Mat 3:11 “I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. —ESV
9 And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 11 What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; 12 or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” —ESV Lk 11:9–13.
The
of the Father will change your life.
45 Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, 46 and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, 47 and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.” —ESV Lk 24:45–49.
4 And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; 5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” —ESV Ac 1:4–5.
8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”** —ESV Ac 1:8.
Receive - To take hold of - Not Passive
Power - Dunamis - Miracle Power - Dynamic Power
The Baptism of the Holy Spirit happens
salvation.
17 The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!” 18 And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you. 20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you,but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” —ESV Lk 10:17–20.
Eph 1:13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, —NKJV
Act 8:5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them.
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Act 8:12 But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized.
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Act 8:14 Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
Act 8:15 who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit.
Act 8:16 For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Act 8:17 Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. —Acts 8 nkjvJoh 20:22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. —ESV
The outpouring of the Holy Spirit is
than a gift of new wine, it is a
to the whole Vineyard.
The baptism in the Holy Spirit includes new fillings, new directions of ministry and creative overcoming as new needs arise, and as we partner with God as He carries out His plan in the earth.
- The baptism in the Holy Spirit helps move our faith from a
42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. —ESV Ac 2:42–43.
The baptism in the Holy Spirit involves
of
water.
In the same way that the rain falls on the earth and rivers are formed, The outpouring of the Holy Spirit should result in rivers of life and power.
*Jesus Explaining The River resulting from The Baptism in the Holy Spirit. A temple (us) with a river flowing out of it *
Joh 7:37 On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, “Anyone who is thirsty may come to me!
Joh 7:38 Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.’”
Joh 7:39 (When he said “living water,” he was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in him. But the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet entered into his glory.) —John 7
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12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit. —ESV 1 Co 12:12–13.
Whatever we are filled with has
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15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, 20 giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. —ESV Eph 5:15–21.
- Believers are commanded to “be filled with the Spirit” (Ephesians 5:18), We recieve when we yield ourselves to the Spirit’s full control.
The Holy Spirit empowers us to
when we continue to obey Him and avoid behaviors and mindsets that grieve Him.
11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. 13 Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality. —ESV Ro 12:11–13.
19 Do not quench the Spirit. 20 Do not despise prophecies, 21 but test everything; hold fast what is good. 22 Abstain from every form of evil. —ESV 1 Th 5:19–22.
3 Baptisms
Each of these three baptisms serves a different purpose.
A. The Baptism of
confirms that our sins are forgiven and we are on our way to heaven if we die. This provides the believer with an internal witness that we are saved.
The Holy Spirit baptises into Jesus and we experience the assurance of salvation.
B.
Baptism is the public declaration of our identity in Jesus. We are saying to all who witness our baptism in water that we are “ALL IN” followers of Christ!
The Minister baptises us into water we go public with our faith.
C. The Baptism in the
empowers us to minister and serve others here on earth. The baptism in the Holy Spirit gives us power to witness and power to overcome!**
Jesus baptises us into the Holy Spirit we recieve dunamis power to witness and overcome.
All three Baptisms in one place
Act 2:37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?”
Act 2:38 Then Peter said to them, “Repent,(FIRST BAPTISM) and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins (SECOND BAPTISM); and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. (THIRD BAPTISM)
Act 2:39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”
Act 2:40 And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.”
Act 2:41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. —Acts 2:37-41 NKJV:
How Do I Recieve The Baptism IN the Holy Spirit?
1. Must Be
Rom 8:8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
Rom 8:9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.
Rom 8:10 And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
Rom 8:11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. —Romans 8:8-11 NKJV
2. Mustor Desire To be baptized in the Holy Spirit - Luke 11: 5-8:13
Luk 11:5 And He said to them, “Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves;
Luk 11:6 for a friend of mine has come to me on his journey, and I have nothing to set before him’;
Luk 11:7 and he will answer from within and say, ‘Do not trouble me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give to you’?
Luk 11:8 I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs.
Luk 11:13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!” —Luke 11:5-8,13 NKJV
3. Mustour will to Jesus - Romans 12:1
- we must be willing to come under the direct government of God.
- we must be willing to defer our own judgements and feelings about any situation. If any man come after me let him deny himself…
- we must be willing to let the anointing should be the dominant factor in our life,
- and when we lay hands on the head is simply a declaration coming under the headship of Christ.Rom 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. —Romans 12:1 NKJV
4. Must be willing tothe Holy Spirit - Acts 5: 32
Act 5:32 We are witnesses of these things and so is the Holy Spirit, who is given by God to those who obey him.” —Acts 5:32 NLT
5. Must- Galations 3:2
Gal 3:2 Let me ask you this one question: Did you receive the Holy Spirit by obeying the law of Moses? Of course not! You received the Spirit because you believed the message you heard about Christ. —Gal 3:2 NLT
6. Must
50 And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. 51 While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. 52 And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53 and were continually in the temple blessing God. —ESV Lk 24:50–53.
- praise and expectation prepare our hearts to receive.
- the 120 who received the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost worshiped Jesus and spent a long time praising God.
7. Must
Act 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and** began to speak with other tongues**, as the Spirit gave them utterance. —Acts 2:4 NKJV
- begin to speak in faith
2Co 3:17 For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
2Co 3:18 So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image. —NLT1Co 4:20 For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power. —NKJV