Baptism of the Holy Spirit

Teaching on the Baptism of the Holy Spirit

Foundation Scriptures:

  • John 14:12-21
  • John 15:26, 27
  • John 16:7-16
  • Acts 2:38, 39
  • Gal 3:13, 14, 29

Prophecy from Tanach

  • Isa 28:11, 12         stammering of lips, this is the rest
  • Joel 2:28-32         this is that
  • Zech 8:23
  • Mal 3:1
  • Isa 10:27
  • Isa 61

From New Testament

  • Matt 3:1-17         John the Baptist prophecy
  • Mark 1:1-11         John the Baptist prophecy
  • Acts 1:4, 5         baptized with the Holy Ghost
  • Luke 4:14-32         Jesus’ anointing
  • Acts 1:8         power – dunamis (power, force miraculous power (usually by implication a miracle itself)

Baptism with evidence of speaking in tongues

  • Acts 2:1-4         initial baptism of the Holy Spirit, tongues
  • Acts 8:5-7,14-19         baptism of the Holy Spirit, saw evidence
  • Acts 9:17         Paul received the Holy Spirit, we know he speaks..
  • Acts 10:34-48         Peter at Cornelius’ house, tongues
  • Acts 19:1-3         20 years A.P… since you believed? Saw tongues

Receiving the Baptism

  • Luke 11:11-13         God will give to all who ask
  • Luke 24:49         clothed with power from on high

Acts of the Holy Spirit

  • Acts 2         baptism, Peter’s preaching
  • Acts 3:1-16         lame man at gate Beautiful
  • Acts 4:29-31         stretching for Your hand to heal (power)
  • Acts 5:12         by the hands of the apostles, signs and wonders (power)
  • Acts 7         Stephen preaching
  • Acts 8         Phillip preaching, healing, casting out devils; translating
  • Acts 9:1-23         Paul on Damascus road; blinded, healed
  • Acts 9:32-42         2 miracles by the hands of Peter
  • Acts 10         Cornelius, Peter, baptism of Holy Spirit
  • Acts 11:14-16         baptized with the Holy Ghost
  • Acts 12:1-17         Peter’s deliverance from jail
  • Acts 14:6-10         miracle by faith in the preaching of Paul
  • Acts 16:16-34         girl delivered from demon; Paul delivered from jail
  • Acts 19:1-20         baptism of disciples; miracles; missed deliverance
  • Acts 21:8-22:23         Paul arrested, speaks to people and has a trance
  • Acts 27         shipwreck
  • Acts 28         Snake bitten, healings, delivered to Rome & preached
  • I Cor 2:1-5         faith rests in the power of God

Gifts of the Spirit

  • 1 Cor 12         nine gifts of the Spirit
    • word of wisdom
    • word of knowledge
    • discerning of spirits
    • wonder working faith
    • powers of healing
    • working of miracles
    • prophecy
    • tongues
    • interpretation of tongues
  • Acts 21:9         four maiden prophets

Gifts of Tongues

  • 1 Cor 14:2         tongues is praying the mysteries in the spirit
  • 1 Cor 14:4         edifies himself
  • 1 Cor 14:5         I (Paul) wish that you all spoke in tongues
  • 1 Cor 14:13         that he may interpret
  • 1 Cor 14:15         I will pray in the spirit, I will pray in my understanding
  • 1 Cor 14:18         I thank my God I speak in tongues more than you all
  • 1 Cor 14:28         no interpreter, let him speak to himself and to God
  • 1 Cor 14:39         covet to prophesy & forbid not to speak in tongues

Praying in the Spirit

  • Rom 8:26, 27         we know not what we should pray
  • 2 Cor 10:4         the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, …
  • 2 Cor 14:2
  • Jude 20         build up yourselves, praying in the Holy Ghost