(Youth- Special) Rev. Josiah Parker- “There's Still a Fire in These Ashes”

Author: Holiness Preaching Online
Published: Fri 06 Jun 2025
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A powerful call to rekindle the Pentecostal fire burns at the heart of this impassioned message. Drawing from 2 Timothy 1:6, we're challenged to "stir up the gift of God" that dwells within us—the Greek word anazapurio literally meaning to rekindle or reignite.

The sermon confronts a dangerous narrative circulating today: that Pentecostalism is dying, that the Spirit doesn't move like in previous generations, that healing and spiritual manifestations are relics of the past. But these claims contradict the unchanging nature of God and His promises. The same Spirit that ignited historic revivals remains available to us now, like embers still burning beneath the ashes of a campfire.

We've survived too long on stories of past outpourings while neglecting to seek our own encounters with the living God. Revival doesn't begin in emotional breakout services but in the secret place—your personal prayer closet. The gifts of the Spirit (healing, prophecy, tongues) aren't outdated curiosities but essential expressions of God's power meant for every believer, every service. Churches should be places where the unsaved tremble under God's presence, where bondages break, and where the sick are healed.

Young believers especially must take up this torch. Don't blame older generations for not "getting in the Spirit"—pursue God for yourself. Don't let it be said that Pentecostalism died on your watch. The time has come not to give up our spiritual heritage but to stir it up through dedication, prayer, and holy living. Are you ready to move beyond stories to experience the power of God firsthand?

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