[Ep 10] I explore the ways the Pentecostal and Charismatic movements emphasize experience as I talk with Dave Barringer, Lead Pastor of Kalamazoo First Assembly of God. In response, I share three clarifications that I find in Scripture about miracles, spiritual gifts, the Holy Spirit, prayer, healing, and prosperity.

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Notes

Kalamazoo First Assembly of God. https://kfirst.org/

Full Interview with Pastor Barringer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM6RwRjy6LE

Sarah Parham, The Life of Charles Parham (1930, 1985). https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Life_of_Charles_F_Parham_Founder_of/GJ_tAAAAMAAJ

Gary B. McGee, “William Seymour and the Azusa Street Revival” (April 4, 1999). https://news.ag.org/features/william-j-seymour-and-the-azusa-street-revival

“Aimee Semple McPherson: Foursquare Phenomenon.” https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/people/denominationalfounders/aimee-semple-mcpherson.html 

“The Reverend Dennis J. Bennett.” http://www.emotionallyfree.org/DBbio.html 

Pew Research Center, “America’s Changing Religious Landscape” (May 12, 2015). https://www.pewforum.org/2015/05/12/americas-changing-religious-landscape/

Pew Research Center, “Global Christianity – A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World’s Christian Population” (Dec 19, 2011). https://www.pewforum.org/2011/12/19/global-christianity-exec/ 

Bryan’s “Strong: The Armor of God” E-book https://www.religiousmaze.org/teaching/strong