The Baptism of the Holy SpiritBishop H. Ransom Jr.

NCCI Life Enrichment Bible Study

John Chapter 7:37 -41• He that believes on

me - JESUS.

• Everyone does NOT have the Holy Ghost. But.. everyone CAN have the Spirit

• Believing and receiving does not always happen simultaneously

Receive the Holy Ghost!

• John 3: 5 - 7 - 'Born Again'

• Acts 2: 4 ; Acts 2: 38 - 'All Filled'• Acts 8:14–17 - Believers Have to receive • Acts 10: 44-48 - Gentiles receive• Acts 19: 1–7 - Disciples receive• YOU need the Holy Ghost!

Spirit Baptism• Matt. 3:11,  "As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire."

• Mark 1:8, "I baptized you with water; but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."

• Luke 3:16, "John answered and said to them all, 'As for me, I baptize you with water; but One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to untie the thong of His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire."

• John 1:33, "And I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, "He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the one who baptizes in the Holy Spirit."

• Acts 1:5, "for John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."

• Acts 11:16, "And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He used to say, 'John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit."

The Holy Ghost

• Acts 4:31 - 'Lord, send signs ...'

• 1 Cor. 14:39 - 'Tongue talking manual'

• Joel 2:28-29 - O.T. Promises

The Holy Ghost

• Acts 1: 4-5

• Acts 1:8 - 'Promised by Christ'

• Acts 9:17 - Paul was Spirit Filled

The Importance of Being Spirit Filled

• Rom 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

• Gal 5:16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

• Gal 5:25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit