Pentecostalism

Submitted By: Aaron Mohabir, Lucas Griseta, Glorious Chinedu &

Devonte Mighty
Submitted On: Fri/Jan/22/16
Submitted to: Mr.Diodati
 Origins of Pentecostalism

• Origins trace back to the apostles

• Modern day Pentecostal movements relate back to the late
19th century
• Pentecostal is derived from the word Pentecost
• Pentecost means: The Jewish festival of Shavuoth
• Shavuoth is a festival in which thanks is given to god
• Thanks is given for the 10 commandments
• The symbol of the Pentecost is:
 Beliefs

• Many believe in changing their lives through the faith of Jesus

• Is an evangelical faith
• Believe that the Bible is divine and an inspiration for ones life
• The four fundamental beliefs of Pentecostalism:
Jesus saves all; John 3:16
Jesus baptizes with the Holy Spirit; Acts 2:4
 Jesus heals bodily injuries; James 5:15
Jesus is coming again to receive those whom he saved;
Thessalonians 4:16-17

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivx9WQpTuSk
Other Beliefs
• Eschatology-The last element of the gospel is that Jesus is the "Soon Coming
King".
• Spiritual Gifts
• Prophecy
• Tongues and Interpretation
Baptism with the Holy Spirit
• Baptism into the body of Christ: This • Water baptism: Symbolic of dying to
refers to salvation. Every believer in the world and living in Christ, water
Christ is made a part of his body, the baptism is an outward symbol of that
Church, through baptism. The Holy which has already been accomplished
Spirit is the agent, and the body of by the Holy Spirit, namely baptism
Christ is the medium. into the body of Christ.
• Baptism with the Holy Spirit: This is
an empowering experience distinct
from baptism into the body of Christ.
In this baptism, Christ is the agent and
the Holy Spirit is the medium
Worship

• Prayer • Offering
• Singing • Announcements
• Sermon • Testimonies
• The operation of the gifts of the • Musical specials
Spirit • Scripture reading
• Altar intercession • Occasionally the Lord's supper
 Practices

• Practices of Pentecostalism are:

Prayer
Bible reading
Praying in tongues
Seeking prophetic words from God
Receiving prophetic words for others
• Church services last 2 or more hours
• Similar to Christian practices
• Originated from Christianity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIioOvwaT3A
 Rituals

• Rituals that the Pentecostalism celebrates are:

Baptism
Communion
 Foot washing
Anointing with the oil
• These are the main ones
• Baptism there are two types of baptisms
• Communion is symbolic
• Foot washing it was more common when the religion first started but it is still
done
• Anointing with the oil  represents the works of the Holy Spirit.
 Symbols
• Symbols appear mostly in worship services
• The cross, fire, doves, water, and oil are among the many biblical symbols they have adopted
Cross- Jesus died on the cross
-Intersection of Gods love and justice

Fire-Represents the Holy Spirit

-Jesus referred to his followers as the light of the world

Doves-Symbolize the Holy Spirit

Water-Symbol of Life
-Represents cleansing
 Symbols Cont’d
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Oil-Anointment
- Unity of the holy spirit
 Festivals

• Pentecostals celebrate the same occasions as the

Western Culture
• The oldest and largest Pentecostal group is in
Australia, they get together to celebrate once a year
Call themselves the Assemblies of God
Many churches and groups get together to celebrate
with them
 Sacred Writings
• The 66 books of the Bible as a guide to faith and practice
• The Book of Acts as a blueprint for the Pentecostal
experience
• Paul's first Letter to the Corinthians
• Some sections of the Hebrew Bible, like Joel 2: 28-29
• Pentecostals don’t use many different forms of sacred
writings
• It is based on the bible they just interpret it in a different
way.
 Holidays/ Milestones

• Shavuot first occurred 50 days after the Passover

• 50 days after the Passover is considered the
Pentecost
• Pentecost will be held on May 15 2016
• Gods giving of the 10 commandments at Mount
Sinai, occurred 49 days after the Exodus
 Cultural Impact

• Growing substantially
• Spread to various countries
Soviet Union
Africa
• Popular in America as well
• Services are not always held in churches it varies from country to
country
• 500 million worldwide followers
 Important people
• Charles F.Parham, an American preacher
Born: June 4,1873
Died: January 29, 1929
Central figure during the development of Pentecostalism
He associated speaking in tongues with his services
• William Joseph Seymour, an American minister
Born: May 2,1870
Died: September 28,1922
Allowed all races to become part of Pentecostalism
Strong on racial equality
• Frank Bartleman, an American Pentecostal writer
Born: December 14,1871
Died: August 23,1936
Became a preacher in 1892
Wrote articles for Pentecostal magazines
Authored 6 books
Published 550 articles
Best known for his chronicles in the 1906 Los Angeles Revival
 Citations
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecostalism
• http://www.patheos.com/Library/Pentecostal/Ritual-Worship-Devotio
n-Symbolism/Symbolism
• http://people.opposingviews.com/pentecostal-church-rituals-5765.ht
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• http://www.newsmax.com/FastFeatures/pentecostal-protestant-belie
fs-christians/2015
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