WE BELIEVE that the Holy Spirit was poured out on the Church at Pentecost in power, baptizing believers into the Body of Christ and releasing the gifts of the Spirit to them. The Spirit brings the permanent indwelling presence of God to us for spiritual worship, personal sanctification, building up the Church, gifting us for ministry, and driving back the kingdom of Satan by the evangelization of the world through proclaiming the word of Jesus and doing the works of Jesus.

WE BELIEVE that the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Jesus Christ and that He is our abiding Helper, Teacher, and Guide. We believe in the filling or the empowering of the Holy Spirit, often a conscious experience, for ministry today. We believe in the present ministry of the Spirit and in the exercise of all of the biblical gifts of the Spirit. We practice the laying on of hands for the empowering of the Spirit, for healing, and for recognition and empowering of those whom God has ordained to lead and serve the Church.

- Pentecost (Acts 1:8; Acts 2:1-4)
- Body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:13)
- Gifts of the Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:4-7)
- Indwelling presence of God (John 14:16-17)
- Spiritual worship (Romans 12:1; Ephesians 5:18-20)
- Personal sanctification (Romans 8:3-4)
- Building up the church (1 Corinthians 14:12; 1 Corinthians 14:26)
- Gifting us for ministry (Romans 12:4-6)
- Evangelization of the world (Luke 11:20; 1 John 3:8)
- Proclaiming the word of Jesus (Ephesians 6:10-20)
- Doing the works of Jesus (John 14:12-13; Romans 15:18-19; 1 Corinthians 4:20)
- The Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Jesus Christ (Romans 8:9-10)
- Our abiding Helper (John 16:7)
- Teacher (John 14:26)
- Guide (John 16:13-15; Romans 8:14)
- Empowering of the Holy Spirit (Luke 24:49; Acts 4:31)
- A conscious experience (Acts 8:18-19; Acts 19:1-2)
- For ministry today (1 Corinthians 2:4-5; 2 Corinthians 4:7; 2 Corinthians 6:4-7)
- Present ministry of the Spirit (Joel 2:28-29; Acts 2:15-17)
- Biblical gifts of the Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:7-11; 1 Corinthians 14:1; 1 Corinthians 14:5; 1 Thessalonians 5:19-21)
- Empowering of the Spirit (Acts 8:14-17; Acts 19:6)
- For healing (Mark 1:41; Luke 6:18-19; Mark 16:18)
- To lead and serve the church (Acts 13:1-3; 1 Timothy 4:14; 2 Timothy 1:6)