While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. (Acts 10:44-45) Peter was in the middle of a sermon when, in mid-sentence, the Holy Spirit moved and interrupted his message. But the real surprise wasn’t that God moved, but whom He moved on—Gentiles—the very people the reli

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. (Acts 1:8) Acts 1:8 not only promises God’s power but also calls us to obedience. The Holy Ghost empowers you so your life becomes a living witness meant to change the world. Jesus didn't give the disciples a motivational, pump-you-up “let’s go' speech. He gave them a promise w

And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come: And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. (Acts 2:18-21) When God pours out His Spirit, He al