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05/31/2026

Multiple Speakers | Landmark Church | 5/31/2026

05/24/2026

Pentecost at Any Cost | Pastor Kevin Goodwin | Landmark Church | 5/24/2026

05/17/2026

Recovering From the Drift | Pastor Kevin Goodwin | Landmark Church | 5/17/2026

05/10/2026

Happy Mother's Day | Pastor Kevin Goodwin | Landmark Church | 5/10/2026

04/04/2026

04/03/2026

If you want to watch an awesome Easter drama, POA is making Messiah available online for $10. You will be blessed by this outstanding performance.

MESSIAH 2026 ONLINE

If you were unable to get tickets to an in-house performance of MESSIAH 2026, don’t miss MESSIAH ONLINE.
This will begin streaming Friday, April 3, at 7:30PM, and be available to watch throughout Easter weekend.

To purchase an online viewing ticket, click https://thepentecostalsofalexandria.vhx.tv/products/messiah-2026

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03/21/2026

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What does it really mean to be “born again”?

Because many claim it,
but few understand it.

It’s not joining a church.
It’s not fixing your habits.
It’s not becoming “religious.”

Being born again
is not self-improvement.

It’s transformation.

Jesus said,
“Except a man be born again,
he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (John 3:3)

Not optional.
Essential.

You weren’t just bad,
you were dead in sin. (Ephesians 2:1)

And dead things
don’t need adjustment.

They need life.

To be born again means:

A new heart. (Ezekiel 36:26)
A new mind. (Romans 12:2)
A new nature. (2 Corinthians 5:17)

Not patched.
Not repaired.

New.

It starts with repentance. (Acts 3:19)
Turning away from sin,
not managing it.

Then baptism
in the name of Jesus Christ. (Acts 2:38)

Not as a symbol,
but as obedience.

Then receiving
the Holy Ghost. (Acts 2:4)

Not just emotion,
but power living inside you.

That’s new birth.

Water.
Spirit. (John 3:5)

Some people changed habits,
but never changed heart.

They look better,
but they’re not born again.

Because being born again
is not acting different.

It’s becoming different.

You don’t just live better.

You live new.

So don’t settle
for behavior modification.

Experience transformation.

Because unless you are born again,
you’re just improved…

not saved.

𝓐𝓹𝓸𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓵𝓲𝓬 𝓥𝓲𝓫𝓮𝓼

03/21/2026

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IF BAPTISM ISN’T ESSENTIAL
WHY DID EVERY CONVERT IN ACTS DO IT IMMEDIATELY?

Some say baptism
is optional.

A symbol.
A public statement.

Good — but not urgent.

Yet the Book of Acts
tells a different story.

Not delayed.
Not scheduled next month.

Immediate.

Pentecost.

Three thousand people believed.

What happened next?

“Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins…”
— Acts 2:38

“And the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.”
— Acts 2:41

They didn’t wait.
They responded.

The Samaritans believed.

What did they do?

“But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.”
— Acts 8:12

Belief
moved them
to the water.

The Ethiopian eu**ch.

He hears the gospel.

Then suddenly

Water.

“And the eu**ch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?”
— Acts 8:36

Not:

“Should I think about it?”

Not:

“Maybe later.”

His first instinct
was obedience.

Saul of Tarsus.

The persecutor
turned believer.

Ananias didn’t tell him
to wait.

“Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.”
— Acts 22:16

Immediately.

The Philippian jailer.

A man trembling
in the middle of the night.

After believing the gospel
“And he took them the same hour of the night… and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.”
— Acts 16:33

Not next Sunday.

The same hour.

Over
and over
and over again.

Belief.
Repentance.
Baptism.

No debates.

No delay.

Just obedience.

Grace is what saves us.

Scripture is what teaches us
how believers respond.

And in Acts,
every convert seemed to understand something modern Christianity keeps debating.

When the gospel is believed

obedience
is immediate.

So the real question isn’t:

“Do I have to?”

The real question is:

If the first believers rushed to the water…

why do so many today
rush to explain it away?

Obedience becomes complicated
only when we start arguing
with what the Bible shows.

𝓐𝓹𝓸𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓵𝓲𝓬 𝓥𝓲𝓫𝓮𝓼

02/27/2026

Apostolic Vibes is a great page with on-target posts. It's an Apostolic group from the Philippines.

YOU LOVE JESUS BUT DO YOU OBEY ACTS 2:38?

Because anyone can say
“I love Jesus.”

But not everyone
will surrender
when Scripture confronts them.

Some love His miracles.
Some love His blessings.
Some love His comfort.

But do you love His command?

Do you love Him enough
to let His Word
override your upbringing,
your church background,
your “but we’ve always done it this way”?

Acts 2:38 isn’t a suggestion.
It’s a requirement.

“Repent, and be baptized
every one of you
in the name of Jesus Christ
for the remission of sins,
and ye shall receive
the gift of the Holy Ghost.”
— Acts 2:38

Read it again.
Slowly.

Repent.
Be baptized.
Every one of you.
In the Name.
The Name is Jesus.
For remission.
Not symbolic.
Not optional.
Not “if you want.”
A command.

People debate it.
People soften it.
People explain it away.

But the apostles
didn’t argue about it.
They obeyed it.
And they preached it
to every city,
every nation,
every believer
who claimed to follow Christ.

Some say:
“Jesus knows my heart.”

Yes
and that’s exactly why
obedience matters.

Real love
moves your feet.
Real faith
steps into water.
Real surrender
bows to the Name
above every name.

Grace saves.
Obedience proves love.

If the Bible is clear,
why are we hesitant?

If the apostles preached it,
why don’t we follow it?

If Jesus is truly your Lord,
why is obedience negotiable?

You love Jesus.
But do you obey Him?

Because at the end of the day
your loudest “I love You”
is your quietest obedience.

𝓐𝓹𝓸𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓵𝓲𝓬 𝓥𝓲𝓫𝓮𝓼