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Distinctives of a
Pentecostal Church
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Some Basic Distinctives

1. Prayer in Unison
“So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God
with one accord and said: "Lord, You are God, who made
heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them,”
(Acts 4:24)

2. Lifting of Hands
“I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up
holy hands, without wrath and doubting;” (1Ti 2:8 )
“Let my prayer be set before You as incense, The lifting up
of my hands as the evening sacrifice.” (Ps 141:2)
“Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, And bless the LORD.”

(Ps 134:2 )
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3. Clapping Hands and Other Emotional Responses

O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the
voice of triumph. (Ps 47:1 )

4. Laying on of hands for the sick

Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of
the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him
with oil in the name of the Lord. (James 5:14)

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6. Baptism in the Holy Ghost

"But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has
come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in
Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the
end of the earth.“ Acts 1:8
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When the Natural

Meets the Supernatural
Key Truth:
When the natural meets the
supernatural,
sometimes it is more than the natural can
stand.
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Three Part Being

1. Body
2. Soul
3. Spirit

Body is the gateway to the natural.

Spirit is the gateway to the supernatural.
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When the natural meets the supernatural it is as if

100,000 volts of electricity has ran through the
human body. The body cannot handle this and
strange things begin to happen.

Example: Acts 2 Day of Pentecost

Disciples appeared as drunkards (possibly

staggering, falling to the ground, talking in a strange
language) yet they were overwhelmed by the power
of the Holy Spirit.
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Other Reactions to the Holy

Spirit’s Power
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1. Falling out under the power (slain in the spirit)

This reaction occurs when someone is so
overwhelmed by the presence and power of the
Spirit that they fall to the ground.

Biblical Example of Sinners

John 18:1-6 soldiers who came to arrest Jesus
“drew back and fell to the ground”

Matthew 28:4 soldiers who guarded the tomb

“became like dead men”

Acts 9:1-4 Saul “fell to the ground”

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Biblical Examples of Believers

Daniel (Daniel 8:15-18; 10:4-9)

Ezekiel (Ezekiel 1:26-28; 3:23; 43:3)
John (Rev. 1:17 - Saw the glorified
Christ; “and when I saw Him, I fell at
His feet as dead.”

On several occasions, when the fire of God fell from

heaven, the children of Israel fell on their faces and
cried, “The LORD, He is God!”
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Running
Refers to someone responding to the supernatural move
of the Spirit upon them by running quickly and
energetically.

B. Biblical Example:
Elijah after the Mt. Carmel experience in I Kings 18.
vs. 46 - “Then the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah;
and he girded up his loins and ran ahead of Ahab to the
entrance of Jezreel.”

A spirit of running got on the old prophet!

Is. 40:31 - “But those who wait on the LORD shall
renew their strength; they shall mount up with
wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary...!”
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Dancing

A spiritual form of worship, inspired by the manifestation of

God’s Spirit.

Biblical Example:
Eccles. 3:1,4 - “To everything there is a season, a time for
every purpose under heaven...a time to weep, and a time
to dance.”
Ps. 149:3 - “Let them praise His name with the dance...”
Ps. 150:4 - “Praise Him with the timbrel and dance...”

2 Samuel 6:14 David “danced before the Lord”

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Shouting
This is a shout of joy, a cry of jubilee, a victory shout or a war cry. It
involves raising the voice for all to hear (getting loud).

II Sam. 6:15 - While David danced before the LORD with all
his might, he and all Israel “brought up the ark of the
LORD with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet.”
Ezra 3:11 - When Israel began restoring the temple, “all the
people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the
LORD, because the foundation of the LORD was laid.”
Josh. 6:20 - When the walls of Jericho fell, “the people
shouted with a great shout.”
Too many people have a false picture of worship: that it
should always be quiet, reserved, serene. There is a time for
that kind of worship, but there is a time also for God’s people
to shout and make some noise!

Ps. 47:1 - “Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples!

Shout to God with the voice of triumph!”
Ps. 89:15 - “Blessed are the people who know the joyful
sound!”
Ps. 95:1-2 - “Oh come, let us sing to the LORD! Let us
shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come
before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout
joyfully to Him with psalms.”
Ps. 98:4 - “Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth; break

forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises.”

Ps. 100:1 - “Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you
lands! Serve the LORD with gladness; come before His
presence with singing.”
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There seems to be a connection between spiritual

gladness, singing and shouting! How many times have you
been in a service where a group was singing under the
anointing, and the Spirit of God was speaking words of
victory and joy to people’s hearts--and the next thing you
know, people are shouting out loud, standing up, dancing,
and jerking?! What’s happening? Their spirits are being
touched by Holy Spirit; Should that bother you? NO! It’s
spiritual worship!

“God is a spirit, and they that worship Him must worship

Him in `spirit and in truth.” Don’t be critical; don’t be scared.
Simply realize that the natural is meeting the supernatural.
And when the natural meets the supernatural, sometimes it’s

more than the natural can stand!