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God is the Creator Genesis 1: 1-31 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, "Let there be light," & there was light. God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

God is the Creator Isaiah 45:18 For this is what the LORD says— He who created the heavens, He is God; He who fashioned and made the earth, He founded it; he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited— He says: "I am the LORD, and there is no other.”

God is the Creator John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.

God is the Creator Isaiah 40:28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.

Holy Spirit Baptism Page1 Matthew 3:2-11, John 21:1-14 Waist deep in the swirling waters of the Jordan river, unshaven, dressed in camels hair, & breath reeking of honey & wild locust's, stood one of the greatest Prophets that has ever walked the earth. John the Baptist's message was simple, scriptural & profoundly prophetic. Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.......... I indeed baptise 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 baptise you with the Holy Spirit & fire. (Matthew 3:2-11)

Holy Spirit Baptism Page 2 John 21:1-14 John the Baptist prophesied the coming day of Pentecost, when Jesus would baptise His church with Holy wind & purifying fire. Jesus Christ taught His disciples that He was the Son of God. Jesus foretold that He would have to die on the cross, & be resurrected from the dead. Yet after His death many of His closes followers went back to their menial jobs. (John 21: 1-14) Jesus rose from the dead three days after His death on the cross. He appeared to His disciples many times after His resurrection.

Holy Spirit Baptism Page 3 Acts 1-8 Forty days after He rose from the dead, Jesus gathered His Apostles together & commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised. ....."Which," He said., "you have heard of from Me; For John baptised with water, but you shall be baptised with the Holy Spirit not many days from now." (Acts 1 : 4-5) Jesus last recorded words have come to be known as the Great Commission, "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; & you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, & in all Judea and Samaria, & to the end of the Earth." ( Acts 1-8 )

Holy Spirit Baptism Page 4 John 20:19-22 Acts 2:1 Jesus spoke these words to men that He had spent three years teaching. The Apostles were born again believers. They had already received the Holy Spirit. ( John 20:19-22 ) Yet the Apostle could not effectively witness and carry out the work that God wanted without receiving something more, something that they did not have prior to the Day of the Pentecost. When the Day of the Pentecost had fully come, one hundred and twenty believers gathered together in a room at Jerusalem. The Bible tells us they were 'all with one accord.’ ( Acts 2:1 )

Holy Spirit Baptism Page 5 Matthew 22:34-40, Romans 13:8-10, Matthew 5:6-7 The day of Pentecost was an annual feast held by the Israelite people to celebrate the giving of the law through Moses & their departure from Mount Sinai. The word Pentecost means fiftieth day. The contrasts between the Old Testament Pentecost & the New Testament Pentecost are quite remarkable. In the Old Testament fifty days after the Passover lamb was slain, the feast of Pentecost was celebrated. In the New Testament fifty days after Jesus (the Lamb of God) was slain, God's people experienced Pentecost. On the first day of Pentecost in the Old Testament, Israel received the ten commandments on tablets of stone. On the New Testament day God's people acquire God's commandments of love written on the tablets of their hearts ( Matthew 22 : 34-40, Romans 13 : 8-10, Matthew 5 : 6-7)

Holy Spirit Baptism Page 6 Acts 2:2-4 At the New testament Pentecost, the disciples were waiting in the upper room with an expectation that something was about to happen, when God manifested Himself supernaturally. The Holy Bible says: And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other Tongues, as the spirit gave them utterance. (Acts 2: 2-4)

Holy Spirit Baptism Page 7 Acts 2:6-13 This mighty rushing wind roared out across the sleepy city street of Jerusalem early that morning like a 747 flying low over the roof tops. The scripture says ' And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together ,...' ( Acts 2:6-13 ) People came from the surrounding vicinity to see where this cacophonous wind was coming from & they (the multitude) were confused because everyone heard them (the 120) speak in his own language. (Acts 2 : 6-13) The one hundred and twenty disciples had received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ was born.

Holy Spirit Baptism Page 8 Acts 2:17 The Baptism in the Holy Spirit enabled the disciples to witness with holy boldness and was the commencement of Joel’s prophecy And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh. ( Acts 2:17 ) According to scripture if a person is truly Baptised in the Holy Spirit they will speak in tongues and receive a holy boldness to witness about the Lord Jesus.

Holy Spirit Baptism Page 9 Acts In the book of Acts, there are five occasions when people received the Baptism in the Holy Spirit and all people who received this infilling spoke in tongues. 1. Day of Pentecost, the 120 (Acts 9 : 17) 2. At Samaria, the Samaritans ( Acts 8 : 11-24) 3. At Damascus, Paul (Acts 9 : 17) ' I thank my God I speak with tongues more than you all; ' ( 1 Cor 14 : 18) 4. At Caesarea, Cornelius (Acts 10 : 44) 5. At Ephesus, The Elders ( Acts 19 : 1-7)

Holy Spirit Baptism Page 10 Acts The Baptism of the Holy Spirit is a definite experience of which one may & ought to know whether he or she has received. It is evident from Acts 8:15-16, where we are distinctly told that the Holy Spirit had not as yet fallen upon any of them. To the little group of disciples at Ephesus, Paul put the definite question "Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye believed ? " (Acts 19:2 RV) It is evident that the receiving of the Holy Spirit was an experience so definite that one could answer yes or no to the question whether he had received the Holy Spirit. In this case the disciples definitely answered no. (Acts 19:2) The Bible is clear as day on the Baptism with the Holy Spirit, as on every other point. It sets forth an experience so definite & so real that one can answer yes or no to the question. "Have you received the Holy Spirit"

God is a Spirit John 4: 24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth." Genesis 1:2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

God is a Spirit 2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. John 3:7-9 (New American Standard Bible) Do not be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born again.' The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit."

God is a Spirit Genesis 1:26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; You are a spirit you have a soul ( mind emotions) & you live in a body. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

God is Love John 4:16 (New King James Version) And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.

God is a Father Matthew 6:6 (NIV) But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Isaiah 9:6 (NIV) For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

God is a Father Matthew 6:14 (NIV) For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. Job 29:16 (NIV) I was a Father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger.

God is a Father Psalm 68:5 (NIV) A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. Isaiah 63:16 (NIV) But you are our Father,though Abraham does not know us or Israel acknowledge us; you, O LORD, are our Father, our Redeemer from of old is your name.

God is the Alpha & Omega Revelation 21:5-6 (NIV) He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" Then he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true." He said to me: "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life. He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son.

God is the Alpha & Omega Revelation 22:13 (NIV) I Am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

God is the Alpha & Omega Isaiah 44:6 (NIV) "This is what the LORD says— Israel's King and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God.

Jesus is God Philippians 2: 5-11 KJV Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Jesus is God Colossians 2:8-10 NIV See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ. For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority.

Jesus is God John 14:5-14 NIV Philip said, "Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us." Jesus answered: "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'? Don't you believe that I Am in the Father, and that the Father is in Me? The words I say to you are not just My own. Rather, it is the Father, living in Me, who is doing his work. Believe Me when I say that I Am in the Father and the Father is in Me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves. I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in Me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask Me for anything in My name, and I will do it.