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Jesus Revolution: Spirit-Empowered Mission - Pentecostal (Great Commission)

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Jesus Revolution shows the explosive growth of the Jesus People movement—thousands baptized in the Pacific Ocean, lives transformed overnight, the gospel spreading like wildfire through counterculture America. This wasn't institutional programming but Spirit-led movement. The Pentecostal reading of the Great Commission connects Matthew 28 with Acts 1:8: "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses." The Commission requires Spirit empowerment. Signs and wonders confirm the message. Speaking in tongues breaks language barriers. Spirit-filled believers carry supernatural authority to fulfill the supernatural mission.

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