February 10, 2006 - Answer The apostle Paul clearly taught that we receive the Holy Spirit the moment we receive Jesus Christ as our Savior. First Corinthians 12:13 declares, “For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, slave ...

April 29, 1984 - It begins in Acts 1:5 where Jesus says to his disciples, “John baptized with water, but before many days you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” Then in verse 8, he says, “You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses.” The fulfillment of these two promises came on the day of Pentecost.

January 15, 2018 - And Galatians 3:14 says that we “receive the promised Spirit through faith.” So, as we meditate on the word of God, faith comes by that word (Romans 10:17), and in and by this faith we experience the presence and power of the Holy Spirit.

May 28, 2024 - For everyone who asks receives, and the one who searches finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?”

May 14, 2024 - Now when they heard this, they ... we do, brothers?” Peter said to them, “Repent, and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy ...

5. Know that the gifts (and fruits) of the Holy Spirit are for you. Ask for them. God gives us spiritual gifts for the edification of the Church (I Corinthians 14:12), to build up the Body of Christ in love and unity, “that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ” (I Peter 4:11). You can pray to receive greater gifts.

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So, what I ask you to do is: get across to someone who already has the gifts of the Holy Spirit – may be your Pastor, maybe the minister of God with you has the Holy Spirit (the gifts of the Holy Spirit); he can lay hands on you, and you will ...

All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in tongues as the Spirit enabled them.” · Acts 19:1–6: “While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples and asked, ‘Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed...’ They answered, ‘No.’ ...When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.”

April 24, 2024 - Pray, Father, I recognize my need for Your power to live this new life. Please fill me with Your Holy Spirit. By faith, I receive it right now! Thank You for baptizing me. Holy Spirit, You are welcome in my life. Congratulations! The Lord promised that He would give the Holy Spirit to all who asked Him in faith (Luke 11:10-13).

Answer (1 of 3): The Holy Spirit of God hovered over the dark deep, before God said: “Let there be light!” To prepare for the end of time, “the Spirit and the Bride says ‘come’! God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit, is the A and the Z. What happened in between?

September 11, 2018 - Yet Jesus made his disciples the most astounding promise about the Holy Spirit, one so astounding I think many of us do not really take it seriously: it was to their advantage, he said, that he return to heaven if it meant they receive the Spirit (John 16:7).

June 21, 2022 - Baptism is not an absolute precondition, but repentance is a precondition for both water baptism and Spirit baptism. For people to receive the Spirit, two things are needed: (1) faith and (2) repentance.

March 23, 2026 - God has already given us the Holy ... to beg for it or even ask for this gift. All you need to do is acknowledge the gift of the Holy Spirit and receive Him, just like you would any gift....

January 10, 2025 - One thing I am confused about is how to receive the Holy Spirit and how to know you have received it? Here are some verses. Do we receive the Holy Spi...

Notice that. Anything that does not essentially glorify Jesus is not a work of the Holy Spirit. That’s one good way to check. Everything the Holy Spirit does is ultimately directed to glorifying Jesus. And then it says: “... he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

To understand the three necessary steps to receive the Holy Spirit, let’s meditate upon Peter’s statement to the first converts after the coming of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost: “Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, ‘Men and brethren, what shall we do?’ Then Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and let every one of you be baptised in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.’” (Acts 2:37,38)

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April 29, 2021 - We receive the Holy Spirit by putting our faith in Jesus Christ. It is done by confessing His deity and believing that He has risen from the dead. As we trust in Christ, we have confidence to ask God to give us His Spirit.