CCOG Sunday morning service. Bishop John Carter, Why The Cross Must Lead The Upper Room

Send us Fan MailPentecost can stir up the best kind of hunger for God, but it can also tempt us to chase a feeling and forget the One the Spirit came to reveal. We celebrate Pentecost and a major church milestone while preaching a clear warning that still sounds urgent today: a Christless Pentecost is possible, even in a room full of Spirit-filled people.We lean on voices from the Azusa Street era and David Wilkerson’s “Christless Pentecost” warning, then anchor everything in 1 Corinthians 2:1–5. Paul’s decision is simple and unsettling: no performance, no polish, no spiritual flexing, just Jesus Christ and him crucified. From there we talk straight about why you can’t skip Calvary on the way to the upper room, why holiness matters, and why the cross is still the only place our lives truly change.Along the way we wrestle with freedom, deliverance, and healing through Scripture like John 8:36 and Isaiah 53:5, then land in Colossians 1:18–19 to put Christ back in his rightful place as the head of the church. The closing illustration brings it home: the focus is not the dove but the lamb and it still takes Jesus to loose the dove.If you want a Pentecost message that’s bold, Bible-rooted, and centered on Jesus, press play. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find it.Support the showI would like to welcome everyone to the show enjoy and God bless everyone.