Wind + Fire: Power & Practice = History Shaping Communities
Wind + Fire: Power & Practice = History Shaping Communities
Speaker: Pastor Jon Tyson
Date: May 1, 2022
We must carry on the ministry and mission of Jesus through His Church. In Wind + Fire: The Extraordinary Outpouring of the Holy Spirit and Uprising of the Church in the Book of Acts, discover how to return to the pattern of Acts and position ourselves for when Jesus returns.
In Week Two of WIND + FIRE, special guest Jon Tyson delivers a powerful message out of Acts 2 that teaches us the significance of living in permanent encounter with the fire of God.
Sermon Highlights
Acts 2:1-4 (NIV)
“When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.”
Presence becomes personal in proximity to God
It is God’s will for us to live in permanent encounter with the personal fire of God
We must keep the new covenant of God burning and over our heart
Encounter leads to empowerment
Whenever you call upon the name of the Lord, you open a portal to Heaven
We don’t need more content – we need more power
Power without practices can lead to danger
Power requires character or it causes damage
God won’t give his power to a generation that doesn’t have the character to carry it
You need to prepare - not just encounter
The power of Pentecost was poured into shared practices
Despite our biblical knowledge, many of us still look like the world
We can have so much knowledge, yet so little transformation Invite the presence of God into your life every day
There is no formation without repetition
Reject the zap view of spiritual growth
Power & Practice = History Shaping Communities
These types of churches are extremely rare
When God finds people that place a priority on His presence, He finds community that He can make history with
Why not us?
God comes where He is wanted
Kalamazoo, you’re a boiling river - If you want Him, He will come
Don’t miss it with daily distractions
Don’t have a second-hand encounter
We are open to divine disruption