I want to share something with you that is truly from my heart today; something that has

been working in me for many years.

Thirty years ago, Debbie and I were serving as worship leaders and associate Pastors at

Frostproof Tabernacle in Frostproof, Florida. Debbie was the Pastor's secretary and I

worked a secular job. We had no children at the time, and we were seeking the Lord for

our future. I also led one of 3 cell groups of about 35 people on Wednesday nights. God

was using us. During this time the Holy Spirit spoke to my heart and said very clearly to

me that I was to not take the Pastorate of several churches I had been offered, but when

the time came, my assignment was to plant a church. So I set my sight on the goal of

church planting and began focused prayer toward that end. During those times of prayer;

however, the Lord would speak the name Okechobee to me. Over and over again the name

Okechobee would come up in my spirit. I asked the Lord if He was directing me to plant a

church there, His answer was no. Over and over this town would come before me, and again

I would ask the Lord had I missed something. Again I knew I had not, I was NOT TO PLANT A

CHURCH in Okechobee.

One day I told Debbie,"this Saturday we are going to Okechobee",she asked, "what for"? I

told her we were going there to pray and see what God would say to us. So that Saturday

we took off and we arrived in Okechobee. It was smaller than I remembered as a boy

growing up when we went there to camp and fish. But we drove up and down every street,

North, South, East and West for 3 to 4 hours praying in the Spirit and in our known

language. Every church we saw we would speak the blessing of the Lord over it. We

declared that the revival fire of God would fall in that city. We prayed for souls to be

saved. WE PRAYED! And then, something happened! The burdened lifted, we were free, and we

went home and God never spoke to me of Okechobee again. NOT UNTIL.....

Sometime in early 2000, maybe 2001, a man of God came to Word of Life, (the church we

planted, by the way), and after several days of services, called me out. He told the

ushers to hold me up and not let me fall. He began to prophecy over me and many things he

said were things the Holy Spirit had said to me and he just was saying them again. But

then this man of God said these words.

"The influence of this house is not just for the city of Bartow. The anointing upon you

and upon this house will spread to the Kissimmie Basin all the way to Okechobee."

Well, I was pretty well blown away. Now fast forward to 2014. Without a lot of detail. I

will tell you I met a friend,John, who introduced me to David, who is a Pastor of His

Church In Okechobee. I went there a few months ago on a Wednesday and preached and had a

wonderful time. They are beautiful people. I love them. They are so hungry for more.

Now they have invited us to come again May 15, a Friday night, for a Holy Spirit service.

Many of our members are going with me, muscians, singers, ushers, intercessors, etc. to

help me. I will give a report after that meeting. But I have to tell you this is

significant for us, this is 30 years in the making and I am so aware that God is in it.

Please pray for me that I speak what I ought to speak, and do the things that are needed

in that place for the glory of God.

From My Heart,

Pastor Dave

THE "LAST DAYS" MOVE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Matthew 24:3-14
  3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. "Tell us," they said, "when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"


  4 Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many.

  6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.

  7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.


Active Wars in 2014: 1000 + Deaths – 10
Serious Armed Conflicts: 200-999 Deaths -  8
Other Armed Conflicts: Fewer Than 200 Deaths  - 14

Source: International Relations.com
Prof. Joshua S. Goldstein

Famine: World Hunger Facts, 9 Million children will die this year from  hunger.
1.02 Billion People  are undernourished.
Earthquake: According to USGS  about 20,000 per year

Romans 8:22-24
  22 For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. 23 Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.

Continue Matthew 24…
9 "Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. 10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other,

11 and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold,

  13 but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Matthew 24:23-31
23 At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'There he is!' do not believe it. 24 For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect — if that were possible.

25 See, I have told you ahead of time.  26 "So if anyone tells you, 'There he is, out in the desert,' do not go out; or, 'Here he is, in the inner rooms,' do not believe it.

27 For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

29 "Immediately after the distress of those days
 "'the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from the sky,
and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.'
 


  30 "At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory.

  31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.


  We know according to scripture that after Jesus ascended to Heaven and took his place at His Father’s right hand, He sent the promised Holy Spirit that Prophet Joel had declared would come.

The Holy Spirit is at work in the Earth right now and will  be until the day of Jesus’ return for the Church.

According to Prophecy, the closer we get to the time of His return, the more intense the enemy will be and the more nature will  react

Simultaneously,  The Outpouring Of The Holy Spirit Will Grow Stronger And Stronger.

The Greatest Days Of The Church Are Yet To Be Seen


The Greatest Signs, Wonders, Miracles And Harvest Of Souls Is In The Future Not  In The Past

Joel 2:28-32
28 'And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. 29 Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days.

  30 I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke.
Blood: is the blood of Jesus that he shed for the redemption of man'
Fire: Is the sign of the coming Holy Spirt on the day of Pentecost when tongues of fire sat on each of their heads and they spoke in other tongues ae they were filled with the Spirit
Vapor of Smoke: Is the glory or presence of God that fills the Earth

These things are happening in the present age. Verse 31 is in the future and will be at the close of the age.

31 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.

What did Jesus say would happen just before He returned?
29 "Immediately after the distress of those days
 "'the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from the sky,
and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.'
 


  32 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the Lord has said, among the survivors whom the Lord calls.

Matthew 25:1-12
25 "At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise.

  3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4 The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps.

5 The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep. 6 "At midnight the cry rang out: 'Here's the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!'


  7 "Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.'


  9 "'No,' they replied, 'there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.'


10 "But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.


  11 "Later the others also came. 'Sir! Sir!' they said. 'Open the door for us!' 12 "But he replied, 'I tell you the truth, I don't know you.'
(you see He knew the others because they had the oil before He came)

  Jesus said in the last days the love of many would grow cold. He said many would turn their ears to seducing spirits. He said they would become lovers of themselves, lovers of money.


  The day we live in is a day of distractions. If you want something to occupy your time, attention, something to consume your money and energy, it is available.

  The things of God, like prayer, Bible study, holiness, worship, church, don’t have the place of importance they once had in our society

Ephesians 5:18
    And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit




What Is Important To You?

Matthew 24:3-14
  3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. "Tell us," they said, "when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"


  4 Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many.

  6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.

  7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.


Active Wars in 2014: 1000 + Deaths – 10
Serious Armed Conflicts: 200-999 Deaths -  8
Other Armed Conflicts: Fewer Than 200 Deaths  - 14

Source: International Relations.com
Prof. Joshua S. Goldstein

Famine: World Hunger Facts, 9 Million children will die this year from  hunger.
1.02 Billion People  are undernourished.
Earthquake: According to USGS  about 20,000 per year

Romans 8:22-24
  22 For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. 23 Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.

Continue Matthew 24…
9 "Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. 10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other,

11 and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold,

  13 but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Matthew 24:23-31
23 At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'There he is!' do not believe it. 24 For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect — if that were possible.

25 See, I have told you ahead of time.  26 "So if anyone tells you, 'There he is, out in the desert,' do not go out; or, 'Here he is, in the inner rooms,' do not believe it.

27 For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

29 "Immediately after the distress of those days
 "'the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from the sky,
and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.'
 


  30 "At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory.

  31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.


  We know according to scripture that after Jesus ascended to Heaven and took his place at His Father’s right hand, He sent the promised Holy Spirit that Prophet Joel had declared would come.

The Holy Spirit is at work in the Earth right now and will  be until the day of Jesus’ return for the Church.

According to Prophecy, the closer we get to the time of His return, the more intense the enemy will be and the more nature will  react

Simultaneously,  The Outpouring Of The Holy Spirit Will Grow Stronger And Stronger.

The Greatest Days Of The Church Are Yet To Be Seen


The Greatest Signs, Wonders, Miracles And Harvest Of Souls Is In The Future Not  In The Past

Joel 2:28-32
28 'And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. 29 Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days.

  30 I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke.
Blood: is the blood of Jesus that he shed for the redemption of man'
Fire: Is the sogn of the coming Holy Spirt on the day of Pentecost when tongues of fire sat on each of their heads and they spoke in other tongues ae they were filled with the Spirit
Vapor of Smoke: Is the glory or presence of God that fills the Earth

These things are happening in the present age. Verse 31 is in the future and will be at the close of the age.

31 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.

What did Jesus say would happen just before He returned?
29 "Immediately after the distress of those days
 "'the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from the sky,
and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.'
 


  32 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the Lord has said, among the survivors whom the Lord calls.

Matthew 25:1-12
25 "At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise.

  3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4 The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps.

5 The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep. 6 "At midnight the cry rang out: 'Here's the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!'


  7 "Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.'


  9 "'No,' they replied, 'there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.'


10 "But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.


  11 "Later the others also came. 'Sir! Sir!' they said. 'Open the door for us!' 12 "But he replied, 'I tell you the truth, I don't know you.'
(you see He knew the others because they had the oil before He came)

  Jesus said in the last days the love of many would grow cold. He said many would turn their ears to seducing spirits. He said they would become lovers of themselves, lovers of money.


  The day we live in is a day of distractions. If you want something to occupy your time, attention, something to consume your money and energy, it is available.

  The things of God, like prayer, Bible study, holiness, worship, church, don’t have the place of importance they once had in our society

Ephesians 5:18
    And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit




What Is Important To You?

Matthew 24:3-14
  3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. "Tell us," they said, "when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"


  4 Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many.

  6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.

  7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.


Active Wars in 2014: 1000 + Deaths – 10
Serious Armed Conflicts: 200-999 Deaths -  8
Other Armed Conflicts: Fewer Than 200 Deaths  - 14

Source: International Relations.com
Prof. Joshua S. Goldstein

Famine: World Hunger Facts, 9 Million children will die this year from  hunger.
1.02 Billion People  are undernourished.
Earthquake: According to USGS  about 20,000 per year

Romans 8:22-24
  22 For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. 23 Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.

Continue Matthew 24…
9 "Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. 10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other,

11 and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold,

  13 but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Matthew 24:23-31
23 At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'There he is!' do not believe it. 24 For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect — if that were possible.

25 See, I have told you ahead of time.  26 "So if anyone tells you, 'There he is, out in the desert,' do not go out; or, 'Here he is, in the inner rooms,' do not believe it.

27 For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

29 "Immediately after the distress of those days
 "'the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from the sky,
and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.'
 


  30 "At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory.

  31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.


  We know according to scripture that after Jesus ascended to Heaven and took his place at His Father’s right hand, He sent the promised Holy Spirit that Prophet Joel had declared would come.

The Holy Spirit is at work in the Earth right now and will  be until the day of Jesus’ return for the Church.

According to Prophecy, the closer we get to the time of His return, the more intense the enemy will be and the more nature will  react

Simultaneously,  The Outpouring Of The Holy Spirit Will Grow Stronger And Stronger.

The Greatest Days Of The Church Are Yet To Be Seen


The Greatest Signs, Wonders, Miracles And Harvest Of Souls Is In The Future Not  In The Past

Joel 2:28-32
28 'And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. 29 Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days.

  30 I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke.
B;ood: is the blood of Jesus that he shed for the redemption of man'
Fire: Is the sogn of the coming Holy Spirt on the day of Pentecost when tongues of fire sat on each of their heads and they spoke in other tongues ae they were filled with the Spirit
Vapor of Smoke: os the glory or presence of God that fills the Earth

These things are happening in the present age. Verse 31 is in the future and will be at the close of the age.

31 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.

What did Jesus say would happen just before He returned?
29 "Immediately after the distress of those days
 "'the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from the sky,
and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.'
 


  32 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the Lord has said, among the survivors whom the Lord calls.

Matthew 25:1-12
25 "At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise.

  3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4 The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps.

5 The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep. 6 "At midnight the cry rang out: 'Here's the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!'


  7 "Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.'


  9 "'No,' they replied, 'there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.'


10 "But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.


  11 "Later the others also came. 'Sir! Sir!' they said. 'Open the door for us!' 12 "But he replied, 'I tell you the truth, I don't know you.'
(you see He knew the others because they had the oil before He came)

  Jesus said in the last days the love of many would grow cold. He said many would turn their ears to seducing spirits. He said they would become lovers of themselves, lovers of money.


  The day we live in is a day of distractions. If you want something to occupy your time, attention, something to consume your money and energy, it is available.

  The things of God, like prayer, Bible study, holiness, worship, church, don’t have the place of importance they once had in our society

Ephesians 5:18
    And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit




What Is Important To You?

Hunger For God Expressed Through Prayer, Worship, Study Of The Word Etc. Attracts His Presence


What We Do Has A Profound Affect On How And When God Moves


Praise
Expectancy
Worship


Persistence
Faith
Submission

  The Holy Spirit is always moving, He is active, He is alive but He never acts or manifests without a command from God’s Word or in response to an invitation from a human to come

The Holy Spirit Can Be Grieved, Quenched, Resisted, Opposed, Substituted…
But He Is Always Moving

Even At Creation
We See This
Genesis 1:1-3


  In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep,

  and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. (KJV And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.)


  3 And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.


The Holy Spirit was moving or hovering over the face of the water waiting to respond to the Word Spoken by God

The Holy Spirit is the agent of God’s power
He is the Power of God
But He does not manifest that power until a demand is put on that power

James 4:2
  2 You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask.


  But when we invite him to come, when we welcome his presence and make time and room for him, He will come
2 Chronicles 5:11-14
 11 The priests then withdrew from the Holy Place. All the priests who were there had consecrated themselves, regardless of their divisions.


 12 All the Levites who were musicians — Asaph,  Heman,  Jeduthun and their sons and relatives — stood on the east side of the altar,

 dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps and lyres. They were accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets.

 13 The trumpeters and singers joined in unison, as with one voice, to give praise and thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments,


  they raised their voices in praise to the Lord and sang: "He is good; his love endures forever."

 Then the temple of the Lord was filled with a cloud, 14 and the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the temple of God.


When the Glory of the Lord filled the temple, King Solomon began to pray, thanking God for all He had done


Then the King began to speak the blessing of God over the people

When He Did, Another Wave Came

2 Chronicles 7:1-3
 When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple.


 2 The priests could not enter the temple of the Lord because the glory of the Lord filled it.

 3 When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the Lord above the temple, they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground,

  and they worshiped and gave thanks to the Lord, saying, "He is good; his love endures forever."

The Second Wave Was More Powerful Than The First!

Acts 1:8
 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
Acts 2:1-4
 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.

People from all over the known world were in Jerusalem to worship and they heard them declaring the mighty acts of God in their own languages

Acts 2… 
 12 Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, "What does this mean?"


 13 Some, however, made fun of them and said, "They have had too much wine."

 14 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: "Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say.

  15 These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It's only nine in the morning! 16 No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:


17 "'In the last days, God says, I will pour out (OF) my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.

 18 Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.

 19 I will show wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.

 20 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord. 21 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'

This initial outpouring of the
Holy Spirit was the
first wave

Prophet Joel said in Joel 2:23…
 23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.


The Day Of Pentecost Was The Moderate, First Wave Outpouring


But God Poured Out Of His
 Spirit Time And Time Again
 As Recorded In
The Book Of Acts
Acts 4:29-31
 29 Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.

 30 Stretch out your hand to heal and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus."


 31 After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
Acts 13:50-52
 They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region.

 51 So they shook the dust from their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium. 52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
Acts 16:24-27
 24 Upon receiving such orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

  25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.


 26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everybody's chains came loose.

The first century church experienced wave after wave of the Holy Spirit

There is one infilling, but many re-fillings

Every Time You Pray Out In The Spirit, The Spirit Of God Is Flowing Through You, Or Filling You

This Refreshing From The Holy Spirit Is Another Wave Of His Glory
Ephesians 5:18-20
  18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.




 19 Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord,


 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 3:19
 19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,


Times:  Kairos (kahee-ros'); of uncertain affinity; an occasion, i.e. set or proper time, Season

Refreshing: anapsuxis (an-aps'-ook-sis); a recovery of breath, i.e. (figuratively) revival:




Affinity: Relationship by marriage.  An attraction to or liking of something.


Our Affinity toward God is our connection to something definite in His time. Based on Acts 3:19 it is stated that after a man has repented, there will be times or seasons of reviving breath or revival from God, based on our relationship with God.


In Other Words,
Another Wave

Confession Of Faith
  I Believe Jesus Died On The Cross To Redeem Man From His Fallen State

Confession Of Faith
I Believe In The Resurrection Of Jesus Christ
Romans 10:9-10
  9 That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.




  10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
Confession Of Faith
  I Believe Jesus Is Alive Today And Is Seated At The Right Hand Of Father God Ever Living To Make Intercession For You
And Me


The New Testament is full of references to the resurrection of Jesus as well as references to the believer who will be resurrected from the dead


There are at least 54 direct statements in the New Testament that Jesus would be or was raised from the dead
1 Corinthians 15:12-19
  12 But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

  13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.

  14 And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.

  15 More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised.

  16 For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either.

  17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.

  18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost.

  19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men. 


  The Resurrection Of Jesus Was  At The Core Of The Gospel The Apostles Preached

  There Had To Be A Resurrection If There Was To Be An Eternal Salvation
For Man

On The Day Of Pentecost, Peter Preached The Gospel And 3000 Were Saved…

This Is Part Of What He Said…
Acts 2:22-24
  22 "Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know.

  23 This man was handed over to you by God's set purpose and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross.

  24 But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him. 
Romans 8:11
  11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.

Confession Of Faith
I Believe That The Spirit That Raised Jesus From The Dead Lives In Me And Gives Life To My
Mortal Body


Peter Preached Again And 5000 Were Saved…
 
Here Is Some Of What He Preached…

Acts 3:13-15
  13 The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go.

  14 You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. 15 You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this.


Peter Preached At Cornelius’ Home, A Roman Centurion, And The Holy Spirit Fell On The Gentiles

Acts 10:34-46
  34 Then Peter began to speak: "I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism 35 but accepts men from every nation who fear him and do what is right.

  36 You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, telling the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.

  37 You know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached—

  38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.


  39 "We are witnesses of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a tree,

  40 but God raised him from the dead on the third day and caused him to be seen.

  41 He was not seen by all the people, but by witnesses whom God had already chosen — by us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. 

  42 He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead.

  43 All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name."


  44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message.

  45 The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles. 46 For they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God.


  The Apostle  Paul Preached The Resurrection Of Jesus

Acts 13:30-33
  30 But God raised him from the dead, 31 and for many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to our people.

  32 "We tell you the good news: What God promised our fathers 33 he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: "'You are my Son; today I have become your Father.'


Why Is The Resurrection Of Jesus So Important?

Jesus Died 2 Deaths On
The Cross

He Died A Physical Death Due To The Crucifixion

He Also Died The Eternal Death Of Sin By Becoming
Sin For Us
2 Corinthians 5:21
  21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.


Hebrews 9:24-26
  24 For Christ did not enter a man-made sanctuary that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God's presence.

  25 Nor did he enter heaven to offer himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own.

  26 Then Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation of the world. But now he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself.


The Phrase “Do Away With Sin” Means He Conquered The Sin Nature Of Man And Gave Man The Divine Nature


He Forgives Our “Sins”, The Acts That We Personally Have Committed

He Forgives The “Sin” Which Is The Inherited Sin Nature Of Man

Romans 6:23
  23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.


2 Corinthians 5:21
  21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.