Menzies, Robert P.2019-09-252019-09-252016-04-0420120118-8534http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/236570"We Pentecostals have always read the narrative of Acts, and particularly the account of the Pentecostal outpouring of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2), as a model for our own lives. The stories of Acts are our stories: stories of ordinary people in need of God’s power; stories of fishermen called to bear bold witness for Jesus in the face of great opposition; stories of peasants persevering in the midst of great suffering; stories of powerful, demonic adversaries seeking to discourage and destroy. Pentecostals the world over identify with these stories, especially since so many face similar challenges.1 This sense of connection with the text encourages us to allow the narrative to shape our lives, our hopes and dreams, our imagination.2 So, we read the stories of Acts with expectation and eagerness: stories of divine guidance offered through dreams and visions; stories of wonderful miracles bringing joy and open hearts; stories of divinely inspired perseverance in the face of indescribable suffering; and, above all, stories of the Holy Spirit’s power, enabling ordinary disciples to do extraordinary things for God."engWith permission of the license/copyright holderLuke-ActsPentecostalsGodHoly SpiritpowerChristian denominationsPentecostal, CharismaticBiblical TheologyBible (texts, commentaries)DogmaticsArticle