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TITLE: WHAT IS NEXT AFTER THE RESURRECTION?

DAY 6 OF 14 SERIES (WEDNESDAY 10^TH APRIL, 2024)

TOPIC: PENTECOST: POWER UNLEASHED

AUTHOR: MARY LAWRENCE-DOKPESI

SCRIPTURE

“And there appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributing themselves, and resting on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.” (Acts 2:3-4)

PENTECOST: POWER UNLEASHED

Fifty days after the resurrection, a powerful wind fills the upper room where the disciples gather. Tongues of fire appear above their heads, and they begin to speak in languages they had never learned. This event, Pentecost, marks the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the early church. A wave of energy surges through the room, empowering the disciples. They feel a boldness they’ve never known, a burning desire to share the message of Jesus.

BENEFIT: The Holy Spirit empowers us for ministry, equipping us with the gifts and abilities we need to serve God and share his love.

ACTION STEP: Pray for the infilling of the Holy Spirit. Ask him to reveal your spiritual gifts and guide you in using them to serve others.

PRAYER: Come, Holy Spirit, fill me with your power. Guide me to understand and use the gifts you have bestowed upon me for your glory. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

FURTHER EXPLORATION: Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12:7-11

Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi

Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi was born in Nigeria to Patrick Abuda Obeakemhe and Juliana Fatimatu Obeakemhe, both from Ogbona Town. With a master’s degree in law, she was called to the bar at the age of twenty-two, and she is currently the principle partner of the law firm Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi & Associates. She is also the founder of two philanthropic organizations: the Living Waters Mission and the Rose Croix Foundation. In addition to law, Lawrence-Dokpesi was drawn to spiritual pursuits at an early age, having begun studying philosophy, theology, chaplaincy, and spirit therapy by the age of eighteen. Inspired by her spiritual calling, she has produced ten intensively researched manuscripts on spiritual matters. Although Understanding the Spiritual was the last to be written, it is the first to be published. Lawrence-Dokpesi is a mother and a wife living in the city of Abuja, Nigeria.