Thursday, August 04, 2005

Pentecostals are Spirit-Filled, Spirit-Led
What is a Pentecostal? According to the top leader of the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination, there are seven characteristics that define a Pentecostal believer.
Thursday, Aug. 4, 2005

Posted: 2:17:17PM EST

What is a Pentecostal? According to the top leader of the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination, there are seven characteristics that define a Pentecostal believer.

He or she is one who has been called by God, to be a voice before God,” said Thomas E. Trask, the General Superintendent of the 53-million-member Assemblies of God.

Trask was sharing his message during the opening ceremony of the 51st A/G General Council on Tuesday. The Council, held every two years, is the business session of the church, and this year, some 5,000 delegates and 30,000 visitors came out to Denver, Colo., for the weeklong event.

From the start of his message, Trask reminded the audience that while the A/G has been growing, “the task for this church is not complete.”

“The Assemblies of God is at a critical juncture in its 91-year-old history,” he said. “The Church as grown by over two million in the last year alone…however, let me remind us all there are over two billion men and women around the world who have yet to know the saving grace of Jesus Christ.”

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