EBD |  1st Quarter 2023  |  CPAD – Adults  –  TOPIC: VIVE YOUR WORK – The Scriptures’ call to the brokenness and power of God | Sunday Bible School | Lesson 05: Revival in Church Life. Slides prepared by: Celso Napoleon

1. Revival in Church Life
Lesson 5
January 29, 2023.

2. GOLDEN TEXT
“And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and
began to speak with other tongues, as the Holy
Ghost gave them utterance.” (At 2.4)

3. PRACTICAL TRUTH
Over the years, the Church has experienced revivals
through baptism in the Holy Ghost and the relevance
of spiritual gifts.

4. DAILY READING
Monday – Mt 9.35 Jesus taught, preached and healed illnesses
Tuesday – At 2.38-39 Baptism in the Holy Ghost and for the
saved
Wednesday – Mk 16.20 Jesus cooperated with the disciples in
preaching
Thursday – At 2.42 The perseverance of the first believers
Friday – At 2.44,45 Communion and social assistance in the
Primitive Church Saturday – 1 Cor 10.3 Do everything for the
glory of God.

5. CLASS BIBLE READING Acts 2:1-13
1- On the day of Pentecost, they were all together in one place.
2 - And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing
mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
3- And they saw divided tongues, as of fire, which rested on each of
them.
4- And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and began to speak in
other tongues, as the Holy Ghost gave them to speak.
5-And in Jerusalem were dwelling Jews, devout men, from every nation
under heaven.

6. 6-And when that voice rang out, a crowd gathered and was
confused, because each one heard them speaking in his own
language.
7- And all were astonished and marvelled, saying to one another,
Well then! Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans?
8- How then do we hear them, each one, in our own language in
which we were born?
9- Parthians and Medes, Elamites, and those who dwell in
Mesopotamia, and Judea, and Cappadocia, and Pontus, and Asia,
CLASS BIBLE READING Acts 2:1-13

7. 10- and Phrygia, and Pamphylia, Egypt and parts of
Libya, near Cyrene, and foreigners from Rome (both
Jews and proselytes),
11- and Cretans, and Arabs, we have all heard them in
our own languages speaking of the greatness of God.
12-And all were amazed and were suspended, saying to
each other: What does this mean?
13-And others, mocking, said, They are full of new wine.
CLASS BIBLE READING Acts 2:1-13

8. INTRODUCTION
In the early days of the Church, God's people were
revived and walked under the direction of the Holy
Ghost. Therefore, in this lesson, we will study the role of
the filling of the Spirit in early revival. We will analyze
the dynamic aspect of the Church and, finally, we will
make some considerations regarding the revived
dynamism of the Primitive Church for the present day.
KEYWORD: LIFE

9. I- THE BAPTISM IN THE HOLY GHOST
AND THE TARGET PUBLIC
1- The comprehensive call of Jesus. The first condition for
receiving Baptism in the Holy Ghost is to go through the
experience of salvation. Being necessary to repent and believe in
the Gospel (Mk 1.15), for without repentance and faith, there is no
salvation. The second condition is to obey God, for our
repentance and faith must bear worthy fruit (1 John 5:2-4). And
finally, the third condition is sanctification, for without
sanctification no one will see God (Heb. 12:14). This call from
Jesus is for all people. It precedes the experience of baptism in the
Holy Ghost.

10. 2- The promise is for all the saved.* The first to receive this
supernatural manifestation of the Holy Ghost were the disciples who,
saved, gathered in the upper room to persevere in prayer (Acts 1.12-14).
They expected the fulfillment of the promise made by Jesus (At 2.1;
cf.1.4,5,8). And suddenly the Spirit was poured out on all who were
gathered and sitting in the house (Acts 2:1,2). At the end of the second
chapter of Acts, the apostle Peter states that the promise “concerns you,
and your children, and all who are far off, as many as God our Lord will
call” (Acts 2:39). Thus, the biblical text attests to the timeless and
perennial scope of the promise: baptism in the Holy Ghost and for all
those saved in all times, cultures and geographies.
I- THE BAPTISM IN THE HOLY GHOST
AND THE TARGET PUBLIC

11. 3- The deceit of the ceasers. The Ceasers is a current of
Reformed Theology and of some historic churches,
which claims that the spiritual gifts ceased in the life of
the Church. According to this current, the baptism in the
Holy Ghost and the spiritual gifts were only for the
apostolic days. There is a “biblical interpretation
gymnastics” to justify this historical fabrication. There
are still others who, following their theologians, assert
that baptism in the Holy Ghost is conversion itself.
I- THE BAPTISM IN THE HOLY GHOST
AND THE TARGET PUBLIC

12. We have already studied in previous quarters that the New Testament,
and especially the book of Acts, shows in detail that the baptism in the
Holy Ghost is a distinct experience of salvation – as we have seen
here, all disciples who received the baptism in the Spirit were already
saved – and that spiritual gifts overflowed the bounds of the apostolic
church. Therefore, as Pentecostals, we affirm baptism in the Holy
Ghost with physical evidence of speaking in tongues, as well as the
relevance of spiritual gifts in the life of the Church. This spiritual
reality permeates all eras, cultures and geographies where there is
someone saved in Christ.
I- THE BAPTISM IN THE HOLY GHOST
AND THE TARGET PUBLIC

13. SYNOPSIS I
Baptism in the Holy Ghost
is a call for every believer
to experience the heavenly
gift. Therefore, the ceasers
are mistaken.

14. II – THE DYNAMISM OF THE APOSTOLIC
CHURCH
1- The Church is born revived. Historically, the Church
came into being on the day of Pentecost. This took place
under the direct agency of the Holy Ghost. The Church
was born alive! As the Tabernacle was consecrated by the
descent of the divine glory (Ex 40:34,35), the Church was
consecrated by the descent of the Holy Ghost (Acts 2).
So, there at Pentecost, the Lord of the Church initiated
the greatest revival in human history.

15. 2- The Church after Pentecost. The signs of God's power in the Acts of
the Apostles can be summarized as follows: Conversions and Baptisms
(Acts 2:41), which were the fruits of the spiritual revival in Jerusalem.
After Pentecost, the Apostolic Church preached in the authority of the
name of Jesus, in the anointing and power of the Holy Ghost. Therefore,
in that church there was perseverance in doctrine, fellowship and prayer
(Acts 2:42); there was also fear, signs and wonders (2:43); in addition to
special care for needy brothers (2.44,45; 4.32,33). The spiritual revival
of the Apostolic Church reveals a deep commitment in two spheres: the
spiritual (piety – Word and Prayer) and the social (Communion – filling
the need).
II – THE DYNAMISM OF THE APOSTOLIC
CHURCH

16. SYNOPSIS II
The church of Pentecost was born alive and stayed alive.
This explains the dynamism of this Church.

17. III - AN ANOINTED MINISTRY FOR THE
PRESENT DAY
1- In the anointing of the Holy Ghost. Christian
preaching must be accompanied by power, signs, and
miracles. These signs can be manifested through saving
lives for Jesus; casting out demons; laying of hands on
the sick to recover as Jesus declared would happen (Mark
16:18). A revived ministry, anointed by the Holy Ghost,
is indispensable to the mission of the Church in these
days.

18. 2- Authenticated by God. An anointed ministry does not develop
only through formal and academic instruments within the
hermeneutical, exegetical and homiletic standards of preaching.
All these instruments are important for the improvement of the
worker. But they alone are not enough. God must approve the
work of the worker. This is how it happened in Mark, when Jesus
authenticated the preaching of the disciples, "confirming the word
with signs that followed" (Mc 16.20). Therefore, the model of
New Testament preaching is a message confirmed by the signs
and wonders of God.
III - AN ANOINTED MINISTRY FOR THE
PRESENT DAY

19. 3-Glorifies Christ. Spirit-anointed ministry glorifies
Christ and not man. Not by chance, our Lord declared
that the mission of the Holy Ghost is to glorify Him (Jn
16.13,14). Thus, every Gospel message and activity
under the guidance of the Holy Spirit must glorify Christ.
To the Corinthians, the apostle Paul teaches that “whether
you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all for the glory
of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31). God in Christ and who
should be glorified from our instrumentality in the work
of the Lord.
III - AN ANOINTED MINISTRY FOR THE
PRESENT DAY

20. SYNOPSIS III
A Christian ministry must be anointed by the Holy Ghost,
authenticated by God and glorifying Christ.

21. CONCLUSION
The Apostolic Church was born under the revival of
Pentecost, under the glorious baptism of the Holy Ghost.
Throughout its history, we have learned that the reason
for its success was not the human knowledge of its
preachers, members and congregants. What made all the
difference in the ministry of the Apostolic Church was
the Holy Ghost's anointing on that church. We cannot let
the flame go out. The Holy Ghost anointing remains
available today.

22. REVIEWING THE CONTENT
1- What is the first condition for someone to receive Baptism in the Holy
Ghost?
The first condition for receiving Baptism in the Holy Ghost is to go through the
experience of salvation.
2- What is and what does the ceaser stand for?
Cessators is a current of Reformed Theology, and of some historical churches,
which affirms that the spiritual gifts ceased in the life of the Church.
3- From when did the Church come into existence from a historical point of
view?
Historically, the Church came into being on the day of Pentecost.

23. 4- How was the preaching of the Apostolic Church
characterized after Pentecost?
After Pentecost, the Apostolic Church preached in the
authority of the name of Jesus, in the anointing and in the
power of the Holy Ghost.
5- Who should be glorified in the work of the Lord?
God in Christ is to be glorified from our instrumentality in
the work of the Lord.
REVIEWING THE CONTENT

24. EBD | 1st Quarter 2023 | CPAD – Adults –
TOPIC: VIVE YOUR WORK – The Scriptures’ call
to the brokenness and power of God | Sunday Bible
School | Lesson 05: Revival in Church Life.
Slides prepared by: Celso Napoleon