon by David F. MaasThe natural gift, talent, or ability we receive at our birth provides the raw material God's Spirit uses to transform physical gifts into spiritual gifts.
What the Holy Spirit Does
Sermon/Bible Study by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Holy Spirit always inspires loving, wise, sound-minded actions according to God's will. This helps us discern true guidance from other spirits.
Law and Spirit Together
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughOver-emphasis on law produces rigidity and loophole hunters, while over-emphasis on spirit produces emotional imbalance, permissiveness, and lack of structure.
Testing the Spirits (Part 1)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe Apostle John exhorts us to test and discern the spirits, judging between the true and the false, using the scripture as the steady standard of truth.
What is God Looking For in an Offering?
Sermonette by Ryan McClureGod indicates that we bring offerings with both the proper attitude and in the way that He commands. We must give God what He wants on His own terms.
Worship Always
Sermonette by Bill OnisickWorship, not merely a set of behaviors performed in a religious service but a response to what God is, is a state of mind one must maintain 24/7.
Seeking God in the Mundane
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughPentecostalism, with its sensationalism, is dangerous to a true believer. God is more interested in quietness and meekness than in bombastic displays of power.
Love's Emotional Dimension
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughLove doesn't become 'love' until we act. If we don't do what is right, the right feeling will never be formed; emotions are largely developed by our experiences.