Baptism of the Holy Spirit
MATTHEW 3:11 NLT
“I baptize with water those who repent of their sins and turn to God.
But someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much
greater that I’m not worthy even to be his slave and carry his sandals.
He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.”
ACTS 19:1-6 NIV
While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior
and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples and asked
them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They
answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
So Paul asked, “Then what baptism did you receive?” “John’s
baptism,” they replied. Paul said, “John’s baptism was a baptism of
repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him,
that is, in Jesus.” On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of
the Lord Jesus. When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit
came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
Two Types of Believers:
- Believers baptized in water (salvation)
- Believers baptized in water (salvation) and baptized in the Holy
Spirit (power)
ACTS 1:4-8 NKJV
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; for John truly baptized
with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many
days from now.” Therefore, when they had come together, they asked
Him, saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to
Israel?” And He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or
seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. 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.”
JOHN 14:12 NKJV
“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I
do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I
go to My Father.”
JOHN 14:15-17 NKJV
“If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father,
and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you
forever—the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because
it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells
with you and will be in you.”
3 Major Changes Happened in Believers:
- New boldness to share their faith
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.”
ACTS 4:31 NKJV
And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled
together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and
they spoke the word of God with BOLDNESS. - New prayer language
ACTS 2:4 NKJV
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with
other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
ACTS 10:44-46 NKJV
While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon
all those who heard the word. 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. For
they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God.
ROMANS 8:26-27 NKJV
Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know
what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes
intercession for us with groaning which cannot be uttered. Now He
who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is,
because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of
God. - New power to operate in the supernatural
1 CORINTHIANS 12:4-11 NKJV
There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are
differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities
of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. But the
manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all; for
to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the
word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another faith by the
same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, to another
the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of
spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the
interpretation of tongues. But one and the same Spirit works all these
things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.