"The Holy Ghost and Fire"

"The Holy Ghost and Fire"

"But you shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." (Acts 1:8)  A "ghost" is a spirit of a departed one; when Jesus Christ died on the cross and rose again the third day, He told His disciples to go and wait in an upper room until they be endued with "power from on high."  Mary, the mother of Jesus, and all the apostles; Acts 1:15 says there were 120 of them, went to the upper room and they tarried there for the Spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ, "The Holy Ghost and Fire."

Holy Ghost Baptism

 Over 580 million people all over the world have received the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in tongues as the Spirit of God gives the utterance  ...  and the number is growing minute by minute.  People of every denomination, people in every Nation of the world: children, adults, teenagers, elderly, all have been filled the "power" the Lord said would come.  This "power" is essential to salvation (Acts 2, Acts 8, Acts 10, and Acts 19), and it is imperative for us to go up in the Rapture of the church (I Thessalonians 4:16-18).  "But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you." (Romans 8:11) 

Holy Ghost and Fire

John the Baptist, said, "but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire." (Matthew 3:11-12)  This "fire of the Spirit" is covering the globe, a headstart on fulfilling Joel 2:28, "And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh  ..." 

"You, however, are controlled not by the sinful

nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives

in you.  And if anyone does not have the Spirit

of Christ, he does not belong to Christ."

(Romans 8:9)

You say, "I believe in Jesus Christ, but I have never spoken in tongues."  There is more for you!  How do we know that the Spirit of Jesus Christ lives within us?  We will speak with tongues as His Spirit gives us the utterance.  This is the evidence that we are filled with His Spirit.  Does every person speak in tongues, who is filled with His Spirit?  Ten out of ten do!  That Spirit living in you will raise your body when the Rapture takes place, and as the scripture says, without His Spirit, we are none of His.  

Prayer to Receive Holy Ghost

If you have prayed to receive the Holy Ghost, but you have not received it, have an anointed man or woman of God lay hands on you.  The laying on of hands is for healing, deliverance, being filled with the Holy Ghost, mighty miracles, peace, direction, and any number of other things that fall in these categories.  That's why the Lord set up the Church; we must have an "anointed" Holy Ghost filled Pastor; if you don't have one anywhere in your area or part of the world; please consider making promiseland.net your home Church.  You can be healed and filled with the Holy Ghost while watching streaming, when Pastor Kenneth Phillips prays during services.  

JOY UNSPEAKABLE AND FULL OF GLORY!

Life affords us moments of happiness, but, it cannot give us JOY.  Being filled with the Holy Ghost gives you JOY Unspeakable and Glory!  It is the most profound, mysterious, astounding, awesome, incredible, ecstatic happening of your entire life!  

You say, "I read my Bible, but it seems to be just words and I don't understand it most of the time; it doesn't seem to move me like it should."  Being filled with the Holy Ghost will open your understanding of the Word of God, and to so many things in life.  John 14:26 says, "But the comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you."  

"All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit

and began to speak in other tongues as the

Spirit enabled them."

(Acts 2:4)

The Holy Ghost is nothing to be afraid of, but, rather the one precious treasure of God to be sought after, cherished, desired, and greatly hungered for with a pure heart.  The Bible calls it a "Comforter," and truly it is.  I remember my days before I received the Holy Ghost, and they were full of depression and sadness, but now I join with the Apostle Paul in saying, "I speak with tongues more than ye all."  JOY awaits you!

Be filled, dear friend; repent of your sins with a Godly heartfelt sorrow, and seek the Spirit of the Lord.  He fills empty vessels; we must empty ourselves of all things ungodly; the Lord Jesus Christ cannot dwell with sin.  Then, lift your arms and your heart to the One who created you, and ask Him to fill you with the Holy commodity that's sweeping the world, the Spirit of the soon coming King.  Then, join the 580 million walking around with JOY and  "The Holy Ghost and Fire." 

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PromiseLand Church, Austin, Texas, Pastor Kenneth Phillips)