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Amen. Well, welcome everyone. Like to invite you to stand as we get ready to enter into a time of worship.

Thank you so much for coming out on this Sunday. This is Pentecost Sunday. Of course, that is the birthplace of the church.

That's really where, of course, we hang our roots or where we put is in Pentecostal. Of course, the day of Pentecost is where the church started. It's a big part of the way that we do church.

So, this is a special Sunday. Excited to be with the God's people and God's presence. We also believe every time that we come together that your life can be changed or transformed that you can be delivered.

That God's power is in this room and he's really come here to do something in the minds and in the hearts of his people. And why don't you just clap your hands and receive that all together. Yes, Lord.

Let's welcome God into this place today as we start in worship in this service. >> Praise the Lord, everybody. Turn your neighbors and tell them that God's been good.

Turn your neighbor and tell them that God's been good. Turn to your neighbor and tell them that God's been good. Turn your neighbor and tell them that God's been good.

what it is. >> God's been good. >> God's been good.

>> God's been good. >> God's been good. >> God's been good.

>> God's been good. >> I get a witness. You know that God's been good.

>> God's been good. >> You know that God's been good. >> God's been good.

>> You know that God's been good. >> God's been good. If you know that soul's been good, >> God's been good.

>> God's been good. >> God's been good. >> Yes, God's been good.

>> God's been good. >> God's been good. took a step.

>> Save my soul. Fill me with the Holy Ghost. >> God's been good.

>> God's been good. >> Say, "God's been good. >> God's been good." >> God's been good.

>> God's been good. Oh, say >> you have the Holy Ghost by the way talking when the spirit came. If you want to get it like the upper room, call on Jesus, he'll give it to you.

Say, "Yes, I got it. >> Yes, I got it. >> Yes, I got it.

>> Yes, I got it. >> Yes, I got it. >> Yes, I got it.

>> Yes, I got it. >> Yes, I praise. Hallelujah.

Just like the day of Pentecost of Pentecost, I've been filled with the Holy Ghost. Just like the day of Pentecost, I've been filled with the Holy Ghost. Just like the day of Pentecost, I've been filled with the Holy Ghost.

Just like the day of Pentecost, I've been filled with the Holy Ghost. Just like the day of Pentecost, I've been filled with the Holy Ghost. Just like the day of Pentecost, I've been filled with the Holy Ghost.

Just like the day of Pentecost, I've been filled with the Holy Ghost. Just like the day of Pentecost, I've been filled with the Holy Ghost. Just like the day of >> Just like the day.

>> Just like the day of >> Just like today. >> Just like the day of >> Just like today. >> Just like today.

>> Just like today. >> Just like >> I've been fil I've been filled with the Holy Ghost. >> Yes, I have.

>> I've been filled with the Holy Ghost. >> With his spirit. >> I've been filled with the Holy Ghost >> with the blood of Jesus.

>> With the Holy I' been filled with the Holy Ghost. >> I got it. >> I've been filled with the Holy Ghost.

>> I got it. I'm in there with the Holy Ghost. >> Fill me with the Holy Ghost.

>> Hallelujah. Somebody give him praise. Hallelujah.

Amen. Thank the Lord for the gift of the Holy Ghost. choir came to worship.

Man, they're bringing it. So, good to be in God's presence. We would just want to take a moment and take our prayer requests to the Lord.

If we can continue to pray for Sister Janet, um their family affects a lot of the families in our church. So, we're just praying that the Lord would comfort that be with them and give them strength. They are a people of faith.

So, if you talk to anybody in the family, you'll walk away knowing that their trust is in the Lord. But we just want to pray that the Lord would continue to help them uh through this uh difficult time. So um any other needs by the uplifting of your hands.

Let's be intercessors for our community. If you need prayer in your body, if you're in this place today, if you need anything at all, move forward to the front where we're worshiping in the next song. We will pray with you and believe that the Lord's going to minister to you in this place.

Let's go to the Lord. God, thank you for this privilege to be able to be amongst your people in your presence. Thank you, Lord, for all that you're doing.

being with us in this house, coming to touch our hearts and our minds, ministering to us. Lord, we're grateful that we can come to you with our needs. We're asking that you minister to everyone around us.

People in our families, our workplace, do what you need to do. And of course, within this room, Lord, let there not be any unmet need. People coming in this place battling, Lord, people coming in in need of salvation, needing of encouragement.

Lord, let us be a body that of course asks, ministers to one another, Lord. And we are asking right now that you would work in our room and in our midst. Continue, continue to work, Lord, in this service today as we prepare our hearts for what you're trying to do.

In Jesus name we pray. Amen. You may be seated.

If you are a guest with us today, we're so grateful uh that you have come to be with us. Uh if you've had an opportunity to fill out one of our guest cards, thank you for filling that out. If you have not, you can scan the QR code on the front of your pew.

That will allow us to get some information and invite you to our next VIP breakfast where you can get to know our pastor and he can get to know you. Every Sunday, Spanish services of course is at 3 p.m. So, we're grateful for that ministry and what they're doing.

And uh the Lord is working in the Spanish service. They are growing and we're grateful for all the Lord is doing. Let's continue to pray as we partner with them.

And of course, let's celebrate recovery is every Tuesday at 6:30. That's it for anyone that has hurts, hang-ups, or habits. It's a safe place for you to come uh with a group of people that are trying to recover from those hurts, hang-ups, and habits.

Midweek Matters is every Wednesday at 7 p.m. Again, every Wednesday is our midweek Bible study. That's at 7 p.m.

We of course invite you to that. And next Sunday are our life groups. So, if you're kind of looking throughout your week and you're trying to figure out what your next Sunday is going to look like, uh Sunday evening we have our life groups.

That's where we get together in smaller groups. The benefit of that is you are making time for the body of Christ. And here's the two things that happens when the body of Christ is together.

You minister to somebody else or they minister to you. But none of that can happen if we don't make time. So we're trying to create space on the calendar to get together in smaller groups where we're able to minister to one another.

We're doing our best to really create community. That's what we're hoping for amongst the body of Christ. So, if you don't have a life group, uh, please find one that's close to you or if you have a friend in the church, find one that that makes sense for you.

You go to the one that that you'd like. If you have questions about life groups, you can see Brother Lee right there. He's got his hand raised.

Thank you for those of you that invest in relationships in our church. Our church needs to feel like we're one, and we can't be one unless we have relationships with one another. June 5th and 6th, the ladies are having a church guard yard sale.

The proceeds will go towards our mother's memorial offering. If you have questions about that, please see Sister Kathy and she is back there on the back pew waving her hand. So, see her if you've got questions about that or you'd like to participate.

Thank you to those of you that showed up to Lancaster to pray being a part of that. Uh those of you that came with the youth youth event on Friday evening and invested your time in that. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you. The Lord is doing great things in our church.

Don't you believe that? Would you stand with me as we're getting ready to receive our offering, we're going to invite the ushers to come and continue in worship and grateful, of course, for the ministry of of brother Estus. Uh, every time he preaches, it's powerful.

He's going to be ministering to us in a few moments with the word. So, let's pray for him and pray for our hearts and our ears to be ready to receive what God has for us in the remainder of this service. How many wants the Lord to touch everybody in this place?

That's our desire. Let's agree on that today and ask the Lord to continue to work. Uh thank you for the privilege to be able to give this offering, Lord, this time together uh of course uh to return our tithes and our offering to you, Lord.

Thank you for this moment of worship, our time to be together in worship, and of course for the preaching of the word. Anoint brother Estus as he gets ready to come in just a few moments. Lord, prepare our hearts to be ready to receive what you have for us, Lord.

And Lord, right now, we're creating a space for worship, Lord. Draw us to you right now, Lord. We're hungry for your presence.

There's a there is a hunger in this room with your people, Lord. We're asking that you come and meet us, Lord, as we worship your great name. And we know that you will.

In Jesus name we pray. Amen. Let's worship the Lord together and make some time to touch him.

Your people send it deep in the your people. I hear the sound of revival deep people. We need it now.

We need your glory. Send your hungry. We're thirsty for you.

We want you. We're be waiting for you. We need you.

We're hungry. We're thirsty for you. We want you.

We're patiently waiting for you. We need you. Lord, we will wait for you.

All we want is you. Lord, we will wait for you. All we want is you.

>> Lord, we will wait for you. >> All we want is you. we want you.

>> Lord, we'll wait. >> We will wait for you. >> That's all we want.

>> That's all we want is >> we will wait. >> We will wait for you. >> That's all we want.

>> Lord, we will wait for you. >> Wait for you. >> All we want.

Lord, we will wait. >> We will wait for you. >> That's all we want.

>> That's all we want is you. >> Lord, we will wait. >> We will wait for you.

>> All we want. >> All we want is you, >> Lord. We will wait on you.

>> Wait for you. >> All we want is you. That's why we wait for you >> cuz nothing else.

>> Hallelujah. Come on. Right now we just begin to worship in this place.

Hallelujah. We thank you for what you're going to do right now. Lord, we give you all the glory, Jesus.

Hallelujah. We've been praying. We've been praying.

We've been sowing. Now we're crying. Heaven.

>> Hallelujah. Oh, see. We've been praying.

We've been praying. We've been sowing. Now we're crying.

Heaven turns away. Hallelujah. We need to send the rain, Lord.

Since we've been praying, >> we've been praying. We've been sowing. Now we're crying.

Heaven send the rain. >> Send the rain. >> We've been praying.

>> We've been praying. We've been now the rain. >> Say, "We've been praying.

We've been praying. We've been now. We're crying.

Heaven send the rain. >> Send the rain. Send the >> We've been praying.

We've been praying. We've been sowing. Now we're crying.

>> We're hungry. We're thirsty for you. We want you.

We're patient waiting for you. We need you. >> Hallelujah.

Praise your holy name, Lord. See, I hear the sound. >> I hear the sound >> of rain.

>> I hear the sound >> of rain. >> It's coming. >> I hear the sound.

>> I hear the sound >> of rain. >> And it's coming. I hear the sound.

>> I hear the sound >> of rain. >> I hear the sound. >> I hear the sound >> of rain of rain.

>> I hear the sound. >> I hear the sound >> of rain. >> I hear the sound.

I hear the sound of revival coming. I hear the sound of revival coming is here. >> Anybody believe that right now that revival is here?

Anybody ready? Hallelujah. Thank you, Jesus.

We worship you. Say, "Heaven open." >> Heaven open. >> Receive.

>> Receive. >> Say, "Heaven's open." >> Heaven open. >> Just receive.

>> Receive. >> Say, "Heaven's open." >> Heaven's open. >> Receive.

>> Receive. Say, "Heaven's open. >> Heaven's open.

Receive. Heavens open. Receive.

Heavens open. Receive. >> Heaven is open.

>> Heaven's open. Receive. >> Hallelujah.

>> Heaven's open. Receive. >> Heaven's open.

Heaven's open. >> Open. Open.

Receive. >> Hallelujah. Come on.

Bless his name in his name. Hallelujah. How many know that rain only matters to those that plant seeds in the ground?

Hallelujah. >> Rain only matters for those who have seal. If you believe that, come on, let's bless his name and his hallelujah.

Rain only matters to those who have seen in the ground. >> Hallelujah. Hallelujah.

Rain only matters for those who have seen in the ground. I have seen in the ground and I've been making a harst now. I have seen in the ground and finding a har in the I've been harvesting my heartstr I'm expecting the heart.

Now I got in the ground. I'm expecting a harvest. I'm harst >> is coming.

>> It's coming. >> I'm expecting the harvest now. >> Say, "My harvest, >> my harvest >> is coming.

>> Is coming. I'm expecting the harst now. >> Say the harst >> is coming is coming back in the harst.

Now >> I've got seed. >> I've got seed in the ground. I've been expecting the harvest.

I've got seed in the ground. I'm expecting the harvest. Say my harvest.

>> My heart >> is coming. >> It's coming. planting the harvest.

Now >> say my harvest >> my harvest >> is coming >> is coming back in the harvest. >> Say the harvest >> the harst >> is coming >> is coming. I'm expecting the harst now.

Oh. Oh. Oh.

Oh. Oh, hallelujah. Freshtory feeling called the Holy Ghost.

It's rest and refreshing. It's heavenly power of me. Let it fall on me.

Let it fall. Let it fall on me. Let the Holy Ghost fire.

Let it fall on me. Sing. Let it let it fall on me.

Let it fall on me. Pentecostal revival on me. >> The king is pouring out.

Let it follow me. Let it follow me. Let the Holy Ghost and fire me.

Let it fall on me. Let it fall on me. Then follow me with new times with new me.

This is my time. Renew me with new tongue. Revive me with new wine.

Baptize me with fresh blood. This is my time. This is my time.

Renew me with new blood. Reive me with new wine. Baptize me with fresh.

This is my time. This is my time. Renew me with new blood.

Revive me with new wine. Baptize me with fresh. This is my time.

This is my time. I can feel it in my head. I can feel it in my feet.

The Holy Ghost fire. It's all over me. >> I can feel it in my head.

>> I can feel it in my hand. >> I can feel it in my feet. of glorival.

>> I can feel it in my head. I can feel it in my feet. >> I can feel it in my feet.

The Holy Ghost and fire. It's all over me. Can you feel it?

>> I can feel it in my head. >> I can feel it in my feet. A Pentecostal revival.

It's all over me. Power filled with the spit. >> Power filled with the spit.

>> Just like the day of when the Holy Ghost came, they were all in one. Somebody said, "You ought to go out and praise the Lord." The anointing fell. They began to speak in tongues.

Power filled with the spirit. >> Filled with the spirit. >> Holy Ghost power filled with the spirit.

Filled with the spirit. >> And when that day fires, but this is the power of the Holy Ghost power. Fill with the spirit.

>> Filled with the spirit. >> Holy Ghost power. >> Filled with the spirit.

>> Power. >> Oh, Holy Ghost. Holy Ghost.

>> Power. Come on. Power.

Sing. Power. Power.

Power. Holy Ghost. Power.

I can feel it in my head. >> I can feel it in my feet. >> I can feel it in my feet.

The Holy Ghost that fire. It's all over here. >> It's all over here.

>> I can feel it in my head. >> I can feel it in my feet. Revival.

It's all over me. Power with the spit. power fil.

That's not how the story end. You can have this experience and it happened again. Open up your heart and confess with your mouth.

The Holy Ghost will follow you without a doubt. That's not how the story ends. You can have this experience.

Let it happen again. Open up your heart and confess with your mouth. The Holy Ghost will follow you without power, power, power, power, power, power, power, power, power, power, power, power, power.

Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Oh, let's continue to praise the Lord for a moment here.

We praise you, Jesus. We love you Jesus. Nobody like you Jesus.

Be exalted. Be magnified. Be glorified.

Lord, I feel the Holy Ghost fire in this house today. Yes, God. Yes, God.

Praise God. Hallelujah. We're not done yet.

It's Pentecost Sunday. Today is about promise. All the songs that were sung declared the promise.

For the Old Testament believers, the promise was the spring wheat harvest. for us here today. Jesus said, "It's the promise of the Father, >> the Holy Ghost, and fire." >> Praise God.

>> Praise God. I want you to know today that you can leave this place baptized in the Holy Ghost and fire today. Today.

>> Say today. And if you've been baptized in the Holy Ghost and fire previously, well, guess what? You can get rebaptized today.

>> Hallelujah. Praise God. If you've never been buried in water baptism in Jesus name, you can have that done today as well.

Today. >> Praise God. But I know we already have one candidate for the water today, Sister Michaela.

So, the water's already filled. Today, praise God. I want to thank Pastor Bria for the opportunity to minister today.

I'm going to declare the word of the Lord and then get out of the way and let him work because today is about promise. That's what I want to talk about today is the promise of his spirit. This might sound like a Bible study.

Might come out like that. It might come out like preaching. I'm not sure.

But it's the word of the Lord. And we have to be crystal clear about the promise because if we're not, we're going to miss it. And I don't want any of us today to miss the promise that God has for us.

We're going to begin in Matthew 3:1. John the Baptist declaring the following. He says, "I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry, he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire." Of course, I'm reading from the New King James.

Holy Spirit, if you're reading from the Old King James, it says Holy Ghost. And I've been around this long enough I use them interchangeably. So if I say Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, talking about the same thing.

Praise God. I want to preach with the Lord's help this morning on the physical demonstration of spirit baptism. The physical demonstration of spirit baptism.

Let's pray and ask the Lord for revelation here today. Father, we're grateful for your presence we feel in this house. I know it is your desire.

It is your plan and purpose to fill willing vessels this morning with your spirit to baptize them in the Holy Ghost and fire. I pray this morning as your word is proclaimed that revelation would happen in this house that eyes would be open that minds would be open that hearts would be open Lord ready and willing to receive your word and step into the promise that you have for each and every one of us. It's not by our own might or own strength or our own talent or ability.

It's only in the power of your spirit. We pray it this morning in Jesus name. Everyone said amen.

You may be seated. The physical demonstration of spirit baptism. There was 400 years of silence between the old and new testaments.

The reason it was called the silent years, many things happened historically, but the reason it was called the silent years was because there was a lack of prophetic voice. It was not until John the Baptist, the prophetic voice of God returned to his people. And John the Baptist proclaimed a simple message as we read here in Matthew 3:11.

He preached a message of repentance. Repentance simply means to ask God to forgive us of our sins. To say, "Lord, I'm wrong.

I'm rotten. I'm guilty. God, please forgive me." H then he would baptize candidates in water.

Uh but then he said there was one coming after him who we know today as Jesus Christ. He said he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. I want to draw attention this morning to the word baptism.

The word baptism is used both in reference to the water and the spirit. The Greek word baptiso, it means to dip, to emerge, to submerge. Uh when candidates were waterbaptized, they were put down in the water.

The body was completely submerged in the water. Uh when John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan River, Jesus's body went completely down into the water. All throughout the book of Acts, when people were baptized, they were put down in the water.

At no point in time will we find any candidate for baptism in scripture have water sprinkled upon them. They had to be put under because it was a type of burial. Praise God.

Because when we repent of our sins, true repentance means dying out. True repentance means I'm tired of walking this road. I'm ready for a new life.

I'm ready for a new path. It doesn't mean we have all the answers. It doesn't mean we have everything figured out.

It's just a decision. I'm going to go a new direction. H.

And when we make that decision, praise God, then comes water baptism in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins. Uh it is a pardoning. It is a bearing of the old man.

It is putting the old man in the grave uh with the expectation that when we come up out of the grave h that we're going to come out with newness of life. Uh that we're going to have a new walk, a new talk, a new mind, and a new vision. And can I tell you here today, if you've not been waterbaptized in the only saving name of Jesus Christ, the only prerequisite is repentance.

H if you repent of your sins today, h and you feel convicted in your heart to get in the water and put down the old man and say, "I'm ready to walk in newness of life." Uh we'll make it happen here today because scripture has commanded it. Scripture has declared it. I'm talking about the promises of God.

Uh May 8th, 1996, I went down in the water in Jesus' name. Uh and my life has been forever changed. June 6th, 1996, uh I was baptized in the Holy Ghost and fire and uh began to speak in other tongues as the spirit of God give utterance.

Uh I'm not preaching about something far off in the distance. Uh I'm preaching about something I've experienced personally, something that has radically changed my life. And many of you sitting here today and it is to whosoever will.

The word baptiso, it means to submerge and it's used in reference to both water baptism and spirit baptism. What I want us to know this morning, the scripture says that we will be baptized in the Holy Spirit and fire. In other words, when the Holy Ghost comes on us, the Holy Ghost takes complete control.

Uh it it's a saturation. It's a covering. It's from the inside out.

It is an experience. Uh it is a demonstration. Uh it is something that others can see and witness and say yes.

The apostle John using the words of Jesus made it clear to us that spirit baptism would be an unprecedented event in the salvation history of God's people. John says the following here in John 7:es 37-39 he says on the last day that great day of the feast Jesus stood and cried out saying if anyone thirst let him come to me and drink. He who believes in me as the scripture has said out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.

H again I want to draw our attention to the flowing uh the rivers of living water. Uh in order to have a flow flow means there's movement. Can I tell you when the Holy Ghost comes on you uh when you are filled with the spirit there is movement.

H there is life. Uh there is transformation. There is an immediate change in us when God fills us with his spirit.

Now it gets even better. Verse 39. But this he spoke concerning the spirit whom those believing in him would receive.

I'm going to get ahead of myself just a little bit here, but notice that belief in him and being baptized with the spirit is not the same thing because he said those who are believing in him would receive for the Holy Spirit was not yet given because Jesus was not yet glorified. So in other words, only Jesus's resurrection from the dead would open the door for spirit baptism. Spirit baptism, Holy Ghost baptism.

It parallels the resurrection in the gospel equation. This was a monumental moment in the history of God's people. Before this time, before this time in scripture, resurrection power never dwelled inside of God's people.

In the Old Testament, we find that God had visited people. He spoke to people. He moved upon people.

Scripture sometimes said that he was in people. But the residing place of God's glory was never the individual. The residing place of the shikina glory of God in later history was a building called the temple.

God's glory dwelt in the temple. People made pilgrimage to Jerusalem for the sole purpose of worshiping God at the temple. Even in Acts chapter 2, which we're going to read in a moment, they were headed to Jerusalem on the feast of Pentecost to worship at the temple.

You see, the baptism of the Holy Ghost at Pentecost would usher in a new era. The temple would no longer be the primary residence of God's glory, but his glory would now dwell in you and me. Paul even said later in the epistles, "Know ye not that your body is the temple of the living God?" I want you to know that's the promise today.

God said, "I'm ready to take up residence inside of you, inside of me. I don't want to live in a building of brick and mortar anymore. I want to live inside of your heart.

Uh I want to bring life to you. Uh I want to bring rivers of living water to you. Uh I want to bring joy to you.

Uh I want to bring peace to you. Uh I want to bring strength to you. Uh I want to bring happiness and life and victory to you.

That is the Holy Ghost, my friends. Jesus affirmed the message of John the Baptist during his 40 days post-resurrection appear appearance. Jesus spent time with the disciples and he instructed them to wait for this promise of the father.

In the Gospel of Luke, chapter 24, we're going to read verses 45- 53, the scripture says, "Then open he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, and said unto them, thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day." That's the gospel. Jesus died. Jesus was buried.

Jesus rose again. >> Paul made that very clear in 1 Corinthians 15 and1. That's the gospel.

Jesus died. Jesus was buried. Jesus rose again.

What does that mean for us? Verse 47. And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations beginning at Jerusalem.

And you are witnesses of these things. And behold, I send the promise of my father upon you. Everyone say promise.

I send the promise of my father upon you, but ye in the city of Jerusalem until you be endued with power from on high. Let me just stop right there and make it clear. The gospel, Jesus died.

Jesus was buried. Jesus rose again on the third day. How do we follow that pattern?

Uh Jesus died. We've got to die. That's what happens when we repent.

Jesus was buried. We've got to be buried. That's what happens in water baptism right here when we go down in Jesus' name.

Jesus rose again on the third day conquering death uh and walking in life. Uh how do we participate in the resurrection? Uh we get filled with the baptism of the Holy Ghost and fire.

That's our resurrection. Uh Paul said in Romans, the same spirit, the same power that raised Jesus from the dead dwells in your hearts, in my hearts. IT'S THE SAME POWER THAT BROUGHT JESUS OUT of that grave on the third day that you and I can have here this morning when we're filled with the baptism of the Holy Ghost.

Praise God. So Jesus said, "Go to Jerusalem. Try there until you're endued." Again, I want to focus on these verbs.

Until you're endued with power from on high. That doesn't sound like something that happens in a closet somewhere. It that that doesn't sound like something that just happens in my mind as I say that as I say a sinner's prayer.

No, there's something beyond that. There's something external. There's something demonstrable that happens.

There's going to be an explosion of power. Let me Let's keep reading here for some context. He led him out as far as Bethany.

Verse 50. He lifted up his hands and blessed them. And it came to pass while he blessed them, he was parted from them and carried up into heaven.

Now listen to these next two verses, very important. And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And they were continually in the temple praising and blessing God.

Amen. So when they went back and they terried and they waited, they didn't just The Bible said they worshiped, they praised him. I I imagine they were singing songs, they were raising hands in exaltation.

WHAT WHAT AM I TRYING to tell us this morning, the only prerequisite that I find for spirit baptism is a is a vessel that is ready and willing to praise God, worship God, love God, and you are a candidate for spirit baptism. You repent of your sins, say, "God, forgive me." Go from this position to this. Praise God.

I've seen many people in the altar. They're always here. Can I tell you, you only need to be here until you've repented.

And once you've asked God for forgiveness, it's time to stand up and raise hands and say, "Lord, I thank you for what you're doing in my life. I thank you for the promise that you have for me. I thank you, God, for bringing me here today.

I thank you, Lord, for the life that I have in you. Uh, praise and worship ushers in the presence of God. That's what just happened right here a few minutes ago and I believe is going to happen a few moments from now when I'm done preaching because God is ready to pour out his spirit on us here today in Jesus name.

Yes, we Pentecostals are a little crazy. But you know what? Sometimes it's the craziness that brings about the humility.

And what attracts God is humility. Now, I know we can get a little out of hand sometimes. If somebody gets out of hand, we'll deal with that.

But Pentecostal praise is a little active. There's a little calisics involved. That's how they worshiped in the Old Testament.

That's a whole another message. I don't have time to preach it today, but there was joy and there was dancing and there was tambourines and shouting instruments and praising the Lord because that ushers in his presence. He's attracted.

The Bible said he's enthroned in the praises of his people. All right, we got to move on here. So, the disciples did exactly what Jesus said to do.

Went to Jerusalem. They terried and in the intermediate they praised and they worshiped God. They were with one accord.

And it was in this environment that spirit baptism came. Acts chapter 2 verse one. It says when the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

Suddenly there came a sound from heaven. a sound. Remember that.

As of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Notice the verb filled. It filled it.

Imagine a a bucket or a pitcher and you're pouring water into it. It's filling up or filled. Verse three.

Then there appeared to them divided tongues as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. They began to speak in languages they did not know supernaturally.

Verse five, and they were dwelling in Jerusalem, Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. And when this sound occurred, so there was a sound There there there was a disturbance. There was something visible that the bystanders saw.

I want to emphasize that point. It wasn't just a mere belief and it just poof happened that there was a demonstration. And when the sound occurred, verse six, the multitude came together.

The outsiders who were watching this, they were confused because everyone heard them speak in his own language and they knew these people didn't know those languages. These were Galileans. These were not smart people.

These were not the intellectuals. These were not the educated people. And yet here they are speaking all these languages supernaturally through the spirit.

So let's jump down to verse 12. It says, "So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, whatever could this mean? Others mocking said, they are full of new wine." In other words, they're drunk.

Remember that. But Peter standing up with the 11 raised his voice and said to them, "Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and heed my words, for these are not drunk as you suppose. Since it is only the third hour of the day, it's too early to get drunk." That's what he's saying.

But let me tell you what this really is. Verse 16, this was that which was spoken by the prophet Joel. It shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out of my spirit upon all flesh.

Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy. Your young men shall see visions. Your old men shall dream dreams.

And on my men's servants and maid, my maid servants, I will pour out my spirit in those days, and they shall prophesy. I will pour out my spirit. That's the important part.

I will pour out my spirit. What did it look like when God poured out his spirit? There was a sound.

There was a a wind. There was a feeling of the house. There were tongues of fire.

And there was the appearance of drunkenness. In other words, it wasn't sophisticated. In other words, it was not dignified.

In other words, this is not the place where the intellectuals would gather and have coffee and debate the issues of the day. This was a drunken scene, probably not much different than a bar on a Friday or Saturday night. Can I get real with this for a moment?

The bystander said, "These people have had too much to drink. I've never been drunk in my life, but I've seen people drunk. I had family of drunks, and I'm not making light of that this morning.

But one thing I know about alcohol, when you have a little too much, you lose your inhibitions, you get a little relaxed, you let your guard down and and you do things that you probably normally would not do. That is what's going on here in Acts chapter 2. When people are baptized in the Holy Ghost and fire, what I want us to know here today is God is still the same as he was then.

And when the Holy Ghost and fire comes on us, we will do things that perhaps we would otherwise not do. We would we we we may act in ways we would otherwise not act. Why?

Because God's power transcends our human nature and he takes over. He takes over the tongue. He takes over the body.

I'm not saying you'll run the pews. I'm not saying you'll hang from the chandeliers. Maybe you will.

I don't know. But I know that when God takes over, there is a physical demonstration. There is a witness of the spirit.

There is power. Uh there is authority in the Holy Ghost. And you no longer can say my will, but we have to say your will.

Your will, your will, your plan, your purpose for me. Praise God. Let me just say this.

We don't have to wait for the spirit to move to start praising. You're gonna be waiting a long time for that. But this is why Pentecostals like to leap for joy and dance before the Lord.

And you know why God is attracted to that? Because it's a demonstration of humility. Most of the time, I know there could be exceptions.

I'm not preaching about exceptions this morning. But most of the time when we're worshiping demonstrabably, we're getting out of our comfort zone. We're doing something we normally wouldn't do.

We're we're we're doing something that people may laugh at us and poke fun at us. But you know what? Sometimes that's what it takes to get God's attention and say, "Lord, I'm serious about this.

I'm serious about wanting to live for you. I'm serious about the promise of the father. I want you in my life.

The resurrection The very act of resurrection requires physical demonstration for it is literally life returning to a dead body. Let's take us back to the grave for a moment. The tomb, the body of Jesus laid lifeless there.

Then the resurrection happened. Breath came back into that dead corpse. Matthew said that an angel came and there was an earthquake and rolled the stone away.

In other words, there was a demonstration. There was power. So if there's a physical demonstration at the resurrection and if the baptism of the spirit equates to resurrection in the gospel equation, then we should also expect physical demonstration when God baptizes us in the Holy Ghost.

Physical demonstration not only happened in Acts chapter 2, but it happened throughout the book of Acts as people are baptized with the spirit. Why is this important this morning? Why why am I taking time in this message today to emphasize this one point?

Because we need to know what to expect. If if you've never been baptized in the Holy Ghost and fire in this house today, I want you to know what to expect when it's going to happen. I have prayed for people, one person in particular I'm thinking about down here on the altar and and be kind of starting to become a chronic seeker praising the Lord.

And every time this person would begin to tremble, begin to shake, person would stop, legitimately scared. And so I want us to know that when we're praising God, we begin to feel something. I want you to know you're right where God wants you to be.

You just you just you just let that feeling come on you. That ain't the devil. The devil ain't going to be anywhere where the name of Jesus is proclaimed.

I can rest assure of that. Devil has to flee at the name of Jesus. You begin to shake and quake under the power of God.

Or maybe you get the stammering lips. Your lips begin to jitter a little bit. I want you to I'm giving some education here because the last the worst thing you could do is just stop.

I want you to know that is the power of God on you ready to take over. And so all we have to do is just to continue to enter in praising the Lord, loving the Lord, and just let him take over. We need to know what to expect when God baptizes us with the Holy Spirit.

Many in modern day Christianity, though I think the tides are turning, is teaching that mere belief is synonymous with spirit baptism. And accepting this belief has caused many to miss out on all that God promised for his people. God wants us to receive all.

Everybody say all. >> All that he has promised us. I don't want to miss out on anything that God has promised me.

We're going to read a few more scriptures here. I want to drive this point home about physical demonstration with spirit baptism. Acts 4:31 it said, "And when they prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness." Praise God.

Boldness. The place was shaken. There was a move.

There was a witness of the spirit. Acts chapter 8 verse 14. Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, who when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit.

For as yet he had fallen upon none of them, they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. So understand they believed. They took the step to get baptized in the water in the name of Jesus Christ.

But they had still not yet received spirit baptism. Verse 17 says, "Then they laid hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit." I got to read this closely. Verse 18.

And when Simon saw he saw something. Simon was a bad dude, but he saw something. And he knew when he saw power.

He saw power. Now look, look what Simon does. He says, "When Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles hands, the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, saying, give me this power also.

that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit. Peter said to him, "Your money perish with you because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money. You have neither part nor portion in this matter if your heart is not right in the sight of God." Simon was a local sorcerer, tuned into the spirit world.

The point I want to drive home is when the apostles laid hands on the believers and they received the spirit, Simon who was a bystander, he saw something. In other words, it wasn't something happened enough that he was willing to pay money to have the same power. Physical demonstration.

Acts chapter 9 verse1 17-18 and Ananas went his way and entered the house and laying his hands on him he said brother Saul the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road as you came has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit. Let me just stop here and say Paul had already had an encounter with Jesus. He had a vision on the Damascus road.

But even though he had a vision and saw the Lord Jesus himself, that didn't make him any better than anybody else. He had to obey the gospel. And a preacher, an unassuming preacher we don't know much about by the name of Ananas, was chosen to go to Paul whose name was Saul at this time and declare to him the power of the spirit.

He laid his hands on Saul immediately. Verse 19 says, "Immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales and he received his sight at once and he arose and was baptized." He was baptized in the spirit and then he got baptized in the water. Belief was not enough.

Belief was just the beginning. Belief was not baptism of the spirit. In this moment there was physical demonstration, scales falling off, receiving of sight.

Acts chapter 10 verse 44- 48, Peter preaching to the Gentiles. Perhaps one of the most powerful scriptures in the book of Acts declaring the gospel. While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the word.

And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had poured out on the Gentiles also. How did they know the Gentiles received the spirit? How did they know?

The next verse tells us, verse 46, for they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God. In other words, the very same experience they had had in Acts chapter 2 is now happening Acts chapter 10 upon the wretched Gentiles. There was an external witness of the spirit.

Then Peter answered, "Can anyone forbid water that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?" and he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Don't take my word for it this morning. That's why I'm reading the scriptures and going through them.

I don't want you to take Brother Ess's word for it. I don't want you to take Pastor Bria's word for it. I I want I pray that you see it in the scriptures.

It's in the word. The promise is to you. It's to your children.

It's to all are far off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. Praise God. I want to be crystal clear what the promise is today.

Uh, amen. It's repentance. It's water baptism in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and the baptism of the Holy Ghost.

It is a promise God has for each and every one of us. One more passage. Those of you been around a while, you know where I'm going.

Acts chapter 19, city of Ephesus. Acts 19 and1. And it happened while Apollos was at Corenth that Paul having passed through the upper regions came to Ephesus and finding some disciples.

And he said unto them, "Did you receive the Holy Ghost when you believed?" Or as the King James says it better, "Have you received the Holy Ghost since you believed?" They said unto him, "We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit. We don't know anything about this." Now, they were believers. But then he asked, "Well then, how were you baptized?" They said, "Into John's baptism." John the Baptist.

Paul says in verse four, "Then Paul said, John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on him who would come after him that is on Christ Jesus." When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. when they heard it. Not next month, not next quarter, but when they heard this, I'm telling you, today can be your day.

The water's already there. If you've not been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ with remission of your sins, I assume we have some robes or we got something. We can make it happen today.

Praise God. That's how important it was in scripture. It was immediate when Paul laid his hands on them.

Verse six, the Holy Spirit came upon them and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. This passage makes a couple things clear. Number one, belief is not synonymous with spirit baptism.

And secondly, physical manifestation, as I have laid out through all the scriptures we've read, accompanies the baptism of the spirit. Acts chapter 2, tongues are the initial sign of spirit baptism. Several other scriptures make it very clear, for they heard them speak in other tongues.

There were a couple passages in Acts we read that did not specifically mention tongues, but it did let us know there is a physical demonstration. And I would argue we could assume they spoke in other tongues. Acts chapter 2, spirit baptism with the initial evidence of speaking in other tongues was part of the original apostolic message.

And we are finding that there are groups of Christians who do not call themselves Pentecostal or apostolic, but they are recovering this truth from God's word. And I'll be honest with you today, I'm not sure God cares much about labels. People need the spirit.

Can I declare this morning, if if you call yourself Baptist, the Holy Ghost is for you. If you call yourself Methodist, well, the baptism of the spirit's for you. If you're an atheist, the baptism of the spirit is for you.

If you're agnostic, the baptism of the spirit is for you. If you're Buddhist, the baptism of the spirit is for you. Uh if you're Hindu, the baptism of the spirit is for you.

If you're Muslim, the baptism of the Holy Ghost and fire is for you. It is the promise that God has given us today. And that is what we celebrate here on this Pentecost Sunday.

Praise God. The music would come this morning. This physical demonstration that I'm talking about, I want you to know that when you're baptized in the spirit, there's going to be a physical demonstration.

There will be stammering lips. And when you fully surrender, God will speak through you in another language. That's all tongues is.

This initial evidence, this physical demonstration that I'm talking about, it is not the evidence of a righteous life. That's not what I'm preaching this morning. It's the evidence of the baptism.

Praise God. Before we can have a righteous life, we've got to have the baptism. And then we learn to walk in the spirit.

And the spirit brings about fruit in our lives. The fruit is what demonstrates and testifies of a righteous life. I I'm simply talking about the baptism of the Holy Ghost and fire.

I want to preach more, but I got to stop. We We God. Let's stand.

talk on about tongues and the theology of tongues. But we we got to have a chance to respond here this morning. I've already said the water's ready.

We've got one person going down in Jesus name. Now, I don't I don't want you to do it just to do it. But if you repent of your sins, if you say, "God, I'm sorry.

God, forgive me. God, I want to I want to live a different life." and you're serious about it and you pray that kind of prayer, the next step is water baptism. You you don't have to do anything good, you don't have to go to, you know, six months of classes and this that and the other.

You just have to repent and then obey the gospel, bury the old man in the water in the name of Jesus and the promise of life. this baptism of the Holy Ghost that I've been preaching about, it's a it's life. If you need life this morning, if you need hope this morning, if you need joy this morning, if you need peace this morning, it's available here.

Here's what we're going to do. I'm not a traveling evangelist. I don't claim to be evangelist.

So, I'm just going to do what I feel led to do. If you want this Holy Ghost baptism this morning, either for the first time or maybe you need a refilling, choir is going to sing. It's a little bit of our tradition, but we have what's called an altar call.

And we invite people to come up to the front. Do you have to come up to the front for God to fill you? No.

He can fill you right where you're at. But I believe by coming up to the front, it's a statement of faith. Say, "God, I'm serious about this.

I I want I want to be filled with your spirit." And then that gives an opportunity for everybody else to know you're seeking. And so when men and women come up front, those of you who aren't seeking, let's pray with them. Let's believe together that today is the day for a new life.

Today is the day for new life. Praise God. Today, right now, here in this place, once you've repented, I don't want us to get so focused on seeking tongues or seeking that physical demonstration I preached about.

What we need to do is simply worship the Lord. Praise the Lord. that that's what we're called to do.

But as we do that, I'm telling you, if you're sincere, as you do that, and you praise and worship the Lord, if you start to feel something, you start to feel a little shake and a little move, just let that flow. Praise God. Are you with me this morning?

I'm going to say a word of prayer and then I'm going to get out of the way, let the choir sing. And I want us to do as we feel led of the Lord here this morning. Mighty God, I thank you for this day.

I thank you for what you've been doing in this house. I thank you for the power of your spirit on this day of Pentecost. Lord, we pray this morning.

Send the fire. Send the fire, Lord. Send the fire to CLC.

Send the fire to Rockill Carolina. Send the fire to our children. Send the fire to the backslinton.

Send the fire to the empty vessels here, the dry and barren vessels. Uh refill with the Holy Ghost here this morning. We pray for Pentecost today.

Uh we don't want to talk about it as simply as a historical event, but we want Pentecost every day. Pentecost every day. Pentecost today.

Uh Lord, send the fire. Send the fire. Pray that church.

Send the fire. Uh let the Lord send the fire today. Uh let's worship as the choir sing and let God send the fire in this house today.

Every knee shall bow. Every tongue comes Jesus Christ forever. Every knee shall bow and every tongue comes Jesus Christ Lord forever.

Oh see every knee >> every knee shall bow. Every tongue conf >> Every tongue confess >> Jesus Christ >> Jesus Christ forever. >> Every knee shall bow.

>> Every knee shall bow. >> Every tongue of >> Jesus Christ. >> Jesus Christ is Lord forever.

Lift up your voice and sing. Clap your hands. of joy, Lord.

Lord, you drop. >> We're praising. >> We're praising for the victory.

>> The weapons we use are weapons. >> Worship is the way the way that the battle is. This is the way that we are.

>> We're praising him for the victory. >> I can't stop. >> Can't stop.

>> I can't stop. >> I can't stop praising. I can't stop praising his name, Jesus.

>> He's been so good. >> Can't stop praising his name. >> I just can't stop praising his name.

>> No, I can't stop praising his name, Jesus. >> Every knee shall bow. >> Every knee shall bow.

>> Every tongue confess, >> every tongue confess >> Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ forever. >> Every knee shall bow.

>> Every knee shall bow. >> Every tongue come >> Jesus Christ. >> Jesus Christ forever.

Lift up your voice. >> Lift up your voice and sing for your clap your hands. Make the trumpet the trumpet.

We praise him. We praise him for the victory. >> The weapons we use are the >> weapons we use are not >> worship is the way that the battle is won.

This is the way that we fight. >> We praise him. We praise him for the victory.

>> Can't stop praising his name. I just can't stop praising his name. I just can't stop praising his name.

Jesus praising praising his name. I just can't stop praising his name. I just can't stop praising his name.

Jesus turn. I won't turn back. >> I won't turn back down.

I won't turn back. >> I won't turn back. >> I won't turn back.

>> I won't turn back now. Oh, I can't stop praising his name. I just can't stop praising his name.

I just can't stop praising his name Jesus. can't stop praising his name. I just can't stop praising his name.

I just can't stop praising his name. Jesus turn. >> I won't turn back.

I won't turn back. I won't turn back now. I won't turn back.

I won't turn back. I won't turn back. I won't turn back.

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I won't turn back. Now, >> I won't turn back. I won't turn back.

I won't turn back. I won't turn back. I won't turn back now.

If you been through what I've been through, you would be rising to what I've been through. You would be praising if >> you been through what I've been through. >> You would be praising to what I've been through.

You would be praising too. You been through what I've been through. You would be praising too.

You been through what I've been through. You and me praising him too. Can't stop praising his name.

I just can't stop praising his name. I just can't stop praising his name. Jesus praising praising his name.

I just can't stop praising his name. I just can't stop praising his name Jesus. Say, "I got a praise.

I got a praise and I got to let it out. I got to help me sing." Yeah. >> I got to pray.

>> I got to pray. >> I got to praise and I got to let it >> I got to let it out. >> I got to praise.

>> See, I got to praise. >> I got to praise. >> I got to praise.

>> And I got to >> I got to let it out. >> I got to praise. I got to pray.

>> I got I got to let it out. I got >> No matter what the weapon is, I want you to know that I win. >> I will.

>> I win. >> I win. >> No matter what the weapon is, I want you to know that I win.

>> I will. >> Yes, I win. >> I win.

No matter what the weapon is, I want you to know that I win. >> I win. >> I win.

>> I win. >> No matter what the weapon is, I want you to know that I win. >> I win.

>> I win. >> I win. >> I win.

>> I win. >> I win. >> I win.

>> I win. >> I win. >> I win.

>> I win. >> I'm overcomer. >> Through Jesus.

>> I will. >> I win. >> I win.

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>> I win. >> I win. I will.

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I been through what I've been through. You would be present to what I've been through. You would be present to you.

What I've been through. You would be Praising you been through what I've been through. You would be praising what I've been through.

You would be praising too. If you been through what I've been through, you would be praising praising his name. I just can't stop praising his name.

I just can't stop praising his name. Jesus praising praising his name. I just can't stop praising his name.

I just can't stop praising his name Jesus. I pray for us as a church body that we would commit ourselves to the development, Lord, of this family, Lord, to supporting them, to laughing with them and crying with them, to being their brothers and sisters in Christ. Lord, we make this commitment to you as they have made this commitment to you as well.

Lord, we're meeting them in this place. I pray blessings on their family as well as brother Marco. Continue to work in them and what you're doing, Jesus.

And we're just grateful for this privilege, Lord, to bury our sister, the old woman, to leave her in this tank, Lord, so she can rise up and walk in newness in life. Lord, thank you for that privilege today as a church, Lord. And thank you for this opportunity.

Hallelujah. Halleluamed praise the Lord. Let me see you clap your hands.

And if you're not ashamed to praise the Lord, let me see you stomp your feet. If you're not ashamed to praise the Lord, let me see you wave your hand. If you're not ashamed to praise the Lord, let me see you for joy.

Clap your hands. Your feet. Wave your head.

For joy. Clap your hands. Your feet.

Wave your head. Lead for joy. Lead for joy.

>> For joy. >> Lead for joy. >> Lead for joy.

Lead for joy. >> For joy. >> For joy.

>> For joy. Lead for joy. >> For joy.

>> Lead for joy. >> For joy. >> Lead for joy.

For joy. For joy. I wish I goodness.

What is up for me when I think of his goodness? I want to dance dance all night. I think of his goodness.

But what is up for me when I think of his goodness? I will set you free. I want to dance all night.

>> All night. >> All night. >> All night.

When I think of his goodness and what he's done for me, when I think of his goodness, how set me free, I'm going to shout, shout, shout, shout, shout all night, all night, >> all night, all night, >> all night, all night, >> all night, all night. >> All I think of is goodness. The song for me.

When I think of his goodness, set me free. I want to dance. >> Yes, dance all night.

All night. All night. >> All night.

>> All night. >> All night. >> All night.

>> All night. >> All night. Oh, I think God is good.

What is up for me? When I think God is good set free, I want to shout. All night.

>> All night. >> All night. >> All night.

>> All night. >> All night. >> All night.

>> All night. >> All night. >> All night.

>> All night. >> All night. >> All night.

>> All night. all night. Oh, we worship you.

We worship you. If you >> been through what I've been through and >> you and me >> too. >> Crazy to you.

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