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1.5 Azusa Street & ACOP Legacy
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Both of the quotes focus on Jesus. In Andrew Argue’s quote, he speaks of the waiting on the Lord and the wonderful vision of Jesus that he had – it wasn’t until after 21 days of focusing on Jesus that he was filled with the Holy Ghost. Jesus was his focus and subsequent to that, the Holy Spirit manifested.
In Frank Bartleman’s quote, he also speaks of keeping Jesus as “the central theme” and further says that, “The work of Calvary, the atonement, must be the center of our consideration.”
We can glean from both that Jesus should be our primary focus and the gifts of the Spirit are secondary to that.
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The Holy Spirit draws us to deeper relationship with God. From the vision Andrew Argue experienced as he pressed in and waited on God to remembering Jesus is our everything, the Holy Spirit is constantly at work in our lives drawing us into even deeper relationship with Jesus. Even revealing deeper understanding through Scripture is a call to refocus on Jesus, the one and only, the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
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Jesus is at the center of it all. The work of the Holy Spirit points the way to Jesus. When the Holy Spirit comes upon us, when He moves and speaks, it’s always to reveal Jesus. Oh wow, the relationship they have with each other and with us is so beautiful.
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Both of these quotes magnify the fact that Holy Spirits reveals Christ to us. Holy Spirit does not work in us for the sake of Holy Spirit, but for the purpose of drawing us closer to Christ through experiencing Him in a deeper way.
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