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This episode explores the explosive events of Pentecost and the transformation of the early church from fearful disciples to bold witnesses.

April 5, 2026 When 3,000 Hearts Were Pierced in a Single Day Rarely does a single sermon shake an entire city to its core. In this episode, we explore the explosive events of Pentecost, where Peter's bold, uncompromising message convicted 3,000 people in Jerusalem and launched a movement that would change history forever. Following Jesus's 40 days of teaching after his resurrection, the disciples gathered in an upper room alongside over 120 believers, uncertain and fearful of persecution. Then a sound like a mighty rushing wind filled the place, tongues of fire appeared, and everything changed. The transformation from fearful, hiding disciples to bold, joyful witnesses is genuinely remarkable, and it's remarkable precisely because it was real. What does it actually look like when a church stops prioritizing comfort and starts prioritizing truth? Larry shares a Wednesday night gathering where people encountered a profound sense of awe that no lighting rig or music production could manufacture. He draws on John MacArthur's insight that prayer is "the slender nerve that moves the muscles of omnipotence," connecting the early church's daily devotion to its extraordinary growth…

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