Pentecostal Baptism and Filling of the Holy Spirit

Intro: WE NEED EVERYTHING GOD HAS PROVIDED FOR US IN CHRIST (or Putting the Pizzazz in your Christian Life!) Ephesians 1:3

Message: WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND AND EXPERIENCE THE PENTECOSTAL BAPTISM AND FILLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

For John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now. 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 1:5,8 NKJV
“When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.” Acts 2:1-4

I.  WHAT IS THE PENTECOSTAL BAPTISM AND FILLING HOLY SPIRIT?
A. WHAT IT IS NOT
1. IT IS NOT RECEIVING THE HOLY SPIRIT AT SALVATION, OR GETTING THE HOLY SPIRIT (John 20:22 – before Pentecost; Ephesians 1:13; Romans 8:9)

2. IT IS NOT THE BAPTIZING WORK OF THE SPIRIT INTO CHRIST AND HIS BODY WHICH HAPPENS AT SALVATION (Galatians 3:27; I Corinthians 12:13)

3. IT IS NOT THE SANCTIFYING, TRANSFORMING WORK OF THE SPIRIT FROM WITHIN (II Corinthians 3:18)

4. IT IS NOT WATER BAPTISM (Acts 10:44-48)

B. WHAT IT IS

1.IT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT COMING “UPON” THE BELIEVER AND IMMERSING HIM WITH THE SUPERNATURAL PRESENCE AND POWER OF GOD (Acts 1:5,8)
-BAPTISM MEANS TO IMMERSE
-BAPTISM MEANS TO BE SOAKED OR DRENCHED

2. IT IS A UNIQUE SUPERNATURAL FILLING/RELEASE OF THE SPIRIT’S PRESENCE AND POWER (Acts 1:8; 2:4)

II. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE PENTECOSTAL BAPTISM AND FILLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT?

A. IT IS TO BRING BELIEVERS INTO THE SUPERNATURAL REALM (Acts 14:6)

B. IT IS TO FREE OUR SPIRITS TO PRAISE AND WORSHIP THE LORD IN A NEW DIMENSION AND WAY (Acts 2:4; I Corinthians 14:15)
-SUPERNATURAL EXPERIENCES – SUPERNATURAL MANIFESTATIONS

C. IT IS TO ENABLE/EQUIP US TO DO THE WORKS OF JESUS (John 14:12)

III. WHAT ARE THE MANIFESTATIONS OF THE PENTECOSTAL BAPTISM AND FILLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT?

A. SPEAKING IN TONGUES OR SPEAKING IN SPIRITUAL LANGUAGES (Acts 2:4; 10:45,46; 19:6 )
B. THE NINE MANIFESTATIONS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (I Corinthians 12:7-11) THE BELIEVER CAN FLOW IN ANY OR ALL OF THESE MANIFESTATIONS OF THE SPIRIT

IV. WHO CAN RECEIVE THE PENTECOSTAL BAPTISM AND FILLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT?
A. ANY SAVED PERSON CAN RECEIVE NO MATTER HOW LONG THAT BELIEVER HAS BEEN SAVED (Acts 2:39)

B. ANY SAVED PERSON CAN RECEIVE BECAUSE IT IS A FREE GIFT (Acts 10:45)

V.  HOW CAN WE RECEIVE THE PENTECOSTAL BAPTISM & FILLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT?
A. WE NEED TO HUMBLE OURSELVES AND ADMIT WE NEED THIS EXPERIENCE (I Peter 5:5-6)

B. WE NEED TO EARNESTLY DESIRE THIS BLESSING (Matthew 5:6)

C. WE NEED TO COME TO JESUS AND RECEIVE BY FAITH (Matthew 21:22)

D. WE NEED TO COOPERATE WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT (I Thessalonians 5:19)