The message extensively references the Biblical book of Acts, particularly the events surrounding Pentecost, to ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ.
๐๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐๐ข๐๐, ๐จ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ “๐๐ข๐ซ๐” ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ.
Ultimately, the sermon aims to guide both unbelievers toward ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ, ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ. This power is available to all believers who believe and obey.
The sermon is structured around three key aspects of receiving the Holy Spirit:
1. ๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ
The Spirit comes with refreshing and restfulness. Receiving the Spirit requires a suspension of all personal plans and businesses to wait for the promise.
๐๐๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ-๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ
Before the Spirit was poured out, Christ had prayed for the sanctification and unity of the disciples. They gathered in “one accord in one place”.
๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐, ๐๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ-๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ
The disciples were united and obedient, continuing in prayer as commanded. The Holy Ghost is given to those who obey and ask, not to those who willfully disobey.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ-๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ซ
The Spirit comes upon those who surrender fully and allow themselves to be possessed by Him without reservation. They must submit their life, time, talent, and treasure, as they are owned by God. The Holy Ghost is for doing the work of God, not for business.
The Baptism’s Fire Burning Chaff from Our Lives ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ
The Holy Ghost baptism is accompanied by fire, the purpose of which is to burn away everything that is unessential, useless, and unprofitable.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ’๐ฌ ๐ ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌs
Christ baptises with the Holy Ghost and fire to burn off all worthless “chaff” in life. The Spirit removes strange fire, such as sensual, immoral, or the destructive fire of the tongue.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ค๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ
The fire brings courage, zeal, passion, and drive, consuming coldness and lukewarmness in spiritual matters. The Spirit is a “refiner’s fire” that comes to refine, reshape, and reform.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ
God makes His ministers a flame of fire. This fire imparts boldness, courage, and fiery authority to confront serpentine spirits, sickness, and every torment planted by the enemy.
3. ๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ
The baptism is an immersion that brings a fullness, which transforms life completely.
๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ-๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ
The gate is repentance, which leads to the remission of sins and the gift of the Holy Ghost. Salvation, sanctification, and the baptism of the Holy Ghost are distinct but can be granted in quick succession. The Holy Ghost brings Peace, purity, and power.
๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ-๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ
Believers must be ready and expectant to receive the gifts, as God fulfils the expectations of those who believe.
๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ-๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ซ
The ultimate goal is that the people who know their God “shall be strong, and do exploits” in life, in their families, and through the gifts of the Spirit. This prepares them to lay hands on the sick and see them recover.
