Presence Over Production: The Next Episode of Pentecost

Notes & Timestamps

• 00:00 – Introduction: Wrapping up the sermon series on the supernatural dimension of our faith.

• 01:03 – The Four Episodes of Pentecost: Looking at Acts 10 and the biblical precedent for ongoing outpourings of the Holy Spirit.

• 02:22 – The Fire in Church History: A historical overview of renewal movements, from Justin Martyr and Irenaeus to the warnings of the counterfeit Montanist movement.

• 05:22 – St. Francis & The Friars: How the Franciscan awakening democratized the gifts of the Spirit through radical humility and submission to church authority.

• 07:44 – Whitefield, Wesley, and Azusa Street: Tracking the landscape of revival into the modern era, from Anglican roots to the global Pentecostal explosion.

• 12:12 – Four Marching Orders for Today: Reclaiming the principle of Ecclesia Semper Reformanda (always reforming) and shifting our focus from production to presence.

• 14:34 – The Four-Legged Chair of Worship: Restoring the apostolic pattern of Scripture, Spirit, Sacrament, and Sending.

• 18:55 – Democratizing the Gifts & Protecting the Fire: Moving from spectators to participants by acquiring spiritual fire through radical humility.

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