1. Baptism of the Holy Spirit
“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you first believed?” Acts 19:2

2. Baptism of the Holy Spirit “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you first believed?” Acts 19:2
Church growth in Ephesus - Acts 19.
Compare verses 1 & 7. What is the situation in the Ephesian church?
There are only 12 men in the church.
Looking back into ch 18, what do we discover?
Paul has been in Ephesus before.

3. Baptism of the Holy Spirit “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you first believed?” Acts 19:2

4. Baptism of the Holy Spirit “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you first believed?” Acts 19:2
What question could we be asking ourselves
now?
How come there are only 12 men in the church
after 4 – 5 years?
What do we notice in verse 10?
In 2 years all who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord.
How did this happen?
Paul asks a very direct question. What does he ask the members in verse 2?
“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you first believed?”

5. Baptism of the Holy Spirit “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you first believed?” Acts 19:2
Forty years after this Pliny in his famous letter to Trajan from Bithynia will say of Christianity: “For the contagion of this superstition has not only spread through cities, but also through villages and country places.”
Robertson, A. T. (1933). Word Pictures in the New Testament (Ac 19:10). Nashville, TN: Broadman Press.

6. Baptism of the Holy Spirit “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you first believed?” Acts 19:2
Reading verses 2 – 6 what do we discover about baptism from Paul’s ministry?
2 kinds of baptism
John’s baptism for repentance
Baptism into the Name of the Lord Jesus
Rebaptism
Laying hands on the baptismal candidates to receive the Holy Spirit

7. Baptism of the Holy Spirit “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you first believed?” Acts 19:2
What is the result of the candidates receiving
the Holy Spirit?
They began speaking in tongues and prophesying
For what purpose are these gifts given? 1 Cor. 14:22
Tongues for unbelievers and prophesying for believers
Of all the gifts of the Spirit, what is the significance of these 2 gifts being given at this time? Clue verse 10
For building up the church and evangelism

8. Baptism of the Holy Spirit “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you first believed?” Acts 19:2
What do we find Paul doing immediately after this event in the church? Verses 8, 9
Public evangelism and mentoring/discipling the members
What did Paul do when opposition arose and why?
Withdrew with the disciples

9. Baptism of the Holy Spirit “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you first believed?” Acts 19:2
Here we see a blueprint for mentoring new members
1. Baptized in the Name of Jesus
2. Hands laid on them
3. The Holy Spirit anoints believers
4. Gifts are manifested and received
5. Believers become active in ministry
6. Believers begin to disciple others

10. Baptism of the Holy Spirit “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you first believed?” Acts 19:2
Nothing but the baptism of the Holy Spirit can bring up the church to its right position, and prepare the people of God for the fast approaching conflict.
2 Manuscript Release 30. Ltr 15, 1889

11. Baptism of the Holy Spirit
“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you first believed?” Acts 19:2
The Holy Spirit is the breath of spiritual life in the soul. The impartation of the Spirit is the impartation of the life of Christ. It imbues the receiver with the attributes of Christ.
Desire of Ages p. 805

12. Baptism of the Holy Spirit “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you first believed?” Acts 19:2
The Missionary’s Pattern
“He who is actuated by the love of Jesus will
see in every soul, whether rich or poor, a value that cannot be computed, in comparison with which the world sinks into insignificance. Oh, the love that God has revealed for, the soul is infinite, beyond estimation! He who is a partaker of the divine nature will love as Christ loved; he will work as Christ worked, and will manifest sympathy and compassion. He will not fail nor be discouraged.

13. Baptism of the Holy Spirit “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you first believed?” Acts 19:2
This love can exist and be kept pure and refined and elevated only by continual communion with Jesus Christ. All coldness and hardness of heart will pass away from those who come into the sunshine of Christ's presence; and those who abide in him, and let him abide in them, will naturally, willingly obey his injunction, "Love one another as I have loved you.“
Ellen G. White, Signs of the Times, March 19, 1894.

14. Baptism of the Holy Spirit “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you first believed?” Acts 19:2
In Summation
What is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit?
1. Through the death of Jesus we receive justification.
That is His gift to us. We thank Him for this.
2. Through His Life we are saved. Because of what His death has accomplished we can receive His marvellous Life Through the baptism of the Holy Spirit. We thank Him for this.
3. Through the Holy Spirit His life is imparted to us to empower us for ministry. It is Christ’s ministry that is continued on earth in and through us by the empowerment of the Holy Spirit to bring glory to Jesus and the Father. We thank Him for this.

15. Baptism of the Holy Spirit “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you first believed?” Acts 19:2
Where to From here?
Come to the Cross
1. Choosing to believe in the death, burial and resurrection of
Jesus and what that means to me.
Claiming all His benefits and praising Him for the benefits, we have in Jesus Christ.
Rom 6:11 Count/consider ourselves to be dead to sin and alive in Jesus Christ.
This is a faith Statement based on an established fact. This has nothing to do with how I feel.
Here is an example
“Thank you , Father, that I don’t have to spend today in ignorance of Your love, because You have demonstrated Your love towards me in sacrificing Your son to die in my stead, and I want to rejoice in that love today, Thank You.”

16. Baptism of the Holy Spirit “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you first believed?” Acts 19:2
2. Praise God for the promise of the Holy Spirit and give Him
permission to bring His life into us for another day. He will
bring His mind into us that is, His thoughts, His Feelings, His
motives.
 3. Establish habits that will support this:
Speaking about it to others
For at least 63 days. (It takes that long for a habit to be established until it’s automatic)
It’s important have an accountability partner.