Sherri Wargin - Prayer in the Holy Spirit P3

After Jesus rose from the dead and before he ascended into heaven, He gave the disciples one last important directive: ...."not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, which, He said, “you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.....But 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.” (Acts 1:4-8).

In Acts 10, Peter preached about, ..."how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him."  While Peter was preaching the Holy Spirit fell on the people and they spoke in tongues and magnified the Lord!

Paul asked the disciples in Acts 19,"Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” Notice he did not ask the disciples if they were saved or if they had been baptized in water but had they received the Holy Spirit.  Paul was emphatic about the importance of receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

Jesus said in John 16:7, "But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.”  Jesus said It was to our ADVANTAGE for the Holy Spirit or Helper to come to us.

If you've never received the baptism in the Holy Spirit, ask Him now.  Receive an infilling of the Holy Spirit by faith and be endued with power to be an Overcomer in this life on earth!!