The Path From Pentecostal to Reformed

In this episode Reverend Mark Stomberg of Lynden United Reformed Church in Lynden, WA joins Pastor Chris Gordon to talk all things Pentecostal. Rev. Stromberg shares his experiences as a Pentecostal preacher and breaks down what happens during a typical Pentecostal service. They discuss his colorful childhood growing up in the church and what led him out of the Pentecostal church and into the Reformed Faith. Their animated conversation covers speaking in tongues, church revivals and that one time Pastor Stromberg broke his pulpit! Don’t miss this entertaining and informative episode!

Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
01:10 - Pentecostal Pastor background
02:17 - Breaking the Pulpit
03:41 - Being a Pentecostal Preacher
04:38 - Evangelicals Wanted What Pentecostals Have
05:28 - The Growth of the Assemblies of God Church
06:32 - Jack Hayford’s Fireside Chats
07:17 - What Made Pentecostals Successful
08:10 - Early Pentecostals in Latin America
09:30 - Pentecostal Fame in Arkansas
10:00 - Pentecostals Deny the Trinity
11:18 - Pentecostals Against Kenneth Copeland
12:00 - Early Pentecostals
13:03 - Lutheran Churches Go Liberal
16:13 - Too Much Theology?
17:25: - Average Pentecostal Worship Service
20:26 - Speaking in tongues
20:58 - Assemblies of God Organizes
21:50 - Birth of the Charismatic Movement
23:10 - Regeneration and Fruit
24:06 - The Decline of the Pulpit Experience
24:53 - 5 Sermons of the Pentecostal Church
26:30 - Pentecostals Views of Other Churches
28:00 - Netherlands Reformed and Pentecostalism
30:00 - Revivals and Pentecostal Bible Camp
32:00 - Getting out of Pentecostalism
35:54 - Repeated Alter Calls
37:25 - The Crisis of Acts 2

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Rev. Mark Stromberg was raised pentecostal and became an influential and charismatic pentecostal preacher in Montana for over a decade. As his understanding of the Bible grew, so did his doubts about the Pentecostal church. His study of Acts 2 and questions about regeneration led him out of Pentecostalism and into Westminster Seminary in Escondido, CA. He answered the call to become the preaching pastor at Lynden United Reformed Church in Lynden, Washington where he preaches today.