Pastor Elio Marrocco's "Did You Receive The Holy Spirit" sermon at New Life Christian Church on February 10, 2013. You can learn more about New Life Christian Church here: http://www.newlifecc.ca

1. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT?
Text: Acts 19:1-7
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2. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
‘Did you receive the Holy Spirit
since you believed’?

3. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
“…unless you are born of the
Spirit you cannot enter the
kingdom of God”

4. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
“If anyone does not have the
Spirit of Christ he does not
belong to Christ”.

5. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
1. Relation of the Holy Spirit to the
believer.
John 14:15-17
‘If you love me, keep my commands. And
I will ask the Father, and he will give
you another advocate to help you
and be with you forever— the Spirit
of truth…

6. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
1. Relation of the Holy Spirit to the
believer.
John 14:15-17
… The world cannot accept him, because
it neither sees him nor knows him.
But you know him, for he lives with
you and will be in you.’

7. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
1. Relation of the Holy Spirit to the
believer.
a) With
b) In

8. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
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.’

9. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
1. Relation of the Holy Spirit to the
believer.
a) With
b) In
c) Upon

10. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
1. Relation of the Holy Spirit to the
believer.
2. Purpose of this baptism.
a) Power

11. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
Acts 1:4
‘On one occasion, while he was eating
with them, he gave them this
command: “Do not leave Jerusalem,
but wait for the gift my Father
promised, which you have heard me
speak about.’

12. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
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.’

13. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
1. Relation of the Holy Spirit to the
believer.
2. Purpose of this baptism.
a) Power
b) Placing
c) Gifting

14. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
Don Cousins
'Spiritual Gifts are special abilities given
by the Holy Spirit and distributed to
every believer according to God's
design and grace for the common good
of the Body of Christ.'

15. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
THERE ARE 21 DIFFERENT GIFTS

16. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
1. Relation of the Holy Spirit to the
believer.
2. Purpose of this baptism.
3. Results of Baptism with the Holy
Spirit.
a) Witness
b) Service-Involvement in serving God

17. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
Acts 2:14-21
Then Peter stood up with the Eleven,
raised his voice and addressed the
crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who
live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to
you; listen carefully to what I say.
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These people are not drunk, as you
suppose. It’s only nine in the
morning!...

18. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
Acts 2:14-21
... 16
No, this is what was spoken by the
prophet Joel: 17
‘In the last days, God
says, I will pour out my Spirit on all
people. Your sons and daughters will
prophesy, your young men will see
visions, your old men will dream
dreams…

19. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
Acts 2:14-21
... 18
Even on my servants, both men and
women, I will pour out my Spirit in
those days, and they will prophesy. 19
I
will show wonders in the heaven above
and signs on the earth below, blood
and fire and billows of smoke…

20. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
Acts 2:14-21
... 20
The sun will be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood before the
coming of the great and glorious day
of the Lord. 21
And everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

21. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
Luke 3:21-22
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When all the people were being
baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And
as he was praying, heaven was opened
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and the Holy Spirit descended on him in
bodily form like a dove. And a voice
came from heaven: “You are my Son,
whom I love; with you I am well
pleased.’

22. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
1. Relation of the Holy Spirit to the
believer.
2. Purpose of this baptism.
3. Results of Baptism with the Holy
Spirit.
a) Witness
b) Service-Involvement in serving God
c) Fruitfulness

23. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
Have you received the
baptism of the Spirit?

24. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
1. Relation of the Holy Spirit to the
believer.
2. Purpose of this baptism.
3. Results of Baptism with the Holy
Spirit.
4. How can this become my
experience?

25. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
4. How can this become my
experience?
a) Repent and Obey
Acts 2:38
‘Peter replied, Repent and be baptized,
every one of you, in the name of Jesus
Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.
And you will receive the gift of the Holy

26. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
4. How can this become my
experience?
a) Repent and Obey
Acts 5:32
‘We are witnesses of these things, and so
is the Holy Spirit, whom God has
given to those who obey him.’

27. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
4. How can this become my
experience?
a) Repent and Obey
b) Ask, seek, knock

28. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
Luke 11:9-13
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So I say to you: Ask and it will be given
to you; seek and you will find; knock
and the door will be opened to you. 10
For everyone who asks receives; those
who seek find; and to those who knock,
the door will be opened….

29. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
Luke 11:9-13
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“Which of you fathers, if your son
asks for a fish, will give him a snake
instead? 12
Or if he asks for an egg, will
give him a scorpion? 13
If you then,
though you are evil, know how to give
good gifts to your children, how much
more will your Father in heaven give
the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

30. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
4. How can this become my
experience?
a) Repent and Obey
b) Ask, seek, knock
c) Laying on of Hands

31. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
Acts 8:17
‘
Then Peter and John placed their hands
on them, and they received the Holy
Spirit.’

32. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
Acts 9:17
‘Then Ananias went to the house and
entered it. Placing his hands on Saul,
he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus,
who appeared to you on the road as
you were coming here—has sent me so
that you may see again and be filled
with the Holy Spirit.”

33. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
Acts 19:6
‘When Paul placed his hands on them,
the Holy Spirit came on them, and they
spoke in tongues and prophesied.’

34. DID YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
Acts 9:33
‘Then the church throughout Judea,
Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of
peace and was strengthened. Living in
the fear of the Lord and encouraged by
the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.’