Baptism of the Holy Spirit

 

  1. What is the baptism of the Holy Spirit?
    1. A surrendering to the Holy Spirit
    2. A dying to self to enable the Holy Spirit to lead you daily
    3. A lifestyle of walking in the power and fruit of the Spirit

 

  1. How do we receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit
    1. Ask for it through prayer
    2. Believe that when you ask you receive
    3. Have faith and begin to walk in that path knowing that each day the Holy Spirit is leading you

 

  1. Is the baptism of the Holy Spirit different than receiving the Holy Spirit at salvation?
    1. Yes...By surrendering to the Holy Spirit, there is a change in lifestyle
    2. At salvation, Jesus comes to dwell in your heart through the Holy Spirit (indwelling of the Holy Spirit)
    3. The baptism of the Holy Spirit is an act of surrendering to the power of the Holy Spirit in order to be a more effective witness

 

  1. The lifestyle of the baptism is more important than the manifestations of the gifts of the Holy Spirit
    1. With the baptism of the Holy Spirit, you have access to the gifts of the Holy Spirit
    2. The gifts are freely given but not forced upon you, the Holy Spirit is a gentleman
    3. Gifts can be different for different people but all come from the same Spirit
    4. If you live a lifestyle led by the Holy Spirit, then when the manifestation of the Holy Spirit occurs, you will not make a mockery out of the Holy Spirit and taint the gift of the Holy Spirit
    5. One's lifestyle of living by the Holy Spirit will give accountability and integrity to the manifestations of the Holy Spirit

 

  1. Why would I want the baptism of the Holy Spirit?
    1. To be empowered from on High to be a more effective witness
    2. To gain a deeper dimension into the throneroom of God
    3. To obtain a deeper knowledge of His Word
    4. To have access to the gifts of the Holy Spirit
    5. To be able to live a more stable and grounded lifestyle for Jesus
    6. To have an understanding of the enemy and knowledge of avoiding his tactics
    7. To operate in a boldness of spreading God's Word and sharing the love of Jesus with others
    8. To become a more effective prayer warrior

 

Acts 1:1-8

The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 2 until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen, 3 to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.

 

4 The Holy Spirit Promised

And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, "which," He said, "you have heard from Me;  5 for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."  6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" 7 And He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority.  8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." 

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John 1:32-34

32 And John bore witness, saying, "I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him. 33 I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'

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Matt 3:11-12

11 I indeed baptize you with water unto 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.  

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Mark 1:7-8

7 And he preached, saying, "There comes One after me who is mightier than I, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to stoop down and loose. 8 I indeed baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."

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Luke 3:16-17

16 John answered, saying to all, "I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

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Eph 4:11-16

11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, 13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; 14 that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, 15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head - Christ -  16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.

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John 20:19-23

Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, "Peace be with you."  20 When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.

21 So Jesus said to them again, "Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you."  22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.

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Luke 24:46-49

46 Then He said to them, "Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,  47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.  48 And you are witnesses of these things.  49 Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high." 

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John 16:7-8

 7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away ; for if I do not go away , the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.

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John 16:13-14

13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. 

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John 7:37-39

On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.  38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  39 But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

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Acts 8:14-17

Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, 15 who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. 16 For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

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Acts 9:17-18

17 And Ananias went his way and entered the house; and laying his hands on him he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." 18 Immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he received his sight at once; and he arose and was baptized .

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Acts 10:44-11:1

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. 45 And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also. 46 For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God.  Then Peter answered, 47 "Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?" 48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay a few days.

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Acts 11:15-18

15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, as upon us at the beginning. 16 Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, 'John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'  17 If therefore God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could withstand God?" 18 When they heard these things they became silent; and they glorified God, saying, "Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life."

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Acts 19:1-7

And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples 2 he said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" So they said to him, "We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit." 3 And he said to them, "Into what then were you baptized ?" So they said, "Into John's baptism." 4 Then Paul said, "John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus." 5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. 7 Now the men were about twelve in all.

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1 Cor 12:12-14

For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. 13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body - whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free - and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.

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The Holy Spirit

 

 

  1. Jesus began his ministry after receiving the Holy Spirit which descended on Him after being baptized by John in the Jordan
    • Luke 3:22 - And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, "You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased."
    • Matt 3:16-17 - When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. 17 And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
    • Mark 1:10-11 - And immediately, coming up from the water, He saw the heavens parting and the Spirit descending upon Him like a dove. 11 Then a voice came from heaven, "You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
    • John 1:30-34 - I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water." 32 And John bore witness, saying, "I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him. 33 I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' 34 And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God."

 

  1. Why did Jesus need the Holy Spirit?
  • John 16:13-14 - However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.
  • Jesus was led away by the Spirit for preparation of His ministry
  • o Luke 4:1-2, 14 - Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry.
  • o 14 Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region.
  • o Cross-references: (Matt 4:1-11; Mark 1:12,13)
  • o Through the power of the Holy Spirit, Jesus was able to resist the devil and temptation

 

 

  1. Some of the reasons I need the power of the Holy Spirit
    • Gal 5:22-25 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
    • I need the Holy Spirit to keep me pliable (Synonyms: flexible, bendable, supple, workable, malleable)
    • For insight into the secrets of God - To know His thoughts (I Cor. 2:4-13)
    • To escape bondage and live FREE (2 Cor. 3:17-18)
    • For conviction (John 16:8, Acts 5:31-32)
    • For assurance of salvation (Eph.1:13-14, 2 Cor. 1:21-22)
    • For boldness (Acts 4:29-31)
    • For prayer / intercession (Romans 8:26-27)
    • For POWER (Acts 1:8, 6:8-10, 10:38, Luke 24:49)

 

  1. When living a life LED by the Holy Spirit we are not immune to tragedy or unfortunate circumstances. But we have the ability to persevere, to be steadfast, and come through victorious which will ultimately fulfill that latter part of Acts 1:8 which is to be an "effective" witness.
    • I Cor. 15:57-58
    • Romans 5:3-5
    • And again, these things will bring glory to the name of the Father, Son, Holy Spirit, and body of Christ.