The Feast of Pentecost was a great day in the lives of the early Israelites.  It was celebrated seven weeks from the 16th day of month of Nisan, which was the first month in the Jewish calendar.  It was originally called the Feast of Weeks.  (See Exodus 34:22 and Leviticus 23).  On this feast day the new crops of food and barley were eaten, the first fruits of the annual crops.  It was later called the Feast of Pentecost due to the establi9shment of the Greek language when Alexander the …

A Deeper Look at the Cross
By J. Mark Jordan
“But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ…”
Galatians 6:14
The cross of Christ brings the two greatest opposite forces known to man-life and death-together into a single event.  It makes both God and man do what neither of them could previously do, combines both defeat and victory and offers for free the most precious and expensive commodity ever known.  The cross defined Christ, birthed the church, and set believers free even as they became its …

MIAMI HERALD – 2/6/2000
Headline:  “CATHOLIC CHURCH ADJUSTS, Leaders seek new members:”
I quote:
“Life for us has to change”
“In South Florida, Catholics continue to lose many Hispanics & Hatians to
the tamborine-thumping, foot-tapping, bear-hugging ferver of small
charismatic churches [including Pentecostals]“!!!
“Internationally, Protestant churches are gaining ground in Catholic
strongholds.  There has been a dramatic increase among Protestant
evangelicals AND PENTECOSTALS in Latin America.”
“In a Pentecostal church, I feel a connection with Christ and I am free to
worship to praise him and say ‘Hallelujah’ whenever I want….  It’s not a
ritual”
“Nearly 12-13% of Latin Americans are now Protestant, …