TOPIC : BAPTISM OF THE HOLY GHOST
TEXT : Matthew 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost
Memory Verse : Revelation 1:10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet
FOCUS
This morning we are looking at another facilitator of vision and it is Holy Ghost Baptism. The first thing to do before Holy baptism is to teach people. Many have not received it because they were not taught. It is after teaching them you begin to baptize them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The word baptism means to be immersed , soaked, saturated, to be fully engrossed just like new wine.
You remember the story in Act of Apostles, the Bible said they were all gathered together in one accord and suddenly, the Holy Ghost came upon them like cloves of tongues and they began to speak in other language. So, Holy Ghost Baptism is not mechanical, its not something the pastor will try to push people down to ensure they speak, or the pastor begins to whisper to their ears, no it comes from above.
The Holy Ghost Baptism is so unique that it gave them different tongues, different languages. I want you to know that Holy Ghost Baptism is part of the heritage of the kingdom. There are battles that will confront your vision that the only way you can fight them out is to speak in tongues, been baptized in the Holy Ghost.
Every vision has a royal battle to fight. You don’t have to work less, you only have to pray more. Vision attracts opposition, every vision from God attracts an opposition from hell and once the opposition comes, you need to engage in spiritual battle, the Holy Spirit begins to lead you into where He wants you to pray strategic warfare.
LESSON
Joel 2:28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions
In the old testament, the Holy Ghost Baptism was a promise and in the new testament it became a reality because In the books of Acts, the Apostles witnessed an outpouring of the Holy Ghost in a dimension that the world had never seen before. In the old testament, people also carried the spirit of God; people like Elisha, Elijah, they were men filled with the spirit of God.
The spirit of God is operational, you are the ones that determines the level you will be baptized. There are different baptism, some immersed, some a touch, some intoxicated by the spirit. You determine the level you are immersed. When it comes to the baptism of the Holy Spirit, it’s not limited to s group of people, the person seeing vision is also controlled from the spirit realm, even dreams. Everything we do is born out of the spirit and the spirit of God is what makes man. The more you are spiritual, the better.
God does not want you to live a useless life. When Jesus was going, He told us as a promise that He will send a comforter that will reach us all things. You cannot realize and fulfil your vision without the spirit of God. Don’t forget that the spirit of God in the life of a man is more that gold. When you are baptized in the spirit, you know things, the deep will call unto the deep in your vision, you begin to see beyond the veil, God begins to exceed your expectation, you will be able to exercise your authority as a child of God, the opposition in your vision, you will be able to attack them back. It is time to get baptized, you are loved in Jesus Name. Amen
PERSONAL CONFESSION
I receive divine help to engage the ministry of the Holy Spirit in the actualization of my vision .
PRAYER FOCUS
Father help me to acknowledge the Holy Ghost to unfold my vision to me as it unfolds in the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Until you are empowered by the Holy Ghost you can’t empower others through your vision.
Vision rides on the wings of the Holy Ghost.
