Is the Spirit with Us?

May 24, 2026    Vic Alinen

This Pentecost Sunday message challenges believers to move from merely possessing the Holy Spirit to being fully possessed by Him. The pastor shares his personal testimony of transformation from Presbyterian to Pentecostal, emphasizing that while all believers are sealed with the Holy Spirit at salvation (Ephesians 1:13), God calls us to go deeper—to walk in, be led by, and be filled with the Spirit. The sermon confronts spiritual complacency, lack of surrender, and disconnection from God's Word as primary hindrances to experiencing the fullness of the Holy Spirit. With urgency befitting the last days, the message calls the church to return to its foundation of signs, wonders, and the manifest presence of God, warning that believers will stand before Christ's judgment seat to account for the "would-haves, could-haves, and should-haves" of their lives. The altar call invites people to shake off complacency and receive a fresh filling of the Holy Spirit.