What does a church look like when the Holy Spirit is truly at work in it? In this episode, Rob Pine and Cynthia Michael walk through Acts 4 and 5, where Peter and John, released after being threatened by the religious authorities, return to their community. Instead of praying for protection, the believers pray for boldness, and God shakes the place where they are gathered and fills them with the Holy Spirit. Rob and Cynthia explore the marks of a Spirit-filled church: bold proclamation, unity of purpose, powerful prayer, and radical generosity, seen in Barnabas, the "son of encouragement," and sharply contrasted with the deception of Ananias and Sapphira.

From there, the conversation turns to the spiritual battle every believer faces (1 Peter 5:6–9; Ephesians 6:10–18) and the difference between grieving the Spirit (Ephesians 4:30) and quenching the Spirit (1 Thessalonians 5:19). Cynthia shares how Ephesians 4:24 reshaped her view of the new self, not only as a long journey, but as something already made that we put on, and how giving thanks in all circumstances, praying continually, and rejoicing always keep the Spirit's fire burning within us.

This episode is a companion to Fire Up!, a 24-lesson study on the Holy Spirit by Mark Schupbach of LifeMark Ministries. Watch the video and find the study guide at LifeMarkMinistries.org under Resources > Study Guides.