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Alliance Bible Church
North Little Rock, Arkansas

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Joel 2: 28-29: And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and
your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions. And
also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days.

There was a time when God only poured out His Spirit upon a select few people. For example, Moses
reached out his staff and the Red Sea parted, Sampson killed a thousand men with the jawbone of a donkey,
and David killed Goliath with a sling and stone; after the Holy Spirit rested upon them.

God spoke only through a select few prophets up until the time of Christ. And this included the prophet Joel
who warned the people of Judah of their need to turn their hearts back to the Lord in repentance. You see,
God sent to them a plague of locusts that ate every green thing, and also sent a terrible drought; all for the
purpose of not only punishing them for their sins, but to encourage them to return with repentance.

But He knew that they would not turn back and foretold of a time called “The Day of the Lord.” This is a time
when the Lord will come to take vengeance upon the earth with force. And promised that prior to that time,
He will make the Holy Spirit available to all flesh. This includes young and old, male and female, master and
servant, Jew and Gentile.

This day was fulfilled on the Day of Pentecost, as recorded in Acts chapter two, when they were in the upper
room in one accord. This included young and old, male and female. Then suddenly there came a sound from
heaven, as the sound of a rushing mighty wind. And it filled the house where they were sitting. And they were
all filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Now they were not speaking in a heavenly language, but spoke in tongues of earthly languages so that
everyone gathered in Jerusalem from all over the world could hear the gospel in their own language. And
then everyone became amazed with some mocking them, thinking that they were drunk with wine.

But Peter stood and gave a message to those in Judea and all who dwelt in Jerusalem, quoting the prophet
Joel. And after his sermon, three-thousand souls were added to the Kingdom. Now in his message he made it
clear that in order to receive the Holy Spirit, two things must happen: One is to repent, and the other is to be
baptized.

It is the CMA’s Position that each believer in Christ can be filled with the Holy Spirit and receive special gifts.
In Romans 12, there is found gifts of prophesy, ministry, teaching, exhortation, giving, leadership, and mercy.
And 1st Corinthians 12 includes, words of wisdom, words of knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, discernment,
different types of tongues, and interpretation of tongues. All available to those who have repented and
have been baptized.

Some people believe that all the spiritual gifts are not available to the church in our current dispensation, but
we in the CMA; however, believe that all the gifts mentioned in Romans, and 1st Corinthians still apply to
Christians today because the Holy Spirit is still using people to preach, teach, prophesy, heal, speak and
interpret tongues. All for the edification of the church.

Therefore, the Holy Spirit is available to everyone who repents and is baptized, prior to the coming “Day of
the Lord.”
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If you are interested in becoming a member of our church, classes are available on Sunday's, from 9:00-10:00. See Pastor
Charles.

I love how the church is growing and developing. We are excited about what God is doing with us. We are a small church;
however, we are unified in our desire to serve God with all of our heart and consider ourselves a tight family. We are
evangelical, meaning that we have a desire to grow by making and developing disciples for Christ. That is why we have our
arms wide open to anyone who wants to know Christ and serve in His kingdom.

If you are visiting this site for the first time, we want you to know that we would love to see you. Come as you are and join in
with us!

Serving together in unity,

Pastor Charles McElhannon

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Overview
We are an evangelical church that is a part of the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA). The Christian
and Missionary Alliance began as a deeper life and missionary movement initiated by Dr. Albert B. Simpson
in 1887 to mobilize the under-utilized lay forces and resources of the churches to "take the whole Bible to the
whole world." He believed that a life completely yielded to Christ was one in which service to Christ would be
of paramount importance. A person controlled by the Holy Spirit has no choice but to be involved in bringing
the Good News to others, either as an overseas missionary or as a missionary at home.

The founder was reluctant to establish churches, preferring to call together Christians with a vision to
evangelize the world but who remained in their local churches. However, the Christ-centered emphasis in
teaching and the priority on missions made many people unwelcome in their denominations, causing them to
form groups that for years were called "branches," not churches. By the mid-1970s, it became clear that The
Alliance was a denomination in all but name, so with revised bylaws and constitution that reality was
formalized in 1974.

Our history is rich in ministry. The cornerstone of our National Office building in Colorado Springs is a visual
reminder of our roots. It was first laid at the Gospel Tabernacle in New York City in 1889.