Rise Up

Receive the Holy Spirit

For the Receiver

Has someone ever given you a priceless gift?

Is there someone out there waiting to give you a precious gift?

Where will you be when opportunity knocks?

For the Giver

Have you offered your gift?

Have you ascertained if there is a need for your gift.

We live in a society where its enterprising to create our own opportunities. But are we creating chaos or order

love or hate

profit or loss income or bankruptcy

not profit at the price of false advertising, but profit in terms of the blessedness of peacekeeping, extending mercy, undergoing rejection because of your love for Christ and the cause of Christ.

Acts 19:1–7 NRSV

While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul passed through the interior regions and came to Ephesus, where he found some disciples. He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” They replied, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” Then he said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They answered, “Into John’s baptism.” Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus.” On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied— altogether there were about twelve of them.