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In Acts, we see a consistent pattern when people came to faith in Christ: (1) They were born again and received the Spirit WITHIN. (2) Then later, they received the Spirit UPON, empowering them to fulfil the Great Commission. This separate experience is the Baptism in the Holy Spirit. Acts gives the PATTERN for the Church for the whole Church Age, including the 2-stage ministry of the Spirit. We see this 2-stage experience in the life of JESUS, and the APOSTLES: (1) the Spirit WITHIN (John 20:22) and (2) the BAPTISM in the SPIRIT (Acts 1:4,5,8, 2:1-4). The disciples needed special preparation before receiving this, because it requires a specific surrender to God. We must embrace His Mission (the Great Commission), and dedicate to do His will, asking His Spirit to come UPON us, to empower us to fulfil it. For our personal life with God, we need the Spirit within. But for our ministry (like Jesus), we need the anointing of the Spirit upon us, to be fully effective. The SAMARITANS had a 2-stage reception of the Spirit (Acts 8). They received the Gospel and were baptised (v5-6,12,14). At this point (1) they were SAVED with the Spirit WITHIN (Mark 16:16), but (2) they had not yet received the Spirit UPON (v14-16). So, Peter and John prayed for them to receive the Spirit, for He had not yet fallen UPON them. Then they received the Spirit (v14-17). The apostles knew the Spirit had fallen upon them, for there was outward evidence. Also, Simon SAW the SPIRIT was GIVEN through the laying on hands by the apostles (v18). This was speaking in tongues as in Acts 2:4 & 10:44-46. When Simon offered Peter money for this gift (v19), he replied: “You have neither part nor portion in this MATTER (‘logos' = word or utterance)” (v21). PAUL was saved when Jesus appeared to him (Acts 9:5-6,15-17). Then 3 days later (9:9) Ananias came to him and laid his hands on him, to be FILLED with the SPIRIT (v17), as in Acts 2:4, which he confirmed later in 1Cor 14:18: “I thank my God SPEAKING in TONGUES more than you all.” Paul confirmed these 2 stages when he asked the EPHESIANS: “Did you RECEIVE the HOLY SPIRIT when you BELIEVED” (Acts 19:1-2). When it was clear they were not saved (v3), he preached the Gospel and baptised them (v4-5), so now they were saved, but had not yet received the Baptism in the Spirit, for it was only when he laid hands on them, that the Spirit came UPON them and they SPOKE with TONGUES” (v6). The Gentile Pentecost proves speaking in tongues is the initial evidence of receiving the Spirit UPON, just as it was at Pentecost (Acts 10:44-47, 2:4). The Baptism in the Spirit includes speaking in tongues, so you have not received the full experience until you have yielded your tongue to the Spirit - only then have you allowed Him to fully come upon you. Acts 11:15: “As I began to speak, the Holy SPIRIT fell UPON them, as UPON us at the Beginning (Pentecost).” This is called being BAPTISED in the HOLY SPIRIT (Acts 1:5, 11:16). Peter interpreted this event in Acts 15:7-9. “So, God (1) who knows the heart (that they were saved), (2) acknowledged them (outwardly, before the Jews), by giving them the Holy Spirit (upon as well as within), just as He did to us (Jews at Pentecost), and (demonstrated to us that) He made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts (salvation) by faith” (v8-9). Although in Acts 10 the Gentiles received the Spirit UPON at about the same time they were saved, Peter pointed out it was still a 2-stage experience, for (1) they first received the inner experience of being purified by faith, and then soon after (2) He gave them the Spirit upon, as an outward sign, proving that He had accepted them. There are 3 spiritual STATES: *(1) UNCLEAN (negative) because of sin. *(2) CLEAN (a neutral state - zero), also COMMON. *(3) HOLY (positive). Only BLOOD can cleanse the unclean. A CLEAN thing can only be made HOLY by the HOLY SPIRIT, symbolised by OIL. Thus, anointing with oil makes something holy. Only God's Spirit in us makes us holy. The more we surrender to God, the more His Spirit possesses us, and the holier we become. You can't make something HOLY unless it's first been CLEANSED. (1) It has to be CLEANSED by BLOOD, and then (2) it can be anointed with the OIL of the SPIRIT, and so be made HOLY. (1) BLOOD was applied, cleansing the unclean thing and then (2) OIL sanctifies the common thing. (Ex 29:21, Lev 8:30, 14:17,28, Ezek 16:9). In Acts 15, Peter was saying the fact these Gentiles were anointed with the HOLY SPIRIT upon, was an OUTWARD PROOF that God had CLEANSED their HEARTS, when they put their faith in the BLOOD of Christ. (If they had only received the Spirit WITHIN, there would have been no outward evidence to the Jews that God had saved them). When we believe (1) we are cleansed by the Blood of Christ, and (2) set apart to God, by the Spirit within us, who is manifested outwardly, when He comes upon us. The fact they had the Spirit upon proved they were accepted by God.
In Acts, we see a consistent pattern when people came to faith in Christ: (1) They were born again and received the Spirit WITHIN. (2) Then later, they received the Spirit UPON, empowering them to fulfil the Great Commission. This separate experience is the Baptism in the Holy Spirit. Acts gives the PATTERN for the Church for the whole Church Age, including the 2-stage ministry of the Spirit. We see this 2-stage experience in the life of JESUS, and the APOSTLES: (1) the Spirit WITHIN (John 20:22) and (2) the BAPTISM in the SPIRIT (Acts 1:4,5,8, 2:1-4). The disciples needed special preparation before receiving this, because it requires a specific surrender to God. We must embrace His Mission (the Great Commission), and dedicate to do His will, asking His Spirit to come UPON us, to empower us to fulfil it. For our personal life with God, we need the Spirit within. But for our ministry (like Jesus), we need the anointing of the Spirit upon us, to be fully effective. The SAMARITANS had a 2-stage reception of the Spirit (Acts 8). They received the Gospel and were baptised (v5-6,12,14). At this point (1) they were SAVED with the Spirit WITHIN (Mark 16:16), but (2) they had not yet received the Spirit UPON (v14-16). So, Peter and John prayed for them to receive the Spirit, for He had not yet fallen UPON them. Then they received the Spirit (v14-17). The apostles knew the Spirit had fallen upon them, for there was outward evidence. Also, Simon SAW the SPIRIT was GIVEN through the laying on hands by the apostles (v18). This was speaking in tongues as in Acts 2:4 & 10:44-46. When Simon offered Peter money for this gift (v19), he replied: “You have neither part nor portion in this MATTER (‘logos' = word or utterance)” (v21). PAUL was saved when Jesus appeared to him (Acts 9:5-6,15-17). Then 3 days later (9:9) Ananias came to him and laid his hands on him, to be FILLED with the SPIRIT (v17), as in Acts 2:4, which he confirmed later in 1Cor 14:18: “I thank my God SPEAKING in TONGUES more than you all.” Paul confirmed these 2 stages when he asked the EPHESIANS: “Did you RECEIVE the HOLY SPIRIT when you BELIEVED” (Acts 19:1-2). When it was clear they were not saved (v3), he preached the Gospel and baptised them (v4-5), so now they were saved, but had not yet received the Baptism in the Spirit, for it was only when he laid hands on them, that the Spirit came UPON them and they SPOKE with TONGUES” (v6). The Gentile Pentecost proves speaking in tongues is the initial evidence of receiving the Spirit UPON, just as it was at Pentecost (Acts 10:44-47, 2:4). The Baptism in the Spirit includes speaking in tongues, so you have not received the full experience until you have yielded your tongue to the Spirit - only then have you allowed Him to fully come upon you. Acts 11:15: “As I began to speak, the Holy SPIRIT fell UPON them, as UPON us at the Beginning (Pentecost).” This is called being BAPTISED in the HOLY SPIRIT (Acts 1:5, 11:16). Peter interpreted this event in Acts 15:7-9. “So, God (1) who knows the heart (that they were saved), (2) acknowledged them (outwardly, before the Jews), by giving them the Holy Spirit (upon as well as within), just as He did to us (Jews at Pentecost), and (demonstrated to us that) He made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts (salvation) by faith” (v8-9). Although in Acts 10 the Gentiles received the Spirit UPON at about the same time they were saved, Peter pointed out it was still a 2-stage experience, for (1) they first received the inner experience of being purified by faith, and then soon after (2) He gave them the Spirit upon, as an outward sign, proving that He had accepted them. There are 3 spiritual STATES: *(1) UNCLEAN (negative) because of sin. *(2) CLEAN (a neutral state - zero), also COMMON. *(3) HOLY (positive). Only BLOOD can cleanse the unclean. A CLEAN thing can only be made HOLY by the HOLY SPIRIT, symbolised by OIL. Thus, anointing with oil makes something holy. Only God's Spirit in us makes us holy. The more we surrender to God, the more His Spirit possesses us, and the holier we become. You can't make something HOLY unless it's first been CLEANSED. (1) It has to be CLEANSED by BLOOD, and then (2) it can be anointed with the OIL of the SPIRIT, and so be made HOLY. (1) BLOOD was applied, cleansing the unclean thing and then (2) OIL sanctifies the common thing. (Ex 29:21, Lev 8:30, 14:17,28, Ezek 16:9). In Acts 15, Peter was saying the fact these Gentiles were anointed with the HOLY SPIRIT upon, was an OUTWARD PROOF that God had CLEANSED their HEARTS, when they put their faith in the BLOOD of Christ. (If they had only received the Spirit WITHIN, there would have been no outward evidence to the Jews that God had saved them). When we believe (1) we are cleansed by the Blood of Christ, and (2) set apart to God, by the Spirit within us, who is manifested outwardly, when He comes upon us. The fact they had the Spirit upon proved they were accepted by God.
Join us as Daniel Miller teaches on stewarding the Holy Spirit.
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In this part of our Holy Spirit series, Pastor Grant teaches on how the Holy Spirit empowers us with creativity and establishes order.
In this next part of our series on the Holy Spirit, Dr. Diane Swanson teaches on the gifts of tongues and the interpretation of tongues.
2023 Prayer and fasting crusade (ministry fast) From 16th October - 22nd of November 2023
2023 Prayer and fasting crusade (ministry fast) From 16th October - 22nd of November 2023
Pastor Kenny Keating teaches from John. 20:19-23 where Jesus appears to his disciples through a locked door and commissions them to be ministers of reconciliation, but not before he breathes the Holy Spirit onto them as an empowering helper.
Join us as we continue our series on the Holy Spirit.
Join us as we begin our new series on the Holy Spirit. In this first part, Pastor Grant shares on who the Holy Spirit is.
The presence of the Holy Spirit is the kept promise by God that God and humankind share one life-giving breath.
Preached at the FIRST WORKS SERVICE, AYENSU RIVER CATHEDRAL
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Mark Westerfield | Senior Pastor
Luke 11:13 NLT “So if you sinful people 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.” Jesus promised to give us the gift of the Holy Spirit so how do we receive this precious gift?
Sermon by Apostle Prof. Kwabena Agyapong Kodua in Harbour City Church
The Holy Spirit is not given to us based on anything we achieve or deserve, but we do need to choose to receive and yield to Him! Join Pastor Cameron as He encourages us to say yes to the Spirit today!
In this podcast Paul Keith continues his discussion on our present need to be filled with the Holy Spirit and power. There is a fresh release of God‘s spirit available to us on a higher and deeper dimension to carry us into this new day.
A message from Acts 2 and Ephesians 1 preached by Pastor Dustin Williams during our Sunday morning gathering.We are an Apostolic, Pentecostal church located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. There is always hope when the vision for your life is clear and centered on Jesus Christ.Our core values are sharing the gospel, making disciples, and strengthening families.Visit us online at bluffcityawc.com
Baptism in the Holy Spirit ! Prayer !
Jesus appears to the disciples and gives them the Holy Spirit Is this an inconsistency with the Pentacost? Thomas disbelieves Do Christians have blind faith without evidence? Stand to Reason article about blind faith: https://www.str.org/w/blessed-are-those-who-have-not-seen-and-yet-believe Support unborn babies with Seven Weeks Whole Bean Coffee: https://sevenweekscoffee.com/?ref=P40 Out of the Mire now on YouVersion: https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/38267-out-of-the-mire-trusting-god-in-the-middle Learn more about P40 by clicking the links below: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Out of the Mire on YouVersion - https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/38267-out-of-the-mire-trusting-god-in-the-middle Website - https://www.p40ministries.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/p40ministries Contact - jenn@p40ministries.com Books - https://www.amazon.com/Jenn-Kokal/e/B095JCRNHY/ref=aufs_dp_fta_dsk Merch Store - https://www.p40ministries.com/shop
Tebo Mpanza continues our series on 'When The Spirit Comes'.
How to Start a Fire: Receive the Holy Spirit, pt.9That's so Fire!! John 17:1-11That's so fire! That's current Gen Z teen slang for “off the charts awesome!” When something happens that is dynamic, amazing, and, as we older generations might say, “really, really cool,” it's now “SO fire!” People in the workforce recognize “FIRE” as a different concept. For many, FIRE means “financial independence, retire early,” a lifestyle aspired to by many. The idea is to work hard and long in your early years so that you can retire early and enjoy your later years. Sadly though, this strategy has backfired for many, leaving some retirees to languish for years upon years without a feeling of connection and purpose, while their money declines rapidly in an inflation economy. Some have returned to the workforce in their later years due to necessity, some due to financial or psychological need, as a panacea for their dilemma. We need connection. The “FIRE” lifestyle may seem enticing in the short term, but it's the purposeful engagement with something that “fires us up” that makes us feel that life can be “so fire!”It's no wonder then that Jesus' best promise to us is the kind of life that he knows will give us our best sense of identity, connection, purpose, mission, and joy: the “life of God.” Or better said perhaps: “life in sync with God”––a life that is Fully Intimate, Relational, and Exceptional! A FIRE life. Not the kind of FIRE life in which we “retire” and remove ourselves from work, mission, purpose, and connection, but the kind that immerses us entirely within it. That's what entering into the “life of God” means. It's a kind of spiritual life in which we exude joy, peace, holiness, and intimacy. And it happens right in the here and now no matter our other circumstances. Eternal Life. That's the promise Jesus makes to his disciples.But what exactly does that mean? Scholars tell us that the word “eternal life” here in the Greek is “zoe aionis.” The phrase suggests a kind of life that happens in the fullness of time. It refers not to a duration of life or a future destination in life but to a “quality of life” based in the “knowledge” (ginosko) of God (the Father/Son/Holy Spirit). As we said when we talked about the “Way” of Jesus, “eternal life” in this sense is not something we look for in the hereafter, but something we can have right now –a fully intimate, personal relationship with God, in which we “know” God spiritually, emotionally, deeply, and truly. We bond with God in a way that makes us “one” with God. Jesus explains to his disciples that he has had this relationship with God himself as he completed his mission on earth. He now offers that same kind of relationship to his disciples, so that they too can “know” God (and Jesus) in the person of the Holy Spirit personally and intimately and can therefore do amazing things in Jesus' name.The Holy Spirit is tasked therefore with a mission to unify the disciples with God and with each other in a way that enables them to harness the power of healing and change that will enable them to make an impact in the world in which they are living right now.The disciples by way of this “eternal life” condition will experience a special relationship with God. All who belong to Jesus, who believe in him, will be gifted “eternal life” –the ability to forge a life with God in which Jesus resides in them and they in him now and in the future.Grace and Peace,Stephen
"Receive the Holy Spirit," Trinity Sunday, Acts 2:1-11, the Very Rev. Dr. Dan Alger.
The Better Together Podcast with Callie and Rosario "Roz" Picardo
How exactly do you receive the Holy Spirit? Author, speaker, and songwriter Dan Wilt joins us to share what he learned, what surprised him, and what he hoped for in writing Receive the Holy Spirit, a 70-day devotional designed to guide readers to greater intimacy with the Holy Spirit.Support the show
Listen to last Sundays message from Pastor Josiah as he teaches on Receiving the Holy Spirt and the power that comes with it. Message notes are available on our app at https://tithely.app.link/paz-church. 今日、パズチャーチアプリをダウンロードしよう!メッセージノート、礼拝のメッセージ、ワーシップビデオ、パズキッズビデオなど、いろいろなコンテンツがあります!是非チェックしてみてください! https://tithely.app.link/paz-church-japanese
Am I open to the sanctifying presence of the Holy Spirit in my life? A homily by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock, CFR.
Then he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit." sermon by Matthew Shedden
5/28/23 SERMON ONLY "What Is Pentecost?" (How to Start a Fire: Receive the Holy Spirit, 7) Misty Creek Community Church Senior Pastor: Stephen Streett
Acts 2:1-131. The historical significance of PentecostJohn 7:37-392. Pentecost marks a cataclysmic shift in the way we relate to God.3. The Holy Spirit is available to each and to all.Acts 2:3-4Joel 2: 28-32 Acts 2: 38-39 4. The work of the Holy Spirit happens best when we are together.Acts 2:1Acts 1:14 “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”Luke 11: 11-13 Why should you be filled with the Holy Spirit?• Jesus referred to the Holy Spirit your Helper/Counselor/Advocate. John 14:26• He will teach you all things and remind you of everything Jesus has said.• The Holy Spirit will help you know what to say when the time is right. Mark 13:11• He will teach you what to say. Luke 12:12• He will fill you with joy just like He did Jesus. Luke 10:21• The Holy Spirit will empower you to share Jesus and serve others. Acts 1&2• He will help you speak God's word boldly. Acts 4:31• The Holy Spirit will encourage you when you're afraid Acts 9:31• He will do miracles and heal people through you. Acts 10:38• He produces the fruit of the Spirit in your life. Galatians 5• The Holy Spirit will pour God's love into your heart. Romans 5:5• He helps you when you're weak, helps you pray, and He prays for you. Romans 8:26• He is your source of peace and joy. Romans 14:17• The Holy Spirit gives joy in the midst of severe suffering. 1 Thessalonians 1:6• He guards the sound teaching you've received. 1 Timothy 1:14• He renews you. Titus 3:5• Holy Spirit gives you gifts to serve other people. Hebrews 2:4• He softens your heart when it gets hard. Hebrews 3:7• He will put God's laws in your heart and write them on your mind. Hebrews 10:15
How to Start a Fire: Receive the Holy Spirit, pt.6Empowered by the Spirit, Part 2 1 Corinthians 12:1-12 Imagine a church where everyone understands his own gifting as well as the giftings of the other believers they serve with. Imagine understanding the gifts given to your children and spouse. Imagine being able to recognize these gifts in new believers and helping them grow into them. We talk about "every member in ministry" but how can this happen without an understanding of these gifts and how to "minister" using these gifts. Sunday, we will look at the three broad categories of gifts. Then we'll explore the operation of these gifts. From last week's message, I hope you have a general familiarity with the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Will you open your heart and mind to receive the gifts that God wants to give you?• The discerning gifts are words of knowledge, words of wisdom, and discernment of spirits.• The declarative gifts are prophecy, tongues, and interpretation of tongues.• The dynamic gifts are faith, gifts of healings, and working of miracles.Grace and Peace,Stephen
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How to Start A Fire: Receive the Holy Spirit, Pt.5Empowered by the Spirit1 Corinthians 12:1-12Before we can go any further with this teaching series about the Holy Spirit, let me warn you, you will undergo transformation. That does not mean that you will become weird, charismatic, or Pentecostal. Did you know that three different sets of gifts are given in the Bible? The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit each gave a set of gifts for the fullest functioning of The Body of Christ, the Church. Each believer in the Church has been given a unique assortment of these gifts for the advancement of the Kingdom of God on the earth and for maximum fulfillment of God's call for each individual believer. Imagine a church where everyone understands his own gifting as well as the gifting's of the other believers they serve with. Imagine understanding the gifts given to your family... to your children and spouse. Imagine being able to recognize these gifts in new believers and helping them grow into them. We talk about "every member in ministry" but how can this happen without an understanding of these gifts and how to "minister" using these gifts? This Sunday, we will take a look at the “gifts” of the Holy Spirit.Grace and Peace,Stephen
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In this week's Sermon Extra Pastors Nick Cady and Michael Payne discuss when and where the great commission takes place and the different relationships of the Holy Spirit, indicated by the fact the Holy Spirit had to be received twice. To listen to Sunday's sermon: https://whitefieldschurch.com/sermons Follow Pastor Nick's blog: nickcady.org --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whitefieldschurch/support
Father tells us that we need the Holy Spirit to be witnesses.
Pastor Joseph's Sunday morning sermon entitled “Receive the Holy Spirt”. This sermon covers John 14:15-17, where the main point is the seeing the power of the Holy Spirit and why we need it.To learn more about CCPV, visit us on our...Website: www.ccpomonavalley.comInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/calvarychapelpomonavalleyFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/ccpomonavalleyBulletin+ app: Calvary Chapel Pomona Valley
Do you want more joy & peace in your life? Do you wish you were closer to God or deeper in faith? Have you ever wondered what the Holy Spirit is? If you're desperate for refreshment, for renewal and for life to feel more stable…you're not alone. But if we want to grow and develop, […]