June 11, 2025

Why Pentecost Matters in the End Times

Why Pentecost Matters in the End Times

Send us a text Fire has fallen silent in our sanctuaries. While we celebrate Pentecost as a historical marker, many have forgotten what that upper room explosion of divine power was meant to accomplish in our everyday lives. This raw, unfiltered episode cuts through religious fog to reclaim the true essence of Pentecostal power for these final hours. The early church wasn't born through clever strategy – it erupted through heaven tearing into earth with tongues of fire. Those first believers...

Send us a text

Fire has fallen silent in our sanctuaries. While we celebrate Pentecost as a historical marker, many have forgotten what that upper room explosion of divine power was meant to accomplish in our everyday lives. This raw, unfiltered episode cuts through religious fog to reclaim the true essence of Pentecostal power for these final hours.

The early church wasn't born through clever strategy – it erupted through heaven tearing into earth with tongues of fire. Those first believers weren't just emotionally moved; they were supernaturally empowered. Peter, once cowering in fear, stood with such authority that thousands were instantly converted. Yet today, we've traded that fire for fog machines, unction for entertainment, and boldness for brand-building.

This spiritual drought comes at precisely when we need divine power most. As prophecies unfold at breakneck speed and darkness intensifies, lukewarm religion won't sustain us. We don't need another motivational message; we need the Holy Spirit active, alive, and leading every part of our lives. True Pentecostal living isn't just speaking in tongues but speaking truth when silence feels safer and living holy when compromise surrounds us.

Are you still burning, or has your fire faded into the winds of compromise? If you've grown lukewarm, it's time to rebuild your altar through genuine repentance, seek daily filling, and live with supernatural boldness. The darker the night grows, the brighter authentic believers must shine. Don't settle for religious routine when God offers transforming fire. Let your life burn bright until Jesus returns.

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Be An Encourager...Not A Discourager!

Chapters

00:44 - Intro- The Fire Still Falls

01:38 - What Happened at Pentecost

03:26 - Why Pentecost Matters Now

05:01 - Pentecost in the End Times

06:37 - The Modern Pentecost Problem

08:25 - What MUST We Do Now

10:31 - The Fire Has Fallen- Now What

13:32 - Closing Charge

14:25 - Outro

Transcript
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The world is changing and time is running out.

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This is Renewed Mindsets, where we confront biblical truth head-on.

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No sugarcoating, no compromise.

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We expose false doctrine, reveal fulfilled prophecy and shine light on the demonic deception of these last days, but we also stand firm on the hope of Christ's return, the call to holiness and the urgency of true salvation.

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It's time to renew your mind, for the time is now.

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Let's go, boys.

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Hey, welcome to Renewed Mindsets, the podcast that refuses to stay lukewarm.

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We don't sugarcoat the truth and we don't play church here.

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We take Romans 12 too seriously.

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Do not conform to the patterns of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

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I'm Rick and I'm so glad you're here.

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I'm recording this on Pentecost Sunday.

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Some of you are familiar with it, some are not.

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Well, let me tell you, this episode isn't just another message.

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This is a wake-up call, because we're not just celebrating Pentecost as some moment in church history, because we're not just celebrating Pentecost as some moment in church history.

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We're crying out for the fire of Pentecost to fall again, right here, right now, in these final hours of the last days.

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Let's get into it.

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So track with me here.

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Let's go back to the upper room from the book of Acts, chapter 2.

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The disciples had seen the risen Jesus.

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They touched his scars, they watched him ascend into heaven.

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But before leaving, he gave them one final instruction Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised.

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That's from Acts, chapter 1, verse 4.

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Now they obeyed and they waited and after ten days of prayer and worship and expectancy, it happened.

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Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like a roaring of a mighty windstorm Acts 2.2.

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This wasn't a breeze, this was heaven, tearing right through the earth's atmosphere.

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God didn't whisper, he roared, and what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them, each of them, not just Peter, not just the super spiritual, but every believer in that room was touched and everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit.

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The church wasn't born through a sermon or a strategy.

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It was born of fire.

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And from that moment everything changed.

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Peter, who once denied Jesus, stood up and preached with fire.

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Thousands repented.

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The gospel went viral.

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Miracles, boldness, persecution, endurance it all exploded from that single-spirit encounter.

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Pentecost was not the end of their story, it was the beginning of ours.

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So you might be asking what does this matter now?

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Why not just treat Pentecost like we do Resurrection Sunday or Christmas Another calendar date with a nice sermon and a dove on the screen.

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Well, because we're living in the days that mirror Acts 2 more than ever.

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Look around.

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We've got church buildings but no power.

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We've got worship teams but no repentance.

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We've got influencers but no intercessors.

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People are tired of religion.

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They're dying for something real.

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And guess what?

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So is God.

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He's not looking for another crowd, he's looking for a remnant, people who will hunger for his presence again, people who don't want stage lights, they want lightning from heaven.

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The same spirit that filled the early church is still available, but most churches today are trying to function without Him, without the Spirit.

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We have programs but no power.

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We have sermons but no supernatural.

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We have growth but no glory.

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And yet the Bible says it's not by might nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord.

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That's Zechariah 4.6.

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You want transformation in your life, you want to walk through these end times with courage?

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Then you need Pentecost.

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Not the event, but the encounter.

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So this is the new, renewed mindset.

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So let's talk end times, because the moment Peter stood up at Pentecost and quoted Joel 2, he wasn't a metaphor, that was a prophetic timestamp.

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Pentecost wasn't a launch.

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It was a signal the last days had begun, and now we're living in the last of the last days.

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We're seeing prophecy unfold faster than we can keep up with it.

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We're seeing prophecy unfold faster than we can keep up with it Wars, rumors of wars, deception in the church, lovers of self, lovers of money, haters of truth, a culture that calls good evil and evil good People.

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You don't need a better plan, you need power.

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You don't need another podcast, you need the presence of God.

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In these times, the only way to stand is to be filled, and not just once, but continually.

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You can't fight end-time spirits with a lukewarm spirit.

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You can't battle deception with dry religion.

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You need the Holy Spirit active, alive and leading every part of your life, or else you're just dry bones.

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The Pentecost outpouring wasn't just for back then.

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It was for right now and now.

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Here's where I got to get honest.

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I don't know if that's a good way to say it, because I'm always honest on here, but here's where I've got to get real.

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Today we talk about Pentecost, but we've lost our hunger for what it really means.

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We've reduced Pentecost to a service with a few flag wavers, maybe a tongue or two.

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And then a potluck dinner afterwards, but where's the power?

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And then a potluck dinner afterwards, but where's the power?

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Where are the men and women so filled with the Spirit that they can't help but speak?

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Where are the churches where demons flee and hearts are broken in repentance?

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Where are the altars that are soaked with tears Instead, we've traded Pentecost for fog machines.

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We've replaced the upper room hunger for comfy pews.

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We've invited emotion, but we've neglected unction.

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The early church didn't need marketing.

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They had the fire of God and the world took notice.

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These men are not drunk, as you suppose.

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Acts 2.15.

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That was the world's reaction at that time, because they had no category for that level of passion and power.

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We've got churches now where, if someone shouted amen, people would look around confused.

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We've got believers who've never been taught to pray in the Spirit, much less walk in the Spirit.

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This is the modern Pentecost problem.

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We've remembered it, but we've stopped reproducing it.

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It's time to return to the upper room, time to tear down our comfort and cry out for conviction.

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It's time to stop playing it safe and start walking in fire.

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And in truth, so what now?

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What do we do with this?

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Well, here's what, first and foremost, we need to repent.

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Before the fire ever fell on mount carmel, elijah rebuilt the altar.

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Before the spirit fell in acts, the disciples were united in prayer and surrender.

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If you want fresh fire, clean the altar, repent of hidden sin, repent of pride, repent of complacency.

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God does not pour His Spirit into a divided heart.

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If you're chasing the world Monday through Saturday, don't expect Pentecost power on Sunday.

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What else Ask?

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To be filled daily?

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The Bible doesn't say get filled once.

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It says be filled with the Spirit, ephesians 5.18.

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The Greek word of that is ongoing be being filled.

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That means every morning you wake up and say Holy Spirit, I need you Fill me again, guide me, convict me, speak through me, change me.

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What else does it mean?

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It means we need to live boldly.

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The evidence of Pentecost isn't just speaking in tongues, it's living with power.

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Are you sharing your faith?

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Are you standing for truth even when it's not popular?

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Are you walking in authority over temptation?

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We don't need more quiet Christians.

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We need people so filled with the Spirit that fear can't hold them back.

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We need you to expect the fire.

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Stop settling, stop explaining away the supernatural.

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Start praying for the fire to fall on your family, on your church, on your community.

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God wants to pour out more than you've ever seen, but he's looking for vessels that are ready.

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Okay, we're at that point where I say, if you're still with me, then this section is for you.

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They heard the wind, they saw the flames, they spoke with fire.

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Pentecost wasn't the finish line, it was the ignition point.

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But here's the truth that too few are preaching in these last days.

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You were never meant to just admire the fire, you were meant to carry it.

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Many believers want the Pentecostal experience without the Pentecostal responsibility.

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We want tongues without testimony.

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We want shouting without sacrifice.

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We want shouting without sacrifice, dancing without dying To self, that is.

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But the early church didn't get filled with the Holy Ghost so they could feel better about their quiet time.

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They got filled so they could live, boldly, suffer and even die for the gospel.

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And in the end times.

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These days, we're called to nothing less.

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If your Pentecost stays in the upper room, you've missed the point.

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The Spirit came with a mission to empower witnesses, not just create worshipers.

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Worship is vital, but witness is the outflow.

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We're not called to hoard the flame, but we're called to spread it like wildfire.

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Truth in a world growing colder by the hour.

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The world isn't just rejecting truth anymore.

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It's offended by it, and that's exactly why the same spirit who fell at Pentecost is still falling today to give us the boldness to speak when silence feels safer.

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Pentecost in the end times isn't just about speaking in tongues, though.

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It's about living holy in an unholy generation.

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It's about speaking truth when it costs you your comfort.

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It's about being loyal to God when betrayal surrounds you.

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It's about staying filled when the world is draining your spirit dry.

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The church has to stop.

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The church has to stop.

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No, the church must stop chasing emotional highs and start building spiritual altars.

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The Holy Spirit is not a guest.

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He is the God who fills, guides, convicts and commissions.

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So the real question here is are you still burning?

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So the real question here is are you still burning, or did the fire fall once, only to fade into the winds of compromise?

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If you've grown lukewarm, it's time to return, not to a moment, but to a mindset, a renewed mindset, one that says I'm not ashamed, I'm not afraid and I will not be silent.

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Listen to me If there was ever a time for the church to be fully alive, it's now.

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The world is getting darker, but the darker the night, the brighter the flame.

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Let the fire fall again.

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Let it burn away our fear, our comfort, our distractions.

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Let it burn until every part of us is surrendered and sold out, because in these end times you don't need another motivational message, you need Pentecostal fire.

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So cry out to the Lord.

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Don't settle for lukewarm, don't play it safe.

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Ask the Spirit of God to fill you again and let your life burn bright until Jesus returns.

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The executive producer of Renewed Mindsets is Christy McCurry.

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That's all for today, but I'll be back with more unfiltered biblical truth and undeniable prophecy.

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Stay watchful, stay holy, stay renewed Until next week.

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I'm Rick.

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Be an encourager, not a discourager.

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I love you.

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See, ya, see ya.

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