When I first heard of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, I wasn’t immediately convinced that this was something the Bible clearly talked about. How could it be? I was raised a Nazarene boy in a family of Nazarenes, going to church every time the doors were open. I was a regional Children’s Bible Quizzing champion, for heaven’s sake! How could I have been exposed to so much of the Word of God over my entire life, yet have never heard of this “Baptism of the Holy Spirit” business? So I was skeptical when I came to a charismatic church that preached this experience.
But these people had something I didn’t. These people were seeing results. They were talking about the power of God like it was a real, tangible thing–and not just doctrine. They were telling stories of people getting healed of crazy diseases like leprosy, AIDS, and cancer. They talked about demons being cast out.
What?! To this denominational boy, this was as far out as outer space. Was this even Scriptural? I had to know. Because as crazy as it was, these folks were experiencing something that I wanted. They had POWER. They had RESULTS.
I had to see if this was the real deal. So I went to the Word of God for myself to see if these things were so.
And what I found stunned me.
And what I found, friend, is that the Word of God has a LOT to say about a second, separate from salvation experience called “The Baptism of the Holy Spirit.” And I want to share what God showed me through His Word to you!
This revelation and experience of being baptized in the Holy Spirit changed my life more radically than any church experience I had ever had. This was different. I was literally clothed with the power of the Holy Spirit and equipped for a life of victory, anointing, and ministry with results.
I want to encourage you to get into the Word for yourself and check this out, allowing the Holy Spirit to breathe revelation knowledge to your spirit. But my job in this podcast is to stir you up, fire you up, and introduce you to a powerful truth that will open the door to a life of victory, life, power, and anointing to fulfill the calling of God on your life.
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