I'm glad to be networked with the Assemblies of God, and am so thankful for the heritage from which I come. We are from the stream of Christianity that believes in the ever-present, ever-empowering work of God's Spirit to move the mission of the church forward. And when I look into the Church from it's first days after Pentecost in Acts 2 I see a freshness and power that should excite every follower of Christ.
It was new in the upper room, at Cornelius' house, and in the gentile ministry of Paul. It was new in Topeka, in the Azuza Street Mission, and in the churches that were started like Pasadena Assembly of God the church where I was found by Christ. The work of the Spirit is always new and unfolding.
That's why I desire to see the new work of the Holy Spirit; a pentecostal experience in the twenty-first century. Around the world there are moves of the Spirit of God that are radically changing the fabric of nations, and I am wary of looking back on the move of the Spirit from yesterday for our own. I believe and strongly desire to see a new work of the Spirit for our communities. One that changes us, empowers us, and pushes the mission of the church forward in our communities.
--Ben
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