1. Welcome Baptist church Ps Paddy Luzige

2. The Importance of the Holy spirit

3. John 1:31-33 31 I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”

4. 32 Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.

5. 33 And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit

6. The principle of “remaining”

7. Jesus never did any of the five mentioned sins against the holy spirit in the New testament

8. 1. He never Blasphemed the holy spirit mtt 12: 31 2. He never Grieved the Holy spirit Eph 4:30 3. He never resisted the Holy spirit acts 7:51 4. He never lied to the Holy spirit acts 5:3 5. He never quenched the holy spirit 1Thess 5:19

9. Acts 19: 1-2 1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples 2 and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when [a] you believed?”a They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

10. REASONS WHY PEOPLE DON’T RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT 1.The spiritual things are foolishness to them. 1 Cor 2: 14 2.They are proud worried of what will happen to them. 3.Ignorance of the Holy spirit 4.Fear of the super natural

11. How to receive?

12. Ephesians 5:18-21 18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord

13. 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

14. R - Repent acts 2:38-39 E - Expect Mk 11:24 A - Ask Lk 11:13 D - Drink Jn 7:37-39 Y - Yield Rom 6:13