Baptizm With The Holy Spirit

While the Americans focused on perfecting accurate delivery systems for small to medium size atomic devices, however, the Soviets concentrated on building larger and larger devices of almost unimaginable power. The Tsar Bomba was the outcome.

The site chosen for testing this device was Mityushikha Bay on Severny Island in the Arctic Circle. Sakharov also played a significant role in designing this weapon, which incorporated multiple inter-reacting stages and was 26 feet long, almost seven feet in diameter, and weighed almost 60,000 pounds. A Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bomber was designated to deliver the device from 34,000 feet. The bomb would be attached to a parachute to slow its descent to detonation at 13,000 feet, giving the bomber and its escort additional time to escape at least thirty miles away before detonation. Even so, the crewmen were told that they only had a 50 percent chance of survival (they barely made it.)

The largest volcanic eruption in recorded history struck what is now Indonesia in 1815, when Mount Tambora blew off its 13,000-foot (4,000 meters) peak, according to NASA's Earth Observatory. By measure of thermal energy, Tambora detonated with the equivalent of 800 megatons of TNT (more than 14 times Tsar Bomba's yield), Shanaka de Silva, an Oregon State University volcanologist, told Live Science.

The sound of this epic blast resonated as far away as Sumatra, 1,615 miles (2,600 km) distant, according to the Geological Society of London. Material Tambora spewed into the atmosphere blocked enough sunlight to produce global cooling, creating the "Year Without a Summer" in 1816, according to NASA.

THe Scale is staggering when you consider the amount of sheer force 800 megatons of TNT is, and that is the power we have seen on earth.

THe Stars declare the glory of God

Psalm 19:1 “1 The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork.”

A supernova is one of the most energetic explosions in nature. The energy released in a supernova explosion is approximately equivalent to 10^28 megatons of TNT1. This is an incredibly large amount of energy, equivalent to a few octillion (10^27) nuclear warheads1. For comparison, the largest man-made explosion, the Tsar Bomba, had a yield of about 50 megatons of TNT. So, a supernova releases many orders of magnitude more energy than the largest nuclear explosion ever created by humans1. It’s truly a testament to the immense forces at work in the universe!

THere is Power that Man cannot ever attain to on his own, and that is why Jesus came, so we can be born again.

there is a neglect Im afraid, of the Holy Spirit. It is rare to find a preacher that will not sugar coat, that will tell it how it is . The Truth.

Why is it in our generation the truth is watered down, or shyed away from.

Are we looking to please man more than God?

My hope today is that we embrace the truth. THe truth that we all need power, not mans power. but God’s Power.

We all need the Holy Spirit, And I want to preach on The baptism with the Holy Spirit

Holy Spirit at Salvation

Most Christians do not believe that the Holy Spirit is a living force, either. Overall, 38% strongly agreed and 20% agreed somewhat that the Holy Spirit is “a symbol of God’s power or presence but is not a living entity.” Just one-third of Christians disagreed that the Holy Spirit is not a living force (9% disagreed somewhat, 25% disagreed strongly) while 9% were not sure.

https://www.barna.com/research/most-american-christians-do-not-believe-that-satan-or-the-holy-spirit-exist/

The Truth is The Holy Spirit is at work in unity with God the Father and the Son. and this is no different when we look at salvation.

John 3:5–6 “5 Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.”

Romans 8:9 “9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.”

We all are Born From above , Baptized into the Body of Christ.

1 Corinthians 12:12–13 “12 For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. 13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.”

By One Spirit, Paul is telling us that we are all baptized by The Holy Spirit into the Body of Christ, the Church. THis is when we recieve salvation, Born again.

My fear is that is all that most Christians attain to, and they dont realize that God wants us to go further.

You cannot ever get enough of God, OOOHHH His richness is unsearchable

Ephesians 3:8 “8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,”

We Need Power

Luke 3:15–16 NKJV

15 Now as the people were in expectation, and all reasoned in their hearts about John, whether he was the Christ or not, 16 John answered, saying to all, “I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

John Says he isnt Strong enough to Untie Jesus’ Shoes… and Hes right. This is why Jesus Wants us to have THe Holy Spirit because we cant even untie his SHoes.

Acts 1:4–8 (NKJV)

4And 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;

5for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

6Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”

7And He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority.

8But 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.”

The Baptism Luke is Referencing is a seperate event From Salvation. Jesus Will Be the One Baptizing them into The Holy Spirit. HE is speaking to Born again Believers, After He is raised from the Dead, and lets them know The Baptizm of the Holy Spirit.

Luke 24:49 “49 “Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.””

Power To Witness:

Foundations of Pentecostal Theology, Volumes 1 & 2 C. The Purpose and Necessity of the Baptism with the Holy Spirit

The disciples were transformed into different men after the Holy Spirit came upon them at Pentecost. In John 20:19, they are portrayed as huddled together behind closed doors “for fear of the Jews.” After Pentecost, that same group of men could not be kept behind closed doors (Acts 5:17–20). In fact, in the power of the Holy Spirit the disciples became as bold as lions. Peter and John, before the threats of the Sanhedrin, fearlessly proclaimed, “… Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard” (Acts 4:19–20). The prayers of the disciples demonstrate that they fully understood the source of their power for ministry: “Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word … and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness” (Acts 4:29–31). Stephen’s ministry was empowered by the Spirit: “And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people … And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke” (Acts 6:8; Acts 6:10). Paul preached in the Spirit’s power: “And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power …” (1 Cor. 2:4)

Power To know the will of God:

Acts 16:6–10 “6 Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. 7 After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. 8 So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.”

Power For Spiritual Warfare:

We are fighting a war. The war between Good and Evil.

Ephesians 6:12 “12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.”

2 Corinthians 10:3–5 “3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,”

1 John 4:4 “4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.”

It is For all Christians

THere are those who have said this happened at pentecost , we dont need this anymore. I believe this along with the teaching that spiritual gifts have ended with the apostolic age has muzzled the Church of God. But We can see that This Promise of the Gift of the Holy Spirit is for our Children, all who are afar etc.

Acts 2:38–39“38 Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.””

Acts 5:32 “32 And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him.””

We must take seriously the commands of Jesus when He says we should Receive the Holy Spirit, Jesus knows what is best for us, even when we cant understand it.

SO how are we to be baptized with the Holy Spirit?

Luke 11:11–13 (NKJV)

11If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish?

12Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?

13If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

Without Faith it is impossible to please God, It is impossible to recieve Salvation, and It is also impossible to be baptized With the Holy Spirit.

We must Be persistent Luke 11:5–10 (NKJV)

5And He said to them, “Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves;

6for a friend of mine has come to me on his journey, and I have nothing to set before him’;

7and he will answer from within and say, ‘Do not trouble me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give to you’?

8I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs.

9“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

10For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

We must also Fully Yield to The Holy Spirit and trust Him at his word, that He wants the best for us and to empower us. Satan will absolutely come against you Baptized in the Holy Spirit, Hell will try to make it seem weird or make you fearful of stepping into Faith. It was like that when we get saved, Scary, uncomfortable. YOur flesh will always resist the Spirit of God, But when we Yeild to Him, We are in the best hands possible.

Acts 8:14–17 “14 Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, 15 who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. 16 For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.”