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Baptism of the Holy Spirit is not a difficult thing to have happen to you. For me, it was quite simple, I make no bones about it, I was going to my church a Sunday night in June 2000 and it was for water baptism . And, I did that, made a confession of my faith in Christ and how I could go no other way, starting with talking about a car accident that just HAD me see life differently from THAT point on.... Humbline experience, but not the experience to be explained here, what is going to be here is what happened to me AFTER the water baptism, that same night, something I knew not of happening and then it happened, at a restaurant after eating and walking out the doors some people from the rest. from another church came up to me and my buddy with me told them I was just baptized.
One of these other church people said, 'Oh, did you get baptized in the Holy Spirit?'
I said, 'What's that? I know the HOly Spirit song, 'Come, Holy Spirit, I need you. Come, Holy Spirit, I pray. Come, Holy Spirit, I love you. Come, in Thy own special way.' Or, is it 'gentle way?'
Anyway, I was baptized in the Spirit that night, then and there, these 10-12 guys laid hands on me and one started praying, in tongues, over me. I can't say that the experience made me feel any different, except that I had received the knowledge of the Holy Spirit being baptized into my life..... And, since then, His power in me has been known. I mean, not talking weird Kundalinha, whoa! I'm high on marijuana, spirit bad stuff, but, instead, good stuff, just following Him, believing in His leading my life. Again, I'm not going to be the one that tells you I've heard God's voice or seen angels or ??/ Anything at all, visions, dreams, nope, nope, NONE of that for me, is it true, could it happen to YOU, could it happen to me? Absolutely !!! The Lord leads . "...you follow Me." John 21:22.
But, here we go, we are going to BAPTIZE you in the Spirit right now, so you know IF you have never seen a timeline like this done before, get ready to be led by the Spirit of God as He's led me thorugh my Wednesday night class teacher TONIGHT showing me these things, I humbly give ALL glory to God for all I say, it is Him in me that works all things good in my life. I am merely His workmanship.
Joel 2:28 -- "And it will come about after this that I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind; and your sons and daughters will prophesy...."
Now, please, keep in mind, this is a prophet, Joel, who is being told to tell this to his sons' sons and the next generation, as Joel 1:4 states, preceding this. These are things not yet come to before things that have come. Confused? You won't be, I hope and pray
So, these things of Joel 2:28 come AFTER the Lord God says 'My people will never be put to shame,' these are the Isrealites.
Now, after 2:28 and 2:29, where God says He will 'pour out My Spirit in those days,' comes verse 30 that really does put things in perspective for me, anyway, these are things that have NOT yet happened:
Joel 2:30 -- "And I will display wonders in the sky and on the earth, blood, fire, and columns of smoke. The sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood."
Some like to say the moon turning into blood is simply an eclipse, I beg to differ. This is a MAJOR catastrophic event yet to come, which proves the spiritual gifts have not died out yet, not by ANY stretch of the imagination, but that will be another thread as this thread is about baptizing you with FIRE !!!
We go to John 1:33, John (the baptist) speaking of Jesus' coming down to the sea of Galilee waters -- "And I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, "He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit."
We go to Acts 1:4 -- And gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, 'Which," He said, "you heard of from Me; for John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now." (red = Jesus speaking)
This proves the we must be born of water (birth) and spirit (Holy Spirit), of 1 John 1.
Acts 1:8 -- "but you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has COME upon you; and you shall be My witness both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth."
Acts 2:4 -- "And they were all FILLED with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterances."
Who filled them with the Holy Spirit? And, what did Jesus mean by you will be 'My witness both in Jerusalem...AND even to the remotest part of the earth."
Was He (Jesus) really speaking to just THESE apostles, or, was their a time continuum that Jesus was speaking of?, for US, too, to go out and preach, as disciples, to ALL nations (remote parts of the world)? You know, in Matthew of Jesus exhorting His disciples, talking about 'The Great Commission,'? OK, it you don't here it is :
Matthew 28:19 -- Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and, the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you, and, lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
Jesus is REALLY only speaking to 'that' age, of biblical time? Really? No, no, no, He is speaking to ALL our ages, until age is NO MORE , when Jesus comes again So, go be ON FIRE for Him EVERYWHERE this Scripture exhortation from Jesus to YOU, yes, He is saying 'YOU.' As Kathy Trocolli sings, 'Go light YOUR world.'
1 Cor. 14:2 -- For one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God; for no one understands, but in his spirit he (the man speaking) speaks mysteries." (Read all of 1 Cor. 14 to understand that interpretation is needed for tongues speaking).
1 Cor. 14: 14-15 -- For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful (understand the power of tongues and how it is to be spiritually done so you are not frutilessly doing 'it.' ) . What is the outcome then? I shall pray with the spirit and I shall pray with the mind also (remember too, Paul tells us in 1 Cor. 2, we have 'the mind of Christ') ; I shall sing with the spirit and I shall sing with the mind also."
Sing and shout for the Lord, with our mind and spirit, we are to worship Him in spirit (our spirit with His Spriit in us) and in truth (with our mind, letting His Word guide us, reveal all truth to us) .
Luke 11:13 -- " If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?"
Simple ^^ , isn't it Getting baptized with the Holy Spirit is as simple as, 1, 2, ask and ye shall receive .
Jude 1:20-21 -- But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith; praying in the Holy Spirit; keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ in eternal life.
We have this hope in Him, and, praying in the 'Spirit' will keep us in love with God and we MUST love God or we do not know God, Scripture states too.
So many good reasons to be ON FIRE for Him !!! To be baptized in the Holy Spirit, understanding you can be one of His ministers of FIRE !!!!
We, the Spirit-filled believer, are to sow the seed; this is evangelism, and, the Spirit GIVES us the boldness, a drunkenness that is good, you know, that cooool, ool, feeling one has from getting a BUZZ, they will talk to girls when they normally would not, IF a single guy, speaking of here. You know, you know , you know, but I speak of a drunken GOOD state that comes with being in the Spirit !!! The Holy Spirit hovers over the seed, convicting and leading the lost to repentence. This is the spiritual birth !!!
YOU WERE SAVED !! By the blood of Christ and mercy of God and His grace, pray Christ peeps, for a baptism into Holy Spirit FIRE!!! So, you can SAVE others by His power vested in you, for that person's salvation sake, forget life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness---, SAVE THEM FOR THEIR RACE WON, being in Him, SALVATION !! The Lord leads. "....you follow Me." John 21:22
One of these other church people said, 'Oh, did you get baptized in the Holy Spirit?'
I said, 'What's that? I know the HOly Spirit song, 'Come, Holy Spirit, I need you. Come, Holy Spirit, I pray. Come, Holy Spirit, I love you. Come, in Thy own special way.' Or, is it 'gentle way?'
Anyway, I was baptized in the Spirit that night, then and there, these 10-12 guys laid hands on me and one started praying, in tongues, over me. I can't say that the experience made me feel any different, except that I had received the knowledge of the Holy Spirit being baptized into my life..... And, since then, His power in me has been known. I mean, not talking weird Kundalinha, whoa! I'm high on marijuana, spirit bad stuff, but, instead, good stuff, just following Him, believing in His leading my life. Again, I'm not going to be the one that tells you I've heard God's voice or seen angels or ??/ Anything at all, visions, dreams, nope, nope, NONE of that for me, is it true, could it happen to YOU, could it happen to me? Absolutely !!! The Lord leads . "...you follow Me." John 21:22.
But, here we go, we are going to BAPTIZE you in the Spirit right now, so you know IF you have never seen a timeline like this done before, get ready to be led by the Spirit of God as He's led me thorugh my Wednesday night class teacher TONIGHT showing me these things, I humbly give ALL glory to God for all I say, it is Him in me that works all things good in my life. I am merely His workmanship.
Joel 2:28 -- "And it will come about after this that I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind; and your sons and daughters will prophesy...."
Now, please, keep in mind, this is a prophet, Joel, who is being told to tell this to his sons' sons and the next generation, as Joel 1:4 states, preceding this. These are things not yet come to before things that have come. Confused? You won't be, I hope and pray
So, these things of Joel 2:28 come AFTER the Lord God says 'My people will never be put to shame,' these are the Isrealites.
Now, after 2:28 and 2:29, where God says He will 'pour out My Spirit in those days,' comes verse 30 that really does put things in perspective for me, anyway, these are things that have NOT yet happened:
Joel 2:30 -- "And I will display wonders in the sky and on the earth, blood, fire, and columns of smoke. The sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood."
Some like to say the moon turning into blood is simply an eclipse, I beg to differ. This is a MAJOR catastrophic event yet to come, which proves the spiritual gifts have not died out yet, not by ANY stretch of the imagination, but that will be another thread as this thread is about baptizing you with FIRE !!!
We go to John 1:33, John (the baptist) speaking of Jesus' coming down to the sea of Galilee waters -- "And I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, "He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit."
We go to Acts 1:4 -- And gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, 'Which," He said, "you heard of from Me; for John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now." (red = Jesus speaking)
This proves the we must be born of water (birth) and spirit (Holy Spirit), of 1 John 1.
Acts 1:8 -- "but you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has COME upon you; and you shall be My witness both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth."
Acts 2:4 -- "And they were all FILLED with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterances."
Who filled them with the Holy Spirit? And, what did Jesus mean by you will be 'My witness both in Jerusalem...AND even to the remotest part of the earth."
Was He (Jesus) really speaking to just THESE apostles, or, was their a time continuum that Jesus was speaking of?, for US, too, to go out and preach, as disciples, to ALL nations (remote parts of the world)? You know, in Matthew of Jesus exhorting His disciples, talking about 'The Great Commission,'? OK, it you don't here it is :
Matthew 28:19 -- Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and, the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you, and, lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
Jesus is REALLY only speaking to 'that' age, of biblical time? Really? No, no, no, He is speaking to ALL our ages, until age is NO MORE , when Jesus comes again
So, go be ON FIRE for Him EVERYWHERE this Scripture exhortation from Jesus to YOU, yes, He is saying 'YOU.' As Kathy Trocolli sings, 'Go light YOUR world.' 1 Cor. 14:2 -- For one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God; for no one understands, but in his spirit he (the man speaking) speaks mysteries." (Read all of 1 Cor. 14 to understand that interpretation is needed for tongues speaking).
1 Cor. 14: 14-15 -- For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful (understand the power of tongues and how it is to be spiritually done so you are not frutilessly doing 'it.' ) . What is the outcome then? I shall pray with the spirit and I shall pray with the mind also (remember too, Paul tells us in 1 Cor. 2, we have 'the mind of Christ') ; I shall sing with the spirit and I shall sing with the mind also."
Sing and shout for the Lord, with our mind and spirit, we are to worship Him in spirit (our spirit with His Spriit in us) and in truth (with our mind, letting His Word guide us, reveal all truth to us) .
Luke 11:13 -- " If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?"
Simple ^^ , isn't it
Getting baptized with the Holy Spirit is as simple as, 1, 2, ask and ye shall receive . Jude 1:20-21 -- But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith; praying in the Holy Spirit; keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ in eternal life.
We have this hope in Him, and, praying in the 'Spirit' will keep us in love with God and we MUST love God or we do not know God, Scripture states too.
So many good reasons to be ON FIRE for Him !!! To be baptized in the Holy Spirit, understanding you can be one of His ministers of FIRE !!!!
We, the Spirit-filled believer, are to sow the seed; this is evangelism, and, the Spirit GIVES us the boldness, a drunkenness that is good, you know, that cooool, ool, feeling one has from getting a BUZZ, they will talk to girls when they normally would not, IF a single guy, speaking of here. You know, you know , you know, but I speak of a drunken GOOD state that comes with being in the Spirit !!!
The Holy Spirit hovers over the seed, convicting and leading the lost to repentence. This is the spiritual birth !!! YOU WERE SAVED !! By the blood of Christ and mercy of God and His grace, pray Christ peeps, for a baptism into Holy Spirit FIRE!!! So, you can SAVE others by His power vested in you, for that person's salvation sake, forget life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness---, SAVE THEM FOR THEIR RACE WON, being in Him, SALVATION !! The Lord leads. "....you follow Me." John 21:22
