Anchorage Community Adventist Church hosted a Pentecost 2025 proclamation series Feb. 24–March 1, 2025.
The series emphasized the vital role of the Spirit of God in empowering individuals and churches to connect with their communities and spread the message of God's unconditional love.
The meetings were supported by sister churches, with members attending from Hillside O’Malley Adventist Church, Anchorage Korean Adventist Church, Anchorage Northside Adventist Church and Anchorage Spanish Adventist Church. Attendance averaged 42 adults nightly, with a peak of 96 attendees on Sabbath.
Joel Honoré, Great Falls Adventist Church and Choteau Adventist Church pastor in Montana, delivered inspiring messages during the series. Referencing Acts 2, Honoré pointed out three things that happened at Pentecost: obedience, unified prayer and worship.
Honoré shared that when praying, one needs to recognize God, surrender to God, make requests, consider relationships, ask for guidance and acknowledge who God is. Prayers are fundamental for strong relationships with God and others. Such was the experience after the day of Pentecost. Disciples multiplied daily, and love abounded among them. That’s the result of the Holy Spirit's empowerment.
As the Spirit of God works, believers are equipped to overcome their own dysfunctional backgrounds or past experiences and become healing agents. Believers can listen to and empathize with the stories and experiences of others while helping them rewrite their narratives from negativity to redemption.
When a believer follows Jesus, they will become a leader among others, which is the mandate from Matt. 28:18–20. They lead by being a servant, knowing people — really knowing them — and serving God disinterestedly. They don't focus on how it benefits them, but how it enriches God's kingdom.
“When we serve others disinterestedly [with pure motives], God grows His kingdom through us,” said Honoré. God grows His kingdom in the hearts of His followers. They are God’s power message and God has packaged His message into them.
God can be too much for non-believers to understand, and that's where believers empowered by the Holy Spirit come in as power transformers who reduce the voltage to what the appliance can manage. God uses those who have been touched by His grace to communicate with the unreached. When God's love, forgiveness and grace are displayed through His people, the miracle of salvation reaches everyone.
Throughout the proclamation series, the Holy Spirit spoke mightily, imploring attendees to surrender to God and be used for His power messaging. Hearts surrendered to God’s use, and members shared being blessed and ready to bless others. Others seeking confirmation about their walk with God and His mission in their lives reported that God’s word, in this series, was a confirmation without a doubt and that they are ready to do God’s bidding.
Joel Honoré, Great Falls Church and Choteau Church pastor in Montana
Attendees recognize the need for a strong prayer life.
Attendees respond to Joel Honoré's call to rededicate their lives to serving God and their community.
