The Foundry: a Christian Church

ONE Spirit: Empowered by the Holy Spirit for Mission

Trevor Harrison

The church was born in the power of the Holy Spirit.

At Pentecost, ordinary people were filled with extraordinary power to proclaim the gospel, love boldly, and carry the message of Jesus to the world. The church did not begin as a human institution—it began as a Spirit-empowered movement.

The same Spirit who filled the early church still empowers believers today.

Without the Holy Spirit, the church becomes lifeless religion. But when the Spirit moves, hearts are transformed, unity is formed, courage rises, and mission advances.

Big Idea: The church is most powerful when ordinary people are filled with and led by the Holy Spirit.