Jesus was filled with the Spirit. That's why He could do what He did in ministry. He is our model. Every Christian should try to imitate Jesus and be filled and baptized with God's Spirit. This message tells you the what, why and how of this topic.

1. WHYTHE BAPTISM OFTHE SPIRIT?
What? Why? How?

2. WHO ISTHE HOLY SPIRIT?
Father, Son & Holy Spirit are God God in Three Persons
Father—the Initiator
Jesus—The Liberator
Holy Spirit—The Facilitator of what God starts & Jesus frees!

3. WHO ISTHE HOLY SPIRIT?
All God does on earth, He does through His Spirit
“The Holy Ghost is the Executive of Jesus Christ and
the Father. If you want to know the mind of God you must
have the Holy Ghost to bring God's latest thought to you and
to tell you what to do.“ SmithWigglesworth
Acts of the Apostles = The Acts of the Holy Spirit

4. WHAT IS IT? ( MANNA :)
A powerful experience of God for all Christians
You are filled (baptized) with the Holy Spirit
The experience normally changes you dramatically
You can and should be filled with the Spirit many times
after that

5. WHAT HAPPENS?
You Become More Like Jesus
You fall in love with God more than ever!
You love people more than you thought possible
Your character, spiritual gifts and purpose for
living imitates Jesus more than ever.

6. WHY DOES GOD OFFERTHIS?
To help us become more like Jesus!
To love God and people extremely well!
To help God save humanity via the Gospel
To live, work, pray and die, if necessary, for the Gospel
To bring great glory to God by imitating and obeying Jesus

7. JESUS NEEDED IT!
“Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit,
returned from the Jordan and was
led around by the Spirit in
the wilderness for forty days,
being tempted by the devil. Luke
4:1-2
“Jesus returned to Galilee in the
power of the Spirit 4:14 and
all his miracles began!

8. GOD’S SPIRIT EMPOWERED JESUS
“The Spirit of the Lord is on
me,
because He has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
Luke 4:18-19
“…how God anointed Jesus of
Nazareth with the Holy
Spirit and power, and how he
went around doing good and
healing all who were under the
power of the devil.…” Acts 10:38

9. TO LOVE PEOPLE
WITH GOD’S POWER
But, if I cast out demons by the
Spirit of God, surely the
kingdom of God has come upon
you (Matthew 12:28).

11. HOW NECESSARY FOR US?
“Do not leave Jerusalem,
but wait for the gift my Father
promised, which you have heard
me speak about.
“…in a few days you will be
baptized with the Holy
Spirit.” Acts 1:4-5

12. REVIVAL IS COMING! GET READY!
But you will receive power
when the Holy Spirit
comes on you;
and you will be My witnesses
in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and
Samaria, and to the ends of the
earth.” Acts 1:8

14. ASK TO BE FILLED
WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
To have God’s wisdom and courage
To do the works of Jesus
To be His witness to others
To live a life full of joy, peace and righteousness
To be ready to follow Jesus in the REVIVAL!

15. HOWTO BE FILLED
Repent of all known sin
“The Holy Spirit will come when a man is cleansed.There must
be a purging of the old life. I never saw anyone baptized who
was not clean within.“ SmithWigglesworth
Be reconciled, make restitution, forgive everyone completely
Come to God desperate, broken and fully surrendered
Come to God as a son or daughter who needs their Father’s love

16. HOWTO BE FILLED
Be willing to suffer for Jesus
“If you desire to be filled with the Spirit you can count on one
thing, and that is persecution.” Look at Jesus, the 12, Stephen
—-SmithWigglesworth

19. LET’S PRAY