Acts 1:8, “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.” Right before Jesus ascended into heaven He gave these powerful parting words.  He wanted to make sure His disciples received…

Acts 2:4, “All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.” Luke records in the above passage that the clear and evident sign that the disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit was that they spoke in other tongues (languages) as the Spirit…

Acts 2:38b-39, “…And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off —for all whom the Lord our God will call.” One of the most beautiful things about the “gift of the Holy Spirit” according to Peter is that…

Ephesians 5:18, “Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.” Paul in the noted passage gives the believer a clear choice in finding joy and satisfaction between getting drunk with wine and being filled with the Holy Spirit.  Certainly, the obvious choice is not to get drunk…

Acts 10:46, “For they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God.” After the Day of Pentecost and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the 120 in the upper room the disciples began to preach throughout the whole region.  One of the biggest internal questions they dealt with while preaching was, “Does God want…

Acts 19:2, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” The book of Acts is named as such because it is the record of the “Acts of the Apostles.”  After the Gospels, the book of Acts is the only historical based book in the New Testament and it is the only book that gives…

1 Corinthians 12:1, “Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.” Who would you rather learn to fly from- an experienced Air Force F-22 pilot or someone who has never flown a plane?  And better yet, who would you trust your life with in a…

1 Corinthians 12:7, “Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.” Paul begins his training passage on the nine spiritual gifts with the above verse on the  “inclusive” nature of the spiritual gifts.  In other words, Paul was teaching all the disciples at Corinth that each one (every…

1 Corinthians 12:8, “To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom…” The first of the nine spiritual gifts that Paul listed is the “message of wisdom.”  The message (or word) of wisdom is, “a supernatural revelation of the plans and purposes of God in the future.” The Holy Spirit uses this…