Pentecost Sunday: a day that commemorates the outpouring of God’s spirit upon Jesus’ disciples in Acts 2. It was the events of Pentecost in Acts 2, that convinced a group of Christians in Topeka Kansas in 1901, that there was a second experience of the Spirit subsequent to conversion. An second experience of the infilling of the Spirit that is necessary to live a victorious life in Christ. See, charismatic theology teaches that salvation is the first work of God’s spirit. The Spirit is at work softening the human heart to receive Christ’s salvation. This is often called the work of regeneration. In 1901, there were a group of Christians that were convinced that there was a second experience of the Spirit necessary subsequent to the work of regeneration. This is what some call “second blessing” theology, or what Pentecostals have coined “the baptism of the Spirit.”
God met this yearning for more in 1906, when revival broke out through the preaching and teaching of an African American preacher named William Seymour. This revival was coined the Azusa street revival. This revival sparked a movement that still bears influence today. Pentecostalism is still the fastest growing Christian movement on the planet today.
In this message, Pastor Daniel Kang explores some of this, but also spends time exploring the parallels between Pentecost in Acts 2 and the Pentecostal revival that broke out in 1906 in California.
