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Scripture: Acts 9:10-19 Listen Link: www.lcepc.org then look for “sermons” tab. To set the scene, think of how hard this must have been for Ananias! It starts out innocently enough. Ananias is praying as a good servant of the Lord ought to be. He hears the voice of the Lord speak to him. That is not unusual for those who are in the Spirit. So, at this point everything is fine. In fact, Ananias was probably delighted to be aware of God speaking to him and in having this conversation. Intimacy with God ought to be the goal of every Christian’s prayer life. The Lord called to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Yes, Lord.” He answered. If the Lord spoke to me in a vision, I would be eager to hear what else he had to say! And what the Lord says starts out with a street address. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street.” Ok, so far so good. I know where that is. Then Ananias hears, “Ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias com

Scripture: Acts 2:1-21 Listen link: Due to technical difficulties, we didn’t get a recording. ☹ Just for today, we are a Pentecostal Church. Let’s invite the Holy Spirit to awaken us with a charismatic renewal movement in our hearts. You know actually, every church is supposed to be Pentecostal. It’s too bad that’s now the name of a particular denomination. Every church is supposed to be filled with the Holy Spirit all the time. That’s what make the Church the Body of Christ! His Body. His Spirit to make it alive. What an amazing day that was in chapter 2 of Acts!! What an amazing day we could have if we let God move now among us. Stir us we pray. Come Holy Spirit. Revive the church today!   The Holy Spirit came at Pentecost. He came in mighty fullness then. His witness through believers won the lost and multitudes were born again. The early Christians scattered o'er the world. They preached the gospel fearlessly. Though some were martyred and to lions hurled, they marched

Scripture: Acts 1:3-11 Listen Link: www.lcepc.org then look for “sermons” tab. Can you put yourself in that story on that hilltop? You’re standing on a hillside, talking with Jesus, the miracle working man who you lived with these past three years. He retaught you about everything in your Holy Scriptures and gave you new understanding of them, and great hope that he is the true Messiah whose life would change the world for the good and forever. You’re standing there, with this amazing man who was betrayed six weeks earlier. He was arrested by his enemies, tortured and crucified. You know he died. You personally grieved this terrible, tragic, unfair and unjust loss for two and half days. All hope was lost! Then, the ladies came running back from the tomb where he was laid and surprised you with the shocking news that he was gone. And soon, one of them says she saw him alive again! Then, he came to you himself, so you know and believe that he who was crucified and dead and burie