Pentecost Sunday – “Baptism with Fire”
Pastor Phil Derstine 5-28-23
Baptism in the Holy Spirit
· Matthew 3:11 “I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me will come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.”
· Acts 1:4 "Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. (5) For John baptized with water, but in a few days, you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."
· Acts 2:1 “And when the Day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. (2) And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. (3) And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. (4) And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”
· John 14:16 “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter (Helper), that he may abide with you forever; even the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept Him because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you know him for He lives with you and shall be IN YOU.”
· Acts 19:2 “He said to them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? (6) “And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues and prophesied.”
· I Corinthians 12:7 “But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.”
· Manifestation Gifts: 1) Word of Knowledge, 2) Discerning of Spirits, 3) Gifts of Healing, 4) Working of Miracles, 5) Gift of Faith, 6) Word of Wisdom, 7) Prophecy, 8) Tongues, 9) Interpretation of Tongues.
Who is it for?
· Mark 16:17 “And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my Name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues.”
· Acts 2:39 “For the promise is for you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.”
What is it for?
1. Personal Edification
· I Corinthians 14:4 “He that speaks in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.”
· Jude 1:20 “But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost.”
· Isaiah 28:11 “For with stammering lips and another tongues will he speak to this people. (12) To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: ye they would not hear.”
2. Power to Witness
· Acts 1:8 “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”
3. To help us Pray
· Romans 8:26 “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.”
· I Corinthians 14:2 “For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him, howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.”
How do I Receive?
1. Repent
· Acts 2:38 “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.”
· Galatians 3:14 “That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.”
2. Ask the Father
· Luke 11:11 “If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? (12) Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? (13) If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?”
3. Yield
· Acts 2:4 “And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”
4. Thirst and Drink (faith posture) - Anything we receive by faith, should be Biblical
· John 7:37 “If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. (38) He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.”
· Psalm 81:10 “…Open thy mouth wide and I will fill it.”
· Job 29:23 “And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.”
· Psalm 119:130-131 “The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. I opened my mouth and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.”
· Acts 8:17 (NIV) “Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.”
