1. Baptism in the Holy Spirit PENTECOST SUNDAY

2. Luke ‬ ‭ 24:46-49 ‬ ‭ NKJV ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ “Then He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And you are witnesses of these things. Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.””

3. Acts 1:4-5 “And being assembled together with them, He commanded them 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.”

4. Titus ‬ ‭ 3:3-7 ‬ ‭ NKJV ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ “For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another. But when the kindness and the love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour, that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”

5. Acts 1: 8 NKJV 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.””

6. Dr. David Petts – Principle of Mattersey Bible College (retired) “Baptism in the Spirit is the Spirit coming on a Christian equipping him or her for works of service”

7. Dr. N. T. Wright - Bishop of Durham Pentecost is therefore to be seen as the moment when the personal presence of Jesus with the disciples is translated into the personal power of Jesus in the disciples; because Pentecost signals the mode and means by which the chief executive is putting his new authority into operation.

8. Acts ‬ ‭ 8:14-17 ‬ ‭ NKJV ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ “Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.”

9. Acts ‬ ‭ 19:1-6 ‬ ‭ NKJV ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Then Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.” When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.”

10. 1Corinthians 14: Verse 14-15 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful. What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding.” Verse 4 He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church.

11. Baptism in the Holy Spirit PENTECOST SUNDAY