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THE BAPTISM OF THE SPIRIT

November 5, 2023

Main Scripture: Luke 4:1-13, 18-19

Additional Scriptures: Revelation 3:20, Isaiah 54:1-2, John 15:20, 26

POINTS:

• Single stage view: there is only one baptism of the Spirit and it happens at salvation.

• Multi-stage view: believes that the Holy Spirit is received in two or more stages, including a distinct experience after salvation that imparts “the fullness of the Spirit.

• Outside The Walls subscribes to the multi-stage view of Holy Spirit baptism as part of the Foursquare denomination.

• The sin the Holy Spirit convicts us of the most is self-righteousness.

• We are given privileges as God’s children. The privilege of boldly coming to God in prayer, security, protection, intimacy, inheritance, family, and authority.

• The multi-stage view of the Spirit’s Baptism focuses primarily on the authority given to us as children of God.

• There is a difference between the indwelling and the infilling of the Holy Spirit.

• The Holy Spirit wants to dine with us so that we are full of Him and have a deeper intimacy with Him.

• We can treat the Holy Spirit’s knock like UPS (just leave the gift at the door), or like “I’ll take it from here”, or with a “Yay! It’s you!”.

• The Holy Spirit will not share space with the devil in your life.

• God is creating faithful servants that can shine regardless of how dark the night is.

• We are baptized by the Spirit to reveal the Father’s heart to the world so that we bring about a redemptive touch wherever we go.

• “A whole notha level means a whole notha devil” - TD Jakes