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Pastor Iliafi Esera, General Superintendent, A/G NZ
Senior Pastor, Faith City Church, Whanganui, NZ
As Pentecostal Christians we seek to welcome the fullness of
the Holy Spirit into our churches. He is a wonderful person in
the way he works and in the way he has gifted the ministries
he has placed in the Body of Christ for its edification. As well
as this distinctiveness in focusing on the Holy Spirit, we are
‘people of the book’, because there is an intimate relationship
between the Scriptures and the Holy Spirit. “All Scripture
is God breathed” (2 Timothy 3:16) and is an accurate guide
that determines the value of all our beliefs and practices. It
regulates the spiritual experiences of our church attenders.
The Bible has always been held in high regard by Assemblies
of God leadership and its members. We are committed to
obey its instruction. For us it’s God’s revelation, the Word of
God, the Gospel.
The greatest joy of my life is to preach, teach and inspire
people from this precious book. Over the years I have opened
its sacred pages and taken passages like pieces of bread,
breaking them open to feed God’s people. God blesses his
preached Word. I have observed the fact that God’s Word
does not return to him void. When we preach it, things
happen. His Word is like a hammer, breaking down hard
hearts, humbling those who hav