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The Church of God has designated the
week following Pentecost Sunday as Pentecostal Heritage Week. Local
churches are encouraged to celebrate and emphasize the outpouring of the
Holy Spirit on Sunday, May 15, and continue during the week with a special
focus on the blessings of God throughout the history of the Church of God.
The Dixon Pentecostal Research Center and the Church of God Historical
Commission have prepared these resources that can be used in any service or
classroom situation.
In his sermon,
“Personalizing the Holy Spirit,”
Dr. Raymond F. Culpepper, first assistant general overseer of the
Church of God, points to the presence of the Holy Spirit in the life of the
New Testament church and calls today’s believers to personalize the Holy
Spirit in their own lives.
Dr. David G. Roebuck’s PowerPoint
presentation,
“The Church of God: An Introduction” can be
used to teach the early history of the Church of God in any church setting.
Additional historical details to accompany the presentation may be found in
Charles W. Conn’s Like A Mighty Army (available from
Pathway Press),
A.J. Tomlinson’s
“A Brief History of the Church That is Recognized as
the Church of God,” and David Roebuck’s “Restorationism
and a Vision for World Harvest: A Brief History of the Church of God
(Cleveland, Tennessee).”
Louis F. Morgan’s
Continuing in the Faith: A Local Church Heritage Study
is the study of the history of the Morgantown Church of God in Morgantown,
Mississippi. It is an excellent example of how your church can tell its own
story. The manual is accompanied with a
PowerPoint Presentation.
For more information contact the
Dixon Pentecostal Research Center at 260 11th Street, NE, Cleveland, TN
37311; 423-614-8576; or on the web at
www.cogheritage.org.
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