keep ourselves in the love of God,25 receive rest to them that ask him?” (Luke 11:10 and 13).

0 and 13). All

and spiritual refreshment, 26 and speak the you have to do is ask, believe, and receive!
hidden wisdom of God. 27 Our spirits always
know how to pray perfectly for situations, ***
for ourselves and for others, so when we don’t Pray, “Father, I recognize my need for Your
know how to pray for a specific situation or power to live this new life. Please fill me with
person, we can pray in tongues, which is a perfect Your Holy Spirit. By faith, I receive it right
prayer!28 Speaking in tongues was the way Paul now! Thank You for baptizing me! Holy Spirit,
received revelation knowledge, and as we follow You are welcome in my life!”
his example, we will too!29
Some syllables from a language you don’t
*** recognize will rise up from your mouth (1 Cor.
Apart from the private use of the gift of 14:14). As you speak them out loud by faith,
tongues, the spiritual gifts we receive are really you’re releasing God’s power from within and
to promote the kingdom of God. We can see this building yourself up in the spirit (1 Cor. 14:4).
quite clearly as we read the book of Acts. Many You can do this whenever and wherever you like!
were healed, delivered, and added to the church
as Spirit-filled believers did signs and wonders It doesn’t really matter whether you felt
and performed miracles. As we contemplate anything or not when you prayed to receive the
the “revivals” happening in many places today, Holy Spirit. If you believed in your heart that
we again see Spirit-filled believers performing you received, then God’s Word promises you did.
these same signs and wonders, bringing life and “Therefore I say unto you, What things soever
vitality to the church and acting as a trumpet ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive
call to bring men and women under the sound of them, and ye shall have them” (Mark 11:24). God
the Gospel. always honors His Word. Believe it!

Perhaps you would like to receive the baptism What’s Next?

in the Holy Spirit.
Andrew has written a book called The New You
As His child, your loving heavenly Father & The Holy Spirit that will help you understand
wants to give you the supernatural power you need more. He has also prepared a two-message teaching
to live this new life: called The Holy Spirit of the same name on audio
CD, which contains the same material. You may
“For every one that asketh receiveth; order them by calling the Helpline, by email, or by
and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that writing to Andrew Wommack Ministries.
knocketh it shall be opened…how much more
shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit

25. Jude 1:20-21

26. Isaiah 28:11-12
27. 1 Corinthians 2:6-7 and 1 Corinthians14:2
Item Code: 503

28. Romans 8:26-27 Andrew Wommack Ministries

29. 1 Corinthians 14:4
PO Box 30 Cape Town 7550
l l

www.awmsa.net 021 914 1110

l

Copyright © 2011 Andrew Wommack Ministries, Inc.

and its licensors. All rights reserved.
 The Baptism of the Holy Spirit In that instant, an amazing transformation took By contrast, in those instances where sections of
place in those believers. On three occasions, Peter the church have embraced the baptism of the Holy
had denied even knowing Jesus,8 but on that day, Spirit, there have frequently been great outpourings,
Just before Jesus completed His earthly ministry,
he stood up with the other disciples in front of the miracles, and massive growth to their assemblies!
He commanded His disciples, “Go ye into all the
assembled multitudes and preached an impromptu
world, and preach the gospel to every creature.”1 ***
sermon in the power of the Holy Spirit.9 About 3,000
people were saved.10 The apostles began to do many Let’s look at some of the things that happen
In doing so, He committed the future of His
signs and wonders,11 and it quickly became apparent when the Holy Spirit comes to us. Jesus said that
bride, the church, to a small group of men who, only
that Jesus hadn’t made a mistake! Men and women when the Holy Spirit came, He would abide with us
a few days previous, had fled in fear, abandoning
were being saved and added to the church daily!12 forever,17 He would be our teacher and remind us of
Him to the cross.2 We could reasonably ask, “Were
everything the Lord had said,18 He would help us
these men equipped for the task?”—because if not, *** to be witnesses,19 He would guide us into all truth,
Jesus had no plan B!
There can only be one explanation for the and He would even show us things yet to come.20
*** change that had taken place in the disciples— Jesus also explained that spiritual power would
the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Even spending accompany the baptism in the Holy Spirit.
Jesus, however, knew exactly what He was doing.
three-and-a-half years with Jesus, observing His
His disciples certainly weren’t equipped, but He had ***
miracles, hearing His teaching, and experiencing
plans to change all that and make them incredibly
everyday life with Him hadn’t changed them, but Paul told us that the Holy Spirit comforts us
effective witnesses. Immediately before He ascended
after Pentecost, they were utterly transformed, through all our challenges and difficulties, and He
into heaven, He gave them one final command, “Don’t
boldly witnessing,13 powerfully preaching the enables us to minister God’s comfort to others.21 In
depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the
Gospel, doing mighty works,14 and fearlessly 1 Corinthians 12, Paul gave us a description of the
Father which you have heard of me.”3
facing persecution and death.15 It was the baptism spiritual gifts that the Holy Spirit distributes. These
*** in the Holy Spirit that made the difference! are the word of wisdom, the word of knowledge, faith,
gifts of healing, the working of miracles, prophecy,
Jesus had previously told the disciples it would *** discerning of spirits, tongues, and the interpretation of
be in their best interests if He went away, because
In those days, it was the norm for believers to tongues. The Holy Spirit decides who receives which
then He would send the Holy Spirit to them.4 Now, as
be baptized in the Spirit. Often, it occurred almost gifts, but the last verse of 1 Corinthians 12 tells us to
He left them, He confirmed that promise: “Ye shall be
simultaneously with the new birth, but on those covet earnestly the best gifts,22 implying that this will
baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence,”5
occasions when the apostles encountered believers have some bearing on the Holy Spirit’s decisions.
and “ye shall receive power, after that the Holy
who had not been baptized in the Spirit, they laid
Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses
hands on them, and the Holy Spirit filled them.16 Every baptized-in-the-Spirit Christian receives
unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in
Sadly, it is far from being the norm nowadays, but at least one spiritual gift, and that is the gift of
Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”6
it is not because God is any less willing to give speaking in tongues. It is possible for us to not use
the Holy Spirit to believers now than He was then. this gift, because the Holy Spirit will never make us
This is exactly what happened. On the Day of
It’s because many believers today are unwilling to do anything against our will. However, there is no
Pentecost, they were filled with the Holy Ghost
receive the baptism in the Holy Spirit, and throughout reason to fear tongues; we are always in control,23
and began to speak in tongues as the Holy Spirit
the church worldwide, whole denominations have and we decide whether to speak in tongues or not!
gave them utterance.7
rejected the very means of their own empowerment! As we use tongues, we build ourselves up spiritually,24

1. Mark 16:15 8. John 18:17, 25, and 27 17. John 14:16

2. Matthew 26:56 9. Acts 2:14 18. John 14:26
3. Acts 1:4 10. Acts 2:41 19. John 15:26-27 and Acts 1:8
4. John 16:7 11. Acts 2:43 20. John 16:12-13
5. Acts 1:5 12. Acts 2:47 21. 2 Corinthians 1:4
6. Acts 1:8 13. Acts 4:8 and 18-20 22. 1 Corinthians 12:31
7. Acts 2:4 14. Acts 2:37, 41, and 43 23. 1 Corinthians 14:32
15. Acts 5:16-18 and 27-33 24. 1 Corinthians 14:4
16. Acts 8:17; 19:2 and 6