Once a month the church members gather together for corporate prayer. This is a very powerful time of interceding for everyone's needs including the names on the Prayer Changes Things prayer list.
At Bartlett UPC, our services and prayer meetings are just like they were when the Holy Ghost initially fell on the Day of Pentecost as recorded in the book of Acts .
" When the Feast of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Without warning there was a sound like a strong wind, gale force—no one could tell where it came from. It filled the whole building. Then, like a wildfire, the Holy Spirit spread through their ranks, and they started speaking in a number of different languages as the Spirit prompted them." (Acts 2:1-4 from The Message)
People experience the infilling of the Holy Ghost and speak in a language they do not know just like they did back then. It is the most thrilling and awesome experience you can imagine and it radically transforms each person's life.
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| Picture of Onassis right after he recieved the Holy Ghost |
Well tonight, Onassis, who has been in a Bible study with Pastor Boettcher, recieved the infilling of the Holy Ghost as evidenced with speaking in tongues!!
Recieving the spirit of the living God inside of you is truly like being born again. Perhaps this is why it is so often referred to this way. Even Jesus himself explained the necessity of this experience when he spoke to Nicodemus a powerful and dedicated religious leader:
"Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." (John 3:3-5)
You can read the full exchange between Jesus and Nicodemus here.
In the following video you can see church members rejoicing with Onassis and this wonderful, eternity defining moment as Pastor Boettcher explained what took place:
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