Pentecostalism

Worship is defined as “The feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity.” Before this course I always thought it was just the slow songs at church that always came before the sermon, I now understand It to be a way of life. King David was an incredible symbol of worship both in his time and ours, and is particularly significant in how we should view worship. The way that we worship, as Pentecostal Christians as apposed to Anglican Christians is very different as they are very…

Who would have ever thought in a million years that I, Bridgett Fifer would be speaking to people about the goodness of God? Although I was raised in the church, I did not always comply with the rules and regulations of the church or listen to God. God has a way of using our adversities and life experiences to bring us back to him. We are given the choice; choose you this day whom you will serve. For many years I chose the worlds way. It wasn’t until I had a Job experience that I found myself…

So many people believe that speaking in tongues, should only be done in public unless there is a prophecy to follow. This comes from the scripture 1 Corinthians‬ ‭14:27-32‬ ‭KJV. If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret. But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God. Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge. If any thing be revealed…

The subject of Spiritual Gifts has been a much misunderstood topic even for Christians. It has unfortunately caused divisions among the church, especially when it comes to their definition and purpose; when they are received and how they are evidenced; and their use for today. In 1 Corinthians 12 , the apostle Paul gives us several truths about spiritual gifts: 1. given to believers, confess that Jesus is Lord 2. variety of gifts, but given by same Spirit 3. God empowers them in every…

When I was a young child, I went to a church in Southern Alabama, where my family lived. Within that church there were members of the congregation that were speaking words that was not English or any other language that I had heard before. At age five, I built up the courage to ask my grandma what they saying. She began to explain to me that they were speaking tongue. As an adult, I think that speaking in tongues is a gift given to older generational church members of the in the South. According…

According to Women in Scripture, “Although these versus are not missing in any New Testament manuscripts, v. 34 and 35 are found after v. 40 in several bilingual Greek/Latin manuscripts.” Consequently, there is ongoing debate about whether Paul wrote these versus or not and these judgements will continue to be discussed in Christian communities to this day. There are numerous issues as evident that Paul’s argument about women’s coiffure in Church, which is ambiguous and two-sided. As a result,…

Cecil Robeck’s The Azusa Street Mission and Revival offers the response of on African American church to the social and religious segregation we learned from last weeks reading of Methodists and the Crucible of Race. As a licensed Nazarene pastor, I enjoyed that we were also given a reading that revealed the Holiness movement’s response to the dark times of segregation in our country. In The Azusa Street Mission and Revival Cecil Robeck’s explains that the worship practices of the black church…

Turner discredited the statement that speaking in “tongues of the New Testament was ecstatic, nonlinguistic speech, while Luke recognized them as ‘xenolalia.’” Paul considered Xenolalia because it was unknown to the speaker. Turner argues three points in details: tongues, prophecy, and healing. The author proceeds to differentiate between modern tongues with speaking in tongues of the New Testament. “The gifts of the Spirit are all prophetic, wisdom, revelation guidance, and oracular speech…

I would like to share my experience of converting to Pentecostalism for this week’s reflection assignment. I believe that this experience has changed my perspective on my life and this will impact my work and my goals at Colorado Christian University. I have developed a different relationship with God through this experience and I know that it will directly impact my goals because it has impacted my heart. My father was raised Lutheran and we have attended the same church our whole lives. Our…

has outstripped all the rest of Protestantism together, and the Reformation dates back four centuries!” TM online) According to the Overview the “three waves of the Spirit movements” are: Classical Pentecostalism, Charismatic Renewal and Independent Charismatic. The first wave of Classical Pentecostalism began in the 1900’s. The Charismatic Renewal began at a much later date in the…