Vineyard Church North Phoenix | Watch Me Burn: Burning With the Spirit

1. Introduction
2. The Holy Spirit is God . He is a member of the trinity.
1. Acts 5:1-4
2. The Holy Spirit possesses Attributes that the Father and the Son also possess.
1. Life
1. a. Rom. 8:2
2. Truth
1. a. John 16:13a
3. Love
1. a. Rom 15:30
4. Holiness
1. a. Eph. 4:30
5. Omnipresence
1. a. Ps. 139:7
6. Omniscience
1. a. Rom. 8:26
3. The Holy Spirit is a Person .
1. He is Distinct from the Father and the Son.
1. a. Matt. 3:16-17
2. b. II Cor. 13:14
2. He has Intelligence .
1. a. John 14:26
3. He has a Will .
1. a. Acts 16:7
4. He has Emotions .
1. a. Is. 63:10
4. We can each know the Holy Spirit personally, not just as an impersonal influence or a good feeling.
1. The Holy Spirit is a personal Friend of God�s people (Christians).
1. a. John 14:16-17
3. Of the members of the trinity, the Holy Spirit is actually the closest to us because He dwells in us (John 14:17b). Even so, it is difficult to understand the Holy Spirit�s personality.
1. This is because the Holy Spirit aims only to promote the glory of Jesus Christ and draws no attention to Himself.
1. John 16:14-15
4. How can I be filled with (or �baptized in�) the Holy Spirit?
5. Being �baptized in the Holy Spirit� is a hotly debated topic in the church today. How did this concept originate?
1. Matt 3:11
2. Acts 1:4-5
3. Acts 2:2-4
4. Acts 10:44-48
5. Acts 11:15-18
6. The word �baptize� in Greek means �to dip� or �to immerse.� It conveys the sense of being overwhelmed .
1. John the Baptist, Jesus, and Peter all taught that we should expect to be immersed in (overwhelmed by) the Holy Spirit.
2. This �overwhelming,� �immersion,� or �baptism� in the Holy Spirit is essential for true discipleship!
7. How do we experience the filling of the Holy Spirit?
1. We receive All of the Holy Spirit when we become Christians and are �born again.�
1. Rom. 8:9
2. What about an actual second experience with God where we are �baptized� in the Holy Spirit?
1. Having the Holy Spirit in us does not guarantee that we will experience His power and gifts .
2. More is required of us for that to happen.
3. Paul commands us to be filled with the Spirit!
1. a. Eph. 5:18
4. Luke emphasizes the sovereign and initiatory filling of the Holy Spirit.
1. a. Acts 2:4
2. b. Luke 1:15
3. c. Luke 1:41
4. d. Acts 4:8a, 31
5. These fillings are sudden and dramatic, yet they have no discernible pattern of results!
1. a. They might be accompanied by speaking in tongues , preaching, or even leaping in the womb!
6. In Scripture, there is no discernible pattern or formula for how the Holy Spirit falls on us or fills us.
1. a. John 3:8
3. So how am I filled with the Holy Spirit?
1. When you are born again you do receive all of the Holy Spirit. But, because of the lack of understanding and/or teaching, many Christians are not told to ask for and expect the fullness or the empowering of the Holy Spirit.
2. That is why many Christians refer to having a �second experience� with God or being �baptized in the Holy Spirit.�
3. Scripturally and theologically we are supposed to ask for and receive the �filling� of the Holy Spirit at Conversion . It�s all one package! But many of us didn�t know that, so we haven�t actualized what we already have!
8. Summary
1. So what does �baptism� in the Holy Spirit mean?
1. It means to be filled, immersed, overwhelmed, or empowered by the Holy Spirit.
2. When does this occur?
1. It occurs initially when you ask for it.
1. a. Luke 11:13
2. It occurs repeatedly.
1. a. Eph. 5:18
3. How does it occur?
1. By you asking the Holy Spirit, by faith, to fill you personally. You must yield to Him and allow Him to do Anything He wants to with you and through you.
4. What is the Evidence of the infilling of the Holy Spirit in my life?
1. Acts 1:8
5. Why do this?
1. For the Power to walk with Jesus and minister like He did. Without it there is no way you can do that!
6. God wants to fill you with His Spirit, but you have to ask !
1. James 4:2c
9. Conclusion

(Unless otherwise indicated all Scripture verses are in the New American Standard Version.)