Indwelling and Outpoured Holy Spirit
This week we're focusing on how much we need to be dependent on the Holy Spirit in order to overcome the flesh. It's more important to yield to and be led by the Holy Spirit than gathering volumes of knowledge about Him.
Acts 2:38,39 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptised, 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 Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”
This is for everyone. Anybody on this Earth can receive the Holy Spirit through faith and great longing/ thirst for the same. Each one/ each member in a family has to repent and be baptised in the Name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of their sins and you will receive the free gift of the Holy Spirit.
Just as how babies go through major achievement stages, referred to as developmental milestones such as rolling over, sitting up, and walking; our spiritual life also has similar milestones.
We need to understand that we have received forgiveness of all sin only because Lord Jesus died on the Cross. It is made possible for every child of God to live a guilt free life.
Psalm 103:3 - who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
When Jesus was crucified, I was there inside Him; and when Jesus resurrected from the dead, He came inside me. After Jesus's resurrection, He presented Himself to the apostles over a span of forty days and then ascended to Heaven to sit at the right hand of God, the Father.
Genesis 2:2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.
God did not rest because He was tired after creating the universe, but because He had finished the work. Similarly, Jesus was seated in the right hand of God after His ascension because He finished the work that was assigned to Him - the salvation of mankind on the Cross. While Jesus was seated on the right hand of God, He was glorified and He asked the Father and gave us the Holy Spirit.
Luke 24:49 I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
So they stayed in the city for nine days, and on the tenth day, the day of Pentecost, they received the Holy Spirit.
Acts 2:1-4 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
From Luke 24:49, it is clear that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit means to be clothed with power from on high which is referred to as ‘Spirit Baptism’ which could be an infilling or an outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is for our inner life so that we may live like Christ, whereas the outpouring of the Holy Spirit is for a powerful Jesus-like ministry/ the Kingdom advancement!
Results of Receiving the Infilling of the Holy Spirit
John 7:37-39 Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. “He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’” But this He spoke of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
So to summarise, we’ve received
Watch the full video here:
Acts 2:38,39 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptised, 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 Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”
This is for everyone. Anybody on this Earth can receive the Holy Spirit through faith and great longing/ thirst for the same. Each one/ each member in a family has to repent and be baptised in the Name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of their sins and you will receive the free gift of the Holy Spirit.
Just as how babies go through major achievement stages, referred to as developmental milestones such as rolling over, sitting up, and walking; our spiritual life also has similar milestones.
We need to understand that we have received forgiveness of all sin only because Lord Jesus died on the Cross. It is made possible for every child of God to live a guilt free life.
Psalm 103:3 - who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
- Because the Lord Jesus died on the Cross (crucifixion), I have received forgiveness of sins.
- Because the Lord Jesus rose from the dead (resurrection), I have received a new life (new born experience).
- Because the Lord Jesus has been exalted to the right hand of the Father (glorification), I have received the outpoured Holy Spirit.
When Jesus was crucified, I was there inside Him; and when Jesus resurrected from the dead, He came inside me. After Jesus's resurrection, He presented Himself to the apostles over a span of forty days and then ascended to Heaven to sit at the right hand of God, the Father.
Genesis 2:2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.
God did not rest because He was tired after creating the universe, but because He had finished the work. Similarly, Jesus was seated in the right hand of God after His ascension because He finished the work that was assigned to Him - the salvation of mankind on the Cross. While Jesus was seated on the right hand of God, He was glorified and He asked the Father and gave us the Holy Spirit.
Luke 24:49 I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
So they stayed in the city for nine days, and on the tenth day, the day of Pentecost, they received the Holy Spirit.
Acts 2:1-4 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
From Luke 24:49, it is clear that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit means to be clothed with power from on high which is referred to as ‘Spirit Baptism’ which could be an infilling or an outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is for our inner life so that we may live like Christ, whereas the outpouring of the Holy Spirit is for a powerful Jesus-like ministry/ the Kingdom advancement!
Results of Receiving the Infilling of the Holy Spirit
- Power to overcome sin
- Boldness to witness
- Divine comfort even in the midst of stormy situations
- Sweet fellowship with the Lord
- A fuller manifestation of spiritual gifts
- Implantation of the life and heart of Jesus (Jesus like Character)
John 7:37-39 Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. “He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’” But this He spoke of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
So to summarise, we’ve received
- Forgiveness through Jesus’s Crucifixion,
- Rebirth through Jesus’s Resurrection, and
- Outpouring of the Holy Spirit (Spirit Baptism) through Jesus’ Glorification.
Watch the full video here:
About the Author
Dr. Damien Antony
Born and brought up in a Christian family, Dr. Damien Antony possessed an unquenching quest for truth right from his boyhood days and eventually his relentless search led him to the Bible. He is a Revival Preacher, Bible Teacher, Leadership Trainer, Author and a Life Coach. He moves under the anointing for Prophetic, Healing, Deliverance, Inner Healing and Financial Breakthrough. God has also blessed him with an Apostolic Mandate to take the Universal Body of Christ to the next level of revelation and anointing.
Born and brought up in a Christian family, Dr. Damien Antony possessed an unquenching quest for truth right from his boyhood days and eventually his relentless search led him to the Bible. He is a Revival Preacher, Bible Teacher, Leadership Trainer, Author and a Life Coach. He moves under the anointing for Prophetic, Healing, Deliverance, Inner Healing and Financial Breakthrough. God has also blessed him with an Apostolic Mandate to take the Universal Body of Christ to the next level of revelation and anointing.
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