The baptism of the Holy Spirit
Dr. Roberto Miranda(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY:
The writer discusses the importance of receiving the Baptism of the Holy Spirit as a Pentecostal Church. They explain that this experience is distinct from receiving Christ as Lord and Savior, and it activates the Power of God within a person. The writer notes that every believer has the Holy Spirit but may lack the additional dimension of being filled with the Holy Spirit. They use the example of a car that requires a key to activate combustion and state that God wants believers to activate the power within them. The writer emphasizes the importance of this experience and encourages believers to seek it.
In this sermon, the speaker talks about the importance of receiving the Holy Spirit and how it can bring power, vitality, and energy into a person's life. He shares his own experience of seeking the move of the Holy Spirit in his congregation and the challenges they faced, including the division of the church and the departure of some members. However, he also shares how God provided musicians to help them in their worship and how the move of the Holy Spirit brought growth and new people into their church. Overall, the speaker encourages his congregation to actively seek the filling of the Holy Spirit in their lives.
The speaker talks about the early days of his church, Congregación León de Judá, and how they relied on the Holy Spirit to guide them. He shares how he prayed for musicians and God sent them, and how they changed the church's name to reflect God's call. He encourages Christians to actively use the Holy Spirit in their lives and not be afraid to take steps of faith. He also shares stories of people being baptized with the Holy Spirit and encourages everyone to seek a fresh impartation of the Holy Spirit.
The speaker invites people to open themselves up to the Holy Spirit and ask for a fresh baptism. They encourage repentance and consecration to God, and ask the Lord to anoint and fill them with His Spirit. The goal is for people to have an authentic encounter with the Holy Spirit and live at the level of their calling.The Bible specifically speaks of the filling, the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. The Word speaks to us in the Book of Acts of that transforming experience that the first disciples, the Apostles, had, and the Lord Jesus Christ told them: Do not leave Jerusalem to fulfill the great commission until you have received what? power from on high
And many believers I am absolutely sure right here, right now, that many of you, and that is not your fault, have not had an experience with the Holy Spirit like that in that way and you need to get into that, and we are going to be doing everything as possible in the coming months and weeks to facilitate this, today after the service I would like to have a moment of being before the Presence of the Lord and ask for a refreshment of the Holy Spirit on our lives.