In today’s video, I interview Dr. Lee Roy Martin from Pentecostal Theological Seminary in Cleveland, TN. I ask him about what unique emphases Pentecostals make to a theology of preaching and what Pentecostals mean by “anointed preaching.”
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Andrew K. Gabriel, Ph.D., is the author of Simply Spirit-Filled: Experiencing God in the Presence and Power of the Holy Spirit as well as three academic books, including The Lord is the Spirit. He is a theology professor at Horizon College and Seminary and serves on the Theological Study Commission for the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada. You can follow him on Facebook or on Twitter.
Hi Andrew,
I liked the description for preaching as an experience for “meeting God”. I was paused to think that this is most likely a cross denominational agreeable definition. Wouldn’t you agree?
I do love the electrical wire illustration Dr Martin exampled. It is a rather humbling position to speak from, and I would rather people ‘caught’ this rather than us as preachers tell them we heard from God so they had best give more attention to our auditory. Your thoughts?
Keep up the good work brother.
These are stimulating and engaging interviews.
Coram Deo
Brad
You are correct that this “meeting God” idea is not unique to Pentecostals, but it is still distinctly Pentecostal. Similarly, Baptists aren’t the only one who baptize believers by immersion, but it is distinctly Baptist. Plus, there are others who wouldn’t think or practice these things.
Yes, I agree. When preachers run around saying, “God told me to preach this,” it often comes across as a power play.