Yesterday's sermon was preached by Pastor Christopher Engelsma at Covenant URC. The text was again Acts 1. In Acts, we see God's plan to spread the gospel to the Gentiles. Before this could happen, the Apostles had to receive the Holy Spirit, to be baptized in the fire as John the Baptist put it. John baptized Jesus, and the Holy Spirit came to him visually as a dove at that point. After that, Jesus was able to perform miracles because he received the Holy Spirit's power. In the same way, the Apostles received power, and in the same way, every Christian receives power. This doesn't always manifest in miracles or things as dramatic as tongues of fire, but it does happen.
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