"The last sermon preached by Christ before His ascension was on the Holy Ghost! He said, "... wait for the promise of the Father ... ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence." Acts 1:4-5. (See also Acts 1:8-9) Luke records the last words of Christ as, "Behold I send the promise of my Father upon you; but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem until ye be endued with power from on high." Luke 24:49. This message must have been of utmost importance, or Christ would never have reserved it until just before He ascended."
Asa A. Allen was a controversial evangelist with a...

Psychologists agree that the conditions described above are tormenting hundreds of thousands of men and women, and even boys and girls, in the world today. It has become a matter of major concern among the professional men who make it their business to treat the ills of the human mind and body. For these feelings cause not only unhappiness and mild nervousness, but often acute pains, and truly serious physical conditions. Many of those who visit their doctors, complaining of acute pains, heart disease, stomach disorders, severe headaches, sinus disorders, abdominal pains, in the feet, legs,...

"Before my conversion, I knew so little about God and his word, that I could not even quote John 3:16, nor name the four gospels. In the Methodist church where I was converted and of which I became a member, I was not taught to expect to be baptized with the Holy Ghost as the first disciples were on the day of Pentecost, nor to expect the signs mentioned in Mark 16:17,18 to follow me as a believer in the Lord. I was taught to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation, and was gloriously saved, and set free from condemnation for sin. Then as I searched the Scriptures, asking God to lead...