1) Baptism into Christ (By the Spirit)
a. Inward baptism, born again, salvation, conversion, etc. Your life became immersed into the life of Christ. You are a new creation under the blood.
b. Gal 3:26 (Baptism into Christ)
c. Rom 6:3 (Baptism into Christ)
d. 1 Cor. 12-13 (Baptism in Spirit)
i. 12-27 – we are Christ’s Body
e. The Spirit (Agent) performs this baptism of the new believer into one body, Christ’s body (element)
2) Water Baptism (by the minister, outward)
a. A Minister (Agent) baptizes a Believe in water (element).
b. Public physical immersion, symbolizes the first baptism (into Christ) as a testimony.
John 3:1-23 – John the Baptist in and with water symbolizing the baptism of repentance (Baptism into Christ)
2) Spirit Baptism (into the Spirit)- The Promise of the Father
a. Immersion in the Spirit (element) by Christ (agent)
b. Both inward and outward
i. Inward- power, energy/fuel, increasing faith
ii. Outward- fruit, tongues,
Acts 19:2 – Did you also receive the Spirit
John 20:22- Jesus breathed into them the Holy Spirit
Acts 2:1-4 – The Spirit came upon them and they spoke in many tongues-(outward evidence of the baptism)
Standard Podcasts: 1) The Holy Spirit is a person, and is God.
2) The Holy Spirit is Divine and infinite.
Life in the Spirit is glorious.
Holy Ghost (KJV) = Holy Breath
The Holy Spirit is a person,
- John 16:13 also uses a personal pronoun in describing the Spirit. The description of how the Spirit speaks mirrors how Jesus spoke, ie. Only what he hears from the Father.
- John 16:15, All the things of the Father have been given to Jesus and Jesus gives it to us through the Spirit.
- The Spirit is not an it or a force. The Spirit is the third person of the Trinity (John 15:26-Helper/Comforter comes). The Spirit is a person; he has a name, Comforter.
- Personal Characteristics- 1Corinthians
- Intellect- Knows the thoughts of God because he is God. Full access to God and man
- Emotion (feelings)- Do not grieve the Holy Spirit (Cor), (Eph 4:30)
- Will- 1Cor 12:11 gifts as he wills
- Actions- He Speaks, testifies about Jesus, teaches what Jesus taught, convicts, intercedes (Rom 8:27-28), guides into truth, prophecy,
The Holy Spirit is Divine
- Divine and infinite.
- In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
- Name is singular, one person, one God, three equal parts Love, Grace and Fellowship
- In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
· The Spirit shares the attributes of God
· Eternal
· All knowing all seeing, omniscient.
· All powerful, omnipotent
· All present, omnipresent
· Involved in creation, hovering over the waters
· Involved in regeneration, renew the face of the earth
· Involved in redemption, new heart and new spirit, born of the Spirit
· The Spirit is active in bringing us the Word of God
All scripture is God Breathed, inspired.
The Spirit longs for Jesus (Rev 22:17)
Pastor Phil Schoonmaker
Matthew 13:45-46 ASV
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a merchant seeking goodly pearls: and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Teen Challenge’s Womens choir from Providence, RI worships in song and sermon.
Pastor Phil begins to unveil the vision for HCC
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