Holy Ghost

And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost,
and began to speak with other tongues,
as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Acts 2:4:
It is not completely clear who the "they" were.
In chapter one, Luke spoke of 120 men and women
being present in the upper room
but it cannot be said for sure that
all of those were present when the Holy Spirit came.
It can be safely assumed that the eleven apostles who
were waiting as Jesus had commanded them.
(Acts 1:4-5), spoke in tongues.
It is also very possible that others or all of the believers
that were present in the upper room spoke in tongues.
Acts 2:11:
Any time a person is speaking in tongues
as the Spirit is giving the inspiration.
he is always speaking the wonderful works of God
(1 Cor. 14:2 with 1 Cor. 2:7; 1 Cor. 14:17).
Either way, Peter in his sermon to the people, quoted;
Joel 2:28-29 and interpreted this
out pouring of the Holy Ghost
"upon the servants and upon the handmaids"
as being for all the people who were present
(over 3,000-Acts 2:41),their children,
and those who are far off (that's us-Acts 2:39).
This forever proves that this gift of tongues
was not, and is not just for a very few apostles.
Acts 2:4:
This filling of the Holy Ghost
was subsequent to their born-again experience.
John 14:17
[Even] the Spirit of truth;
whom the world cannot receive,
because it seeth him not,
neither knoweth him: but ye know him;
for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
Jonh 14:17:
Jesus' statement here that the world cannot receive the
Holy Spirit is very important.
This means that until a person is born again John 3:3
Jesus answered and said unto him,
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again,
he cannot see the kingdom of God.
John 3:3: The new birth is essential for entering into the kingdom of God
(verse 5). As Jesus explained to Nicodemus,
this is not a second physical birth, but rather a spiritual birth.
Our spiritual man became dead unto
(separated from) God through sin
(Rom. 3:23; 6:23; 7:9,11; Eph. 2:1,5).
Just as we didn't accomplish our physical birth,
we cannot produce this spiritual rebirth.
We are totally incapable of saving ourselves
(Jer. 13:23; Rom. 3:10-12; 8:7-8; Eph. 2:3);
therefore, we need a Savior
(Ti. 1:4; 2:13; 3:4,6).
We simply believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and we are saved
(Acts 16:31). Faith is the only condition.
(Rom. 3:28; 10:6-9).
Faith alone saves.
However, saving faith is never alone.
(See James 2)
James 2:17-18,
"faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone .
shew me thy faith without thy works,
and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
"Salvation is not a reformation,
but rather a regeneration,
a new birth, a new creation.
(2 Cor. 5:17),
that can only be accomplished by a creative miracle of the Holy Spirit.
(John 1:13; 3:5).
John 3:3: Throughout Jesus' earthly ministry,
the Jews kept looking for Jesus to establish a
physical kingdom here on the earth
and deliver them from the oppression of the Romans
(Dan. 7:13-14,27; Lk. 17:20; Acts 1:6)
Although at Jesus' second coming,
the kingdom of God will physically
rule over the nations of the earth.
(Mt. 25:31-46; Rev.11:15; 20:4)
Jesus' kingdom is spiritually established
by His Word and not carnal weapons.
(2 Cor. 10:3-5)
Jesus said, "The kingdom of God cometh not with observation .
behold, the kingdom of God is within you"
(Lk. 17:20-21)
Paul says we are already in the kingdom of God
(Col. 1:13).
The kingdom of God is therefore Christ's
"invisible church," His body,
which was begun during
His earthly ministry and is still ruling
the hearts of men today.
To be a part of His church
(Rom. 12:5; Eph. 1:22-23)
you must be born again.
John 14:17:
Man, apart from the quickening of the Holy Spirit,
cannot believe what he cannot see.
In 1 Corinthians 2:14, Paul said,
"But the natural man receiveth
not the things of the Spirit of God:
for they are foolishness unto him:
neither can he know them,
because they are spiritually discerned.
"This is why a lost man cannot receive the Holy Spirit.
John 14:17:
Jesus made a clear distinction between the
Holy Spirit being with the disciples and being in them.
The ministry of the Holy Spirit
is always involved in all of God's dealings with man.
This was certainly true of the Lord's revelation
to the disciples of who Jesus was.
However, the Holy Spirit had only been with them
but He would be in them.

Likewise, today, some may claim that they have the
Holy Spirit because of the fact that no man can come to
Jesus except through the ministry of the Holy Spirit.
(John 6:44),
but it is only through the baptism of the
Holy Spirit that He actually comes and
lives in the heart of the believer.
These disciples had already done this.
John 20:28 specifically records Thomas kneeling before the
resurrected Jesus and confessing that
Jesus was both Lord and God.
No doubt all of these disciples
had already been saved and
yet they had not received the baptism of the
Holy Ghost.
This same thing was true of the people
who believed on Jesus in;
Acts 8:12-17 and Acts 19:2-7.
Therefore, it is possible to be saved and
yet not have the baptism of the
Holy Spirit that Jesus spoke of
(John 7:37-39; Acts 1:4-5).
Since the Holy Spirit is now given
and we do not have to tarry for His coming,
we can receive salvation and the baptism of the
Holy Spirit at the same time,
but it is not automatic.
We must ask and believe
(Mt. 7:7; Lk. 11:13)
for the baptism of the Holy Ghost,
just as we believed for salvation.

Acts 2:4: Speaking in tongues is unique to the Church Age.
This is because when a person speaks in tongues,
his new born-again. Spirit is speaking
(1 Cor. 14:14),not his mind.
Before salvation, our spirit was the part of us that was,
"dead in trespasses and sins.
"Therefore, until we received a new spirit
(2 Cor. 5:17) the Holy Ghost could not give us this
supernatural communication with the Father.

The other tongues that these disciples spoke in were
languages other than their own, which they had never learned before.
These tongues were different than the tongues which
Paul was giving instructions about in
1 Corinthians 12-14 in that these were known languages.

There are two kinds of speaking in tongues which are
very clearly spoken of in 1 Corinthians 13:1.
They are called "the tongues of men and of angels."
The tongues of men are the known languages
which the disciples spoke in here and the
tongues of angels, or heavenly languages,
are the tongues which all Spirit-filled believers
can speak in that Paul was speaking
about in 1 Corinthians 12-14.

This is the only example of believers speaking in
known languages recorded in the Bible.
The other instances of speaking in tongues
(Acts 8:18 [implied]; Acts 10:45-46; Acts 19:16)
were evidently the heavenly languages unknown to men.

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Holy Spirit- Speaking in Tongues

Holy Spirit Speaking in Tongues

Every person who was filled with the Holy Spirit in the book of Acts 
Spoke in tongues!

John 7:37-39

37.Now on the last day, the great [day] of the feast,
Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst,
let him come unto me and drink.
38.He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said,
from within him shall flow rivers of living water.(Tongues)
39.But this spake he of the Spirit,
which they that believed on him were to receive:
for the Spirit was not yet given;
because Jesus was not yet glorified.

John 14:9-18

9.Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you,
and dost thou not know me, Philip? he that hath seen me
hath seen the Father; how sayest thou, Show us the Father?
10.Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me?
the words that I say unto you I speak not from myself:
but the Father abiding in me doeth his works.
11.Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me:
or else believe me for the very works` sake.
12.Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on me,
the works that I do shall he do also;
and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto the Father.

(What happen when Jesus went to the Father? He sent the Holy Spirit)

(Greater Work Is Filling People with the Holy Spirit; because Jesus couldn't fill people.)
13.And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name,
that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
14.If ye shall ask anything in my name, that will I do.
(Ask and you to can be filled with Holt Spirit.
How would one know you are filled with the Holy Spirit? Able to Speak in Tongues)

15.If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.
16.And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter,
that he may be with you for ever,
17.Even the Spirit of truth: whom the world cannot receive;
for it beholdeth him not, neither knoweth him:
ye know him; for he abides with you, and shall be in you.(Jesus speaking of himself)
18.I will not leave you desolate: I come unto you.

John 14:26

26.But the Comforter, [even] the Holy Spirit,
whom the Father will send in my name,
he shall teach you all things, and
bring to your remembrance all that I said unto you.
(The Holy Spirit is Needed in a born again believers life.)

John 16:13

13.Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come,
he shall guide you into all the truth:
for he shall not speak from himself;
but what things soever he shall hear,
[these] shall he speak: and he
shall declare unto you the things that are to come.

(Acts 1:8 [KJV])

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: 

(Power of pray; the ability to pray in the Spirit, and boldness:)

and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, 

and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

(You can put your home town in here)

(Jude 1:20) But you, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, 

praying in the Holy Ghost, 

(Praying in the Spirit builds up your most holy faith)

Receive the Holy Spirit

As His child, your loving heavenly Father 

wants to give you the supernatural power you need to live this new life.

For every one that asks receives; 

and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened... 

If ye...know how to give good gifts to your children: 

how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

LUKE 11:10,13

All you have to do is ask, believe, and receive!

Pray,=
Father, I recognize my need for 
Your power to live this new life. 

Please fill me with Your Holy Spirit. 

By faith, I receive Him right now! 
Thank You for baptizing me in the Holy Spirit;
I believe now I am filled with the Holy Spirit;
Thank you, My Lord Jesus Christ.

(1Cor 14:14) For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prays, 

but my understanding is unfruitful.

Congratulations! 

Now you’re filled with God’s supernatural power. 

Some syllables from a language you don’t recognize 

will rise up from your heart to your mouth.

As you speak them out loud by faith, 

you’re releasing God’s power from within and building yourself up in the Spirit.

You can do this whenever and wherever you like.

It doesn’t really matter whether you felt anything or not 

when you prayed to receive Jesus Christ as Lord you may not of felt anything 

and same with being filled with the Holy Spirit

If you believed in your heart that you received, then God’s Word promises you did. 

“Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, 

when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them”

(1Cor 14:14)

For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.

God always honors His Word; believe it!

John 14:26; John 15:26; John 16:13; Acts 2:1-18; Acts 11:15; Acts 19:6; 

Mark 16:17; Acts 10:46; Joel 2:28; John 7:38; Joel 2:32; Rom 10:13;

Speaking in Tongues

Speaking in Tongues:
I hope to show all: the importance and benefits of speaking in tongues.

(1 Corinthians 14:4-6)

4.He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
5.I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.
6.Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?

In 1 Corinthians chapters:12-15,

Paul is talking controling the gifts of the Holy Spirt. People at this church were speaking in tongues with no iterpertion. These tongues come with the filling of the Holy Sprit.

(1Corinthians 14:4)

He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
I want to talk about the filling of the Holy Sprit; (How do you know you are filled?)
A. By faith! If you ask you shall recieve.

(Matthew 7:8)

For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
B.You speak in tongues. (Acts 1:5-8)

"The Apostles were not yet filled with the Holy Sprit."

5.For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
6.When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
7.And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
8.But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

(Acts 1: 1-4)

1.And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
2.And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
3.And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
4.And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

(John 20:19-22)

19.Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
20.And when he had so said, he showed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.
21.Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
22.And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

(1 Corinthians: 14-18)

14.For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
15.What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
16.Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?
17.For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
18.I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:

"Tongues is the prefect pray language!"

(1 Coritnhians 13:1)

1.Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity,[Love] I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

This is where Paul is filled with the Sprit.(Atcs9:17)

17.And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

"Yes you can be saved and not filled with the Holy Sprit."

(Acts 19:1-7)

Paul met some disciples of John the Baptist. He thought they were believers in the Lord Jesus, because they talked so much about repentance. Paul, unaware that they were only disciples of John, yet knowing something was missing in these men, asked them an obvious question,

"Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?"

The question itself proves that Paul, including the early church, believed that it was possible to be a believer in Jesus without having received the Holy Spirit. If receiving the Holy Spirit was automatic at conversion, then why did Paul asked the question, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?"

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