Pentecost & the Latter Rain
About this sermon
In “Pentecost & the Latter Rain,” Pastor Dean Odle presents a Scripture-centered message about holiness, the condition of the church, faith. Drawing especially from Acts 2, Joel 2, Mark 16, Acts 4, the teaching emphasizes that God calls believers to reject compromise and pursue practical holiness. Odle connects that foundation with the conviction that the church is called to recover biblical faithfulness instead of accommodating compromise.
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Odle focuses on the condition of the church while working through Acts 2. The message argues that the church is called to recover biblical faithfulness instead of accommodating compromise. It connects this with the conviction that God calls believers to reject compromise and pursue practical holiness. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on Bible prophecy while working through Acts 2, Joel 2. The message argues that prophecy should produce discernment, readiness, and faithfulness rather than speculation alone. It connects this with the conviction that the church is called to recover biblical faithfulness instead of accommodating compromise. The practical emphasis is to remain watchful, grounded in Scripture, and ready to obey Christ.
Odle focuses on faith while working through Mark 16. The message argues that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. It connects this with the conviction that the church is called to recover biblical faithfulness instead of accommodating compromise. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on holiness while working through Acts 4. The message argues that God calls believers to reject compromise and pursue practical holiness. It connects this with the conviction that Scripture is presented as the standard for doctrine, discernment, and daily obedience. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on holiness. The message argues that God calls believers to reject compromise and pursue practical holiness. It connects this with the conviction that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear. Throughout the section, the appeal remains directed toward a consistent life in which belief, worship, and conduct agree.
Odle focuses on holiness. The message argues that God calls believers to reject compromise and pursue practical holiness. It connects this with the conviction that the message connects prayer for healing with faith in Christ, pastoral care, and submission to God. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on revival. The message argues that revival begins with repentance, renewed hunger for God, and practical obedience among His people. It connects this with the conviction that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on prayer. The message argues that prayer expresses dependence on God and prepares believers to hear and obey Him. It connects this with the conviction that prophecy should produce discernment, readiness, and faithfulness rather than speculation alone. The practical emphasis is to seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
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yes god we we acknowledge you this morning jesus god is king of kings and lord of lords god you reign forever on your throne jesus and we give everything to you this morning lord that you that you are worthy god you are the only worthy you are worthy worthy lamb of god that we jesus we love you this morning how we worship you how do you reign forever god we ask for you to pour out your spirit god god as as we are in the end times lord we ask god for for an extra pouring out of the holy spirit god that we may have more power god more anointing god got more authority to walk god in your will god to preach the gospel where where you lead us lord to reach those that you put before us god god we ask for just an extra infilling of the holy spirit this morning lord god the fire god of the holy ghost fall on this church god and on everyone listening this morning god god the fire of the holy ghost fall god anoint us with the oil the oil of gladness god the oil to go forth and preach god and to heal and to seek after you lord god we lift you up this morning god we ask you to bless this service this morning god in jesus name amen god yes lord yeah yeah andy's got a word this morning so we'll give him a moment to say that i am the vine my father is the fine wine dresser you must abide in me if you want eternal life you have to abide in me the lord wants to to know uh let his church know that abide in me apart from me you can do nothing so that's what i felt this morning when i was holy spirit yes amen amen yes lord yes god whoo lord lord just let me get through this now we're gonna [Music] we're gonna look at a subject that is familiar to us this morning a little bit because we are a pentecostal church so we uh we're gonna look at pentecost and uh and the latter rain and god pouring out his spirit in the end times and and what he wants to do and how he wants us to to go and and and be the pentecostal people that that we are called to be [Music] so we're gonna we're gonna start off in acts chapter two
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and uh then we'll go to joel and around a few scriptures this morning and we'll just start at verse 1 in acts 2 and it says and when the day of pentecost was fully come they were all with one accord in one place as a church our church especially i believe we are all of one accord that we have all we all of one mind we are like-minded we believe and and teach and preach the the word of god and believe it to be infallible and we are all on the track of deliverance and and speaking in tongues and healings and and all the gifts of the spirit and he said then and suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind and it filled all the house where they were sitting and there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire and it sat upon each of them and that's the fire that we were worshiping and praying for this morning is the fire of the holy ghost to come down and to sit on us that people may see the fire as we go out and the people will see the the truth that we have and the words that we speak are powerful and anointed by god that's the that is pentecost and that's what this church especially i know that's what we seek that's what we desire that's where we want to go is to be like acts like the church in acts here like the church especially in acts 2 right here where we we want the holy ghost to to lead us and guide us and and direct our paths and i'm thankful that we have a church like that that we have a pastor that that leads us and teaches us in that direction it says they were all filled with the holy ghost and began to speak with other tongues as the spirit gave them utterance says verse four and five and there were and then it goes on and talks about there were jews and development of god very nation and they heard all of this and they supposed them to be drunk but then peter over here uh in four verse 14 he says peter standing up with the 11 lifted up his voice and said unto them you men of judea and all ye that dwell at jerusalem be this known unto you and hearken to my words for these are not drunken as you suppose seeing it is but the third hour of the day but this is that which was spoken of by the prophet joel and joel said and it came to pass in the last days which saith god i will pour
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out my spirit your s upon all flesh and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy and your young men shall see visions and your old men shall dream dreams and all my servants and on my handmaidens i will pour out in those days of my spirit and they shall prophesy and i will show wonders in heaven above and signs in the earth beneath and then he goes on to talk about about the sun being darkened and and things like that and then we then we get over to verse 31 and [Music] he says he's seeing this before spake of the resurrection of christ and his soul was not left in hell neither his flesh did see corruption this jesus hath god raised up wherefore all we all are witnesses therefore being by the right hand of god exalted and having received of the father the promise of the holy ghost he hath shed forth this which you now see and hear so god poured out his spirit in the first century here this was basically the birth of the church and and pentecost has been around the pentecost is actually in the jewish tradition means the first fruits or the the feast of days and so they celebrated pentecost but 50 days after passover is when the day of pentecost is and that's when the jews celebrated it and 50 days after jesus was crucified god poured out his spirit of course we know jesus was here on the earth for 40 days before he was ascended into heaven and 50 days after jesus died god gave us his spirit that we could walk now why some somewhere down the road the church has gotten away from the holy spirit and gotten away from being walking with fire and anointing and power but i'm here to tell you that that is coming back the church is going to be walking like in acts 2 here when god poured out the holy ghost and when god poured out his spirit god because if we'll go to joel 2 we'll see that where joel was was talking about uh and we'll go joel 2 and we'll start a little bit here in chat in verse 23 it says be glad then you children of zion and rejoice in the lord your god for he had given you the former rain moderately the former rain i believe joel talking here is the former spirit the the spirit that that the jews had walking with god and and before the day of pentecost came on in acts chapter 2
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he said have given you the former reign moderately and he will cause to come down for you the rain the former rain and the latter rain and i believe that's coming that's what we're looking for here in the end times and then we'll go over here to verse 28 and here's where peter was quoting from and shall come to pass that come to pass afterward that i will pour out my spirit upon all flesh and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy and your old men shall dream dreams your young men shall see visions and also upon the servants and upon the handmaidens in those days will i pour out my spirit and i will show wonders in heavens and in the earth and blood and fire and pillars of smoke the sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood and you know we're we're from what we teach here in this church and what we believe we believe we're in the end times and we're about to see the tribulation begin and the second coming of jesus and and all this and we also believe that there's going to be an end time revival and that's what this is the latter rain is going to be an end time revival that's coming to the church and there'll be some that accept it and there'll be some that reject it and that's just the way it is i mean there's there's no getting around that but we want to be a church that is in the middle of this revival that's what has been promised to our pastor been promised to us that's what's been promised by god that there'll be an end time revival that will bring many people to heaven of course we already see the scoffers and the ones making fun of us and and saying where is your god and and all this i mean just this week the boy scouts of america have voted to accept openly gay boys into their organization not leaders yet but openly gay boys and that was that was heartbreaking for me being an eagle scout and we're seeing this tremendous departing from from core beliefs even in the boy scouts who claim to be morally straight and reverent towards god and have a godly background in their organization and they have now stepped away from that and so we're going to continue to see people fall away and walk away from the truth but this church i know we are here and god has called us to be a light and a voice crying in the wilderness to the people that are in this community and then this town and in the world because our podcast and our messages go everywhere so we know what we are called to do and it's like that song said we have chosen
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