Summary
SERMON TEXT John 1:32-34
SERMON NOTES:
BAPTIZED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
What does this mean?
Modern 1900’s –
Some who have the Holy Spirit and some who do not!
3 CLASSES
- Unbelievers
- Believers
- Believers with the Holy Spirit
Holiness movement – THE perfected and THE non-perfected
Extreme – You’re not saved unless you…
“Baptism of the Holy Spirit with evidence of speaking in tongues”
CRUSHED – CONFUSED – WORTHLESS
Classic – Tongues was FOREIGN languages
Now – Tongues is UNKNOWN languages (majority)
1901 – Speak Chinese???
IMPORTANT: What is being “Baptized with the Holy Spirit?”
Acts 1:8 NKJV 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.”
- NOTICE THE ORDER
- JEWS – ON ALL OF THEM (Acts 2)
- SAMARITANS – ON ALL OF THEM (Acts 8:4-25)
- CORNELIUS – THE GOD FEARER –ON ALL OF THEM (Acts 10:22)
- EPHESIANS – ON ALL OF THEM (Acts 19:2)
- JEWS – ON ALL OF THEM (Acts 2)
Acts 2:1-4
- SAMARITANS – ON ALL OF THEM (Acts 8:4-25)
Acts 8:14-17
- CORNELIUS – THE GOD FEARER –ON ALL (Acts 10:22)
Acts 10:34-35
Acts 10:44-47
- EPHESIANS – ON ALL OF THEM (Acts 19:2)
Acts 19:1-6
UNITY
1 Corinthians 12:13
UNITY – ONE BODY – ONE SPIRIT
- JEWS – ALL OF THEM (Acts 2)
- SAMARITANS – ALL OF THEM (Acts 8:4-25)
- CORNELIUS – THE GOD FEARER –ALL OF THEM (Acts 10:22)
- EPHESIANS – ALL OF THEM (Acts 19:2)
Romans 10:12-13
PETER’S EXPLANATION
Acts 2:12-21
Kings, Prophets (few), Priests
Moses – gathers 70 men (Numbers 11:16)
God puts the same Spirt on them – All prophesy
Eldad and Medad – were prophesying inside the camp
Joshua said, you must forbid this
Numbers 11:29
- 600,000 Pastors in America
- Christian Teachers
- Christians who Witnesses
- Christians who Counsel
- Christians who Minister to needs
- Ordinary people, when called by God do the extraordinary!
RAPID FIRE (HOLY SPIRIT AT WORK)
- The Holy Spirit is life, the flesh is death
Romans 8:5-6
1 Corinthians 2:14
- Salvation and regeneration is of the Spirit
Titus 3:5
FILLING (as needed) vs. BAPTISM (once)
- Elizabeth filled with the Holy Spirit – she prophesied Luke 1:41
- Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit – He prophesied Luke 1:67
- The Holy Spirit Guards us against temptation – empowered
Luke 4:1
- Enables us to witness with boldness
Acts 4:8
Acts 13:9-10
Acts 4:31
- The Holy Spirit enables us to die for Jesus – STEPHEN
Acts 7:55-56
- The Holy Spirit forbid them to preach the word in Asia
Acts 16:6
- The Holy Spirit makes us leaders and pastors
Acts 20:28
- The Holy Spirit can warn us of dangers & directs our path
Acts 20:22-23
- The love of God is poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit
Romans 5:5
- The Holy Spirit gives us joy, peace and power
Romans 15:13
- The Holy Spirit sanctifies us
Romans 15:16
- The Holy Spirit teaches us
- NO Spirit NO understanding!
1 Corinthians 2:13-14
- The Holy Spirit seals us
Ephesians 1:13
- The Holy Spirit brings joy during our affliction
1 Thessalonians 1:6
- The gospel is preached by the Holy Spirit
1 Peter 1:12
- The Holy Spirit witnesses to us
Heb 10:15
- Spirit builds us up and guides us in our prayers
- The Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness
Jude 1:20
Romans 8:26
- Be careful – DO NOT QUENCH the Spirit
- Graveyards don’t have problems – MLJ
- Watch out for FALSE Spirits!!!
- His CHIEF role is to glorify Jesus!
John 16:14 NKJV He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.
- The Holy Spirit is sovereign; he cannot be commanded by us?
- I don’t believe he makes people drunk!
- Joyous – YES
- Bold – YES
- Slurred Speech – NO
- Staggering – NO
- A Holy Spirit joint? Bark like a dog?
- He WILL glorify Jesus!!!
- Holy Spirit and fire???
Matthew 3:11-12
In EVERY case the BAPTISM Holy Spirt came upon ALL BELIEVERS
PURPOSE: Inclusion – Not Exclusion
NOW: CONFUSION and DIVISION not UNITY!
HAVE and the HAVE NOT’S!!!
2 Classes – Christians and Non-Christians!
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