The Baptism of the Holy Spirit
Jesus is revival because when Jesus came; his life, death and resurrection, we see that the demons left, people were healed, hearts were made alive!Lyle began with talking about God's business being revival and adding people to His family.
Hebrews 2:4 - "While God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will."
Joel 2:28-29 - "And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. Even on the male and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit."
God says that He will pour out his Spirit. In Acts 2, Peter references, but this is not the end, it was the beginning - the Holy Spirit poured out in the upper room.
John 14:12 - "Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son."
John 17:18 "As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world."
Scripture tells us that God has given us his Holy Spirit.
As Lyle continued, he explained what a human being is made up of - Spirit, soul, and body.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 says, Now may the god of peace himself sanctify you completely and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We have a spirit so that we can identify with God. We have a soul that is our mind, will, and emotions (our personality), then we have a body. We can easily be caught up in or dominated by our soul, instead of our spirit. We want to be connected in spirit with God.
Jesus told the disciples that it was better that he went away because he would then send the Helper.
When our spirit is dominating, we are in line with what the Lord calls us to. In Acts 8, we see Philip leave the revival that was breaking out because the Lord said to and he went to the chariot and baptized the man.
Lyle shared a story about a friend who rarely cried before he was baptized in the Spirit, but once he was baptized in the Spirit, he cries much more often because the Spirit has reign over his emotions. The Lord tenderized his heart.
John the Baptist was called the greatest prophet. His greatest prophecy and message was found in Luke 3:16 - "I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."
The word baptism (greek: baptizo) means to immerse, submerge, totally saturate.
Jesus baptizes in the Holy Spirit. In John 20:20, it says that Jesus breathed on His disciples and said receive the Holy Spirit.
Lyle shared that he believed that the disciples received the indwelling Holy Spirit, just like when he prayed the prayer asking Jesus to be his Lord and Savior, he received the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. But then there is also baptism of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 1:8, Jesus says that you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you. This means the same thing as baptism. Often in different denominations, the word "baptized" in reference to the Holy Spirit can be poorly received. We see many synonyms throughout Acts: "filled, poured out, received, baptized, full of, the Spirit came upon, the Spirit fell upon".
There were 4 things that the early apostles were about when it comes to salvation.
1. Belief in the Lord Jesus Christ
2. Repentance of sin and turn to God
3. Water baptism
4. Spirit baptism
Jesus is our model - he was circumcised and dedicated in the temple.
Many people have been baptized as a baby - we don't remember it, but it was symbolizing our dedication to the church.
Jesus was the only many who didn't sin, but he still went to the river to be baptized by John. When he comes up from the water, the Spirit descends on Him like a dove. The Spirit "lighted" Him. This all happened before he did ministry. Then Luke 4 tells us that Jesus was full of the Holy Spirit and then was led into the wilderness. In Acts 1:5 Jesus says that John baptized with water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.
There was a testimony shared about being baptized in the Spirit, then there was a time for people to receive prayer. To listen to the full service, click here.
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