Holy Spirit baptism

  • We believe in baptism of the Holy Spirit, and speaking in tongues ( Acts 1:8; 2:4; 2:38; 10:46; 19:6 ); WHY Holy Ghost baptism? For power ( abilities ), and be witnesses of power ( Acts 1:8 );

  • IT’s for ALL believers ( Acts 2:39 );

  • Holy Spirit is God- Acts 2:2, 5:4; 1 Pet 1:12;

  • examples in New Testament of being baptized, with the Holy Spirit, not all ( Lk 3:16;22 ); ( Acts 2:1-4 ); ( Acts 2:17 ); ( Acts 4:31 ); ( Acts 8:14-17 ); ( Acts 9:1-17 ); ( Acts 10: 44-48 ); ( Acts 11:15-17 ); ( Acts 19:1-7 );

  • Holy Ghost mentioned as being filled, received, commanding, etc ( Acts 1:2;5;8;16; 2:4;33;38; 4:8;31; 5:3;32; 6:3;5; 7:51;55; 8:15;17;18;19; 9:17;31; 10:38;44;45;47; 11:15;16;24; 13:2;4;9;52; 15:8;28; 16:6; 19:2;6; 20:23;28; 21:11; 28:25 );

  • examples in old testament of being baptized in Holy Spirit ( Joel 2:28 )

  • All believers have indwelling, of Holy Spirit ( 1 Cor 12:13 ); Holy Spirit baptizes us into Christ, so our sins are washed away, and we can desire repentance

  • Holy Spirit baptism empowers miracles, tongues, direct guidance, other spiritual gifts to get certain areas of God’s will done on earth today!

  • Baptism is ONCE ( Acts 2:2-4 ); ( Acts 4:31 ) filled again, because Spirit can have certain influence on person

  • Filled, just means controlled; mind, energy, attention at it’s capacity; so soaked with the Spirit, that everything else is drizzled out of you; no room for nothing else! ( Acts 13:9: 4;8 )

  • We have to stay filled DAILY ( Ehp 5:18 ); how? start with submission to Spirit

  • You can be saved without being baptized in the Holy Spirit, but if you want to operate in POWER while you do Gods will here on earth you will desire to be baptized in the Holy Spirit

  • Speaking in tongues, you’re talking to God, the enemy can’t understand it ( 1 Cor 14:28 )

  • ( 1 Cor 14:22 ) – means speaking is tongues is so the UNBELIEVER can have faith of  spiritual reality, and be convinced to look further into Christianity

  • ( 1 Cor 14:39 ) – and forbid NOT to speak in tongues

  • Tongues supernaturally connects the Spirit of man to God; some Christians with the gift ( 1 Cor 12:4-11 ) can interpret tongues, but only if God gives a person that gift; it’s up to God; there are 9 gifts of the Holy Spirit.

  • 3 occasions in new testament in which people were baptized in Holy Spirit. 1: ( Evidence of the Holy Spirit ) ( Acts 2:4 ) 2: ( Edification of the individual ) ( 1 Cor 14:4 ) Praying in tongues, edifies the individual believer 3: ( Edification of the Church ) ( 1 Cor 12:4-11 ) believers speak in a language that they never learned, when followed by interpretation of tongues, the Church is built up

  • Prophecy;( 1 Cor 12: 10,28 ) ( Ehp 4: 11-14 ) ( Rom 12: 6 ) ( Acts 15: 32 ) ( Acts 21: 9-11 )

  • Tongues; ( 1Cor 12: 10,28 ) (1 Cor 14:13-19 ) ( Acts 2: 1-13 ) ( Acts 10: 44-46 ) ( Acts 19: 1-7 )

  • ( 1 Cor 13:1 ) “Tongues of men”, is what they spoke at Pentecost, meaning a language that already exist, but you never learned it ( Acts 2:4-6 ); “tongues of Angels”, is a heavenly language ( Acts 19:6 ) ( Mk 16:17-18 ) ( 1 Cor 12, 14 ) Paul’s instructions about speaking in tongues!

  • How to be baptized- Must be a believer ( Jn 14:17 ); Ask ( Lk 11:9-13 ) ” Father I receive the Holy Spirit upon me at these time in the name of Jesus Christ, and I thank you for what you have done, Amen”; Its not a feeling, so don’t expect to feel different, but begin to just open your mouth by faith, and speak, as speaking in tongues is a sign!