1 Corinthians 12:12-13
"For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.
For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit."

Ephesians 4:4-6
"There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
One Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all."

Colossians 2:10-12
"And ye are complete in Him, which is the head of all principality and power:
In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
Buried with Him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with Him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised Him from the dead."

"Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,
speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord" (Ephesians 5:17-19).

Acts 2:1-4
"And when the day of Pentecost as fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance."

Acts 4:8
"Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: "Rulers and elders of the people!"

Acts 4:31
"After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly."

Acts 7:55
"But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God."

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Acts 9:17-18
"And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales; and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized."

Acts 10:44-48
"While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.
And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter, Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?"

Acts 19:1-7
"And it came to pass, that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus; and finding certain disciples,
He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized?
And they said, Unto John's baptism.
Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on Him that is, on Christ Jesus.
When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues and prophesied.
And all the men were about twelve."

Romans 8:26-27
"Likewise the Spirit helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God."

Ephesians 6:17-18
"And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all saints."

Jude 20-21
"But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life."

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The baptism of the Holy Spirit...
The infilling of the Holy Spirit...
and Praying in the Holy Spirit...

One of the prevailing misconceptions of the baptism of the Holy Spirit is the notion that it is a special ministration enjoyed by only a few Christians. On the contrary, the Scriptures make it plain that every Christian is baptized by the Holy Spirit at the moment of salvation. It is impossible to be saved without the work of the Holy Spirit. "For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free, and have been all made to drink into one Spirit." (1 Corinthians 12:13). It is significant that Christians are never exhorted to seek the baptism of the Spirit. Baptism in the Holy Spirit refers to the activity of the Holy Spirit at the beginning of the Christian life when He gives us new spiritual life (in regeneration) and cleanses us and gives a clear break with the power and love of sin. This initial work of the Holy Spirit brings the new believer into the sphere of the Spirit. In the passage we have just referred to, the work of the Spirit is not thought of as external but internal. All Christians have been made to drink one Spirit.
The Spirit has entered their inmost being and for all Christians, it is the same Spirit that is at work in the deepest recesses of their personality. Goodspeed translates this passage by suggesting that we all have been saturated with the Spirit!
The first dramatic work of the Holy Spirit in the New Testament becomes evident on the Day of Pentecost as recorded in Acts 2. Yes, there were other mentions of the Holy Spirit throughout the Gospels, but it is in Acts we are come face to face with the results of the Holy Spirit at work! But we must realize that the Day of Pentecost is much more than an individual event in the lives of Jesus' disciples and those with them.
The Day of Pentecost was the point of transition between the old covenant work and ministry of the Holy Spirit and the new covenant work and ministry of the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit was at work in the Old Testament, hovering over the first day of creation, empowering people for service and leadership and prophecy, but during that time, the work of the Holy Spirit, in general, was a work of lesser power. The Holy Spirit came only to a few people with significant power for ministry and Moses longed for the day when the Holy Spirit would be poured out on all of God's people: "Would that all the Lord's people were prophets, that the Lord would put His Spirit upon them!" (Numbers 11:29). The Old covenant work of the Holy Spirit was almost completely confined to the nation of Israel, but in the new covenant there is created a new "dwelling place of God (Ephesians 2:22) the Church which unites both Gentiles and Jews in the Body of Christ.
When the New Testament opens, we see John the Baptist as the last of the Old Testament prophets.

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Jesus said, "Among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he...all the prophets and the law prophesied until John; and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come" (Matthew 11:11-14). John knew that he baptized with water, but Jesus would baptize with the Holy Spirit (Luke 3:16).
John the Baptist, then, still was living in an "old covenant" experience of the working of the Holy Spirit.
In the life of Jesus, we first see the new covenant power of the Holy Spirit at work. The Holy Spirit descends on Him at His baptism, and after His temptation Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee" (Luke 4:14). Then we begin to see what this new covenant power of the Holy Spirit will look like, because Jesus casts out demons with a word, heals all who are brought to Him, and teaches with authority that people had not heard before. The disciples, however, do not receive this full covenant empowering for ministry until the Day of Pentecost, for Jesus tells them to wait in Jerusalem, and promises, "You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you" (Acts 1:8). This was a transition in the lives of the disciples as well. The promise of Joel that the Holy Spirit would come in new covenant fullness was fulfilled as Jesus returned to heaven and then was given authority to pour out the Holy Spirit in new fullness and power (Acts 2:33).
The Day of Pentecost was certainly a remarkable time of transition in the whole history of redemption as recorded in Scripture. It was a remarkable day in the history of the world, because on that day the Holy Spirit began to function among God's people with new covenant power!
This fact helps us understand what happened to the disciples at Pentecost. They received this remarkable new empowering from the Holy Spirit because they were living at the time of the transition between the old covenant work of the Holy Spirit and the new covenant work of the Holy Spirit. Though is was a "second experience" of the Holy Spirit, coming as it did long after their conversion, it is not to be taken as a pattern for us, for we are not living at a time of transition in the work of the Holy Spirit.
We today do not first become believers with a weaker, old covenant work of the Holy Spirit in our hearts and wait until some later time to receive a new covenant work of the Holy Spirit. Rather, we are in the same position as those who became Christians at the church in Corinth: when we become Christians we are all "baptized in one Spirit into one body"--just as the Corinthians were, and just as were the new believers in many churches who were converted when Paul traveled on his missionary journeys.
The disciples certainly did experience "a baptism in the Holy Spirit" after conversion on the Day of Pentecost, but this happened because they were living at a unique point in history, and this event in their lives is therefore not a pattern that we are to seek to imitate.
What shall we say about the phrase "baptism in the Holy Spirit? It is a phrase that the New Testament authors use to speak of coming into the new covenant power of the Holy Spirit. It happened at Pentecost for the dis-

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ciples, but it happened at conversion for the Corinthians and for us! It is not a phrase the New Testament authors would use to speak of any post-conversion experience of empowering by the Holy Spirit.
NOW WE COME TO THE SECOND PART OF OUR LESSON...WHAT IS THE INFILLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT?
A careful study of the nature of the filling of the Holy Spirit will reveal that it is the source of all vital spiritual experience in the life of the Christian.
There is an obvious difference in the character and quality of the daily life of Christians. The Scriptures distinguish fundamentally between the saved and the lost by use of many distinguishing terms, but the spiritual divisions of mankind do not stop there. The Scriptures also distinguish the "spiritual" and the "carnal", those who walk "worthily of the Lord" and those who "walk after the manner of men". The distinction represented in these frequent contrasts is within the fold of the Christian Church and is definitely traced to a difference in relationship to the Holy Spirit.
The work of the Holy Spirit in filling the believer may be simply defined as that ministry which is accomplished in the believer when he is fully yielded to the indwelling Holy Spirit. Every reference to the filling of the Holy Spirit indicates a spiritual condition on the part of the person filled which is brought about by the complete control of the Spirit. It is clear from a study of the Scriptures that the Spirit of God is ministering to the individuals concerned in entire freedom from hindrance. Frequently, there is outward evidence of this ministry in the form of a work for God accomplished in the power of the Spirit. The thought is not that individuals by any process have received more of the Spirit, but it is rather that the Spirit has complete possession of the individual. In the original act of indwelling the believer at the time of salvation, it is clear that each individual received the whole of the person of the Holy Spirit, as well as other members of the Trinity. In the nature of the persons of the Trinity, their personality is undivided, ministering and dwelling in entirety wherever any ministry or presence is indicated at all. Accordingly, it is not a question of securing more of the presence of God but of entering into the reality of His presence and yielding to all the control and ministry for which He has come to indwell!
While in this age it is impossible to be filled with the Holy Spirit unless permanently indwelt, it is a sad reflection on the spiritual state of many Christians that though their bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit they are not yielded to Him and know nothing of the great blessings which His unhindered ministry would bring. In the doctrine of the filling of the Holy Spirit, every instance fully sustains the premise that this ministry if found only in Christians yielded to God.
Accordingly, in Acts 2:4, on the Day of Pentecost, the company waiting in the upper room was filled with the Spirit. Peter seeking to honor God before the Sanhedrin was filled (Acts 4:8).

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The early Christians experienced a second filling after prayer as recorded in Acts 4:31. "And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness." An essential quality sought in selection of the first deacons was that they should be "full of the Spirit." (Acts 6:3). Paul, upon receiving the Lord's messenger, Ananias, was filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 9:17). In this case, an unusual feature was that Paul was not filled until Ananias placed his hands upon him, a temporary restriction designed to authenticate Ananias as a messenger of God.
Paul is mentioned as filled with Spirit again years later in Acts 13:9. EVERY HISTORIC INSTANCE OF THE FILLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT ILLUSTRATES THE PRINCIPLE THAT ONLY CHRISTIANS YIELDED TO GOD ARE FILLED.
No one is ever exhorted to be born again by any effort of the flesh, or exhorted to be indwelt, or sealed, or baptized by the Spirit. These ministries of the Spirit come at once upon saving faith in Christ. Christians are, however commanded to be filled with the Spirit. It is, of course, impossible for any Christian to be filled with the Spirit by simply willing it. The Scriptural conditions for this fullness of the Spirit are revealed. It is the responsibility of the Christian to meet these conditions of yieldedness and the fullness of the Spirit will inevitably result.
The great challenge of growing spiritually is learning how to yield and surrender to the Spirit of God within us! Remember, when we receive Christ as our personal Saviour and Lord, the Holy Spirit comes to live within us...not just a part of the Holy Spirit, but all of the Holy Spirit. But learning how to yield to His presence and power is at the heart of Christian living. The yielding of our will and desires is extremely difficult and challenging. Making Christ truly the Lord of our life is a moment by moment process.
In 1 Thessalonians 5:19, we read: "Quench not the Spirit." The word QUENCH means to suppress or stifle. It is patently impossible to extinguish the Holy Spirit in the absolute sense, or to put Him out. His abiding presence is assured for all Christians, His person is indestructible. It is, therefore, quenching in the sense of resisting or opposing His will. Quenching the Spirit may be simply defined as being unyielded to Him, or saying, "No." The issue is, therefore, the question of willingness to do His will.
The child of God who has "the mind of Christ" is one who is fully yielded to the will of God for his life in every particular as Christ was for the will of God in His life. For fullness of the Spirit, it is absolutely necessary to be yielded to Him.
In Ephesians 4:30 we read: "And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption."
Grieving the Holy Spirit involves many factors. The first step may well be the quenching of the Spirit...the persistent resistance of the leading of the Spirit which results in further departure from the will of God. The fact that the Spirit of God has been grieved may be readily determined in the Christian's experience.

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There is a loss of fellowship with God and the fruit of the Spirit will disappear.
Grieving the Spirit is the result of continued disobedience and living in unconfessed sin.
We must make one very important observation concerning the experiences of being filled with the Spirit. It is appropriate to understand filling with the Spirit not as a one-time event but as an event that can occur over and over again in the Christian life. As we continue in our spiritual maturity, we become aware of areas of our life that need to be surrendered to the will of God and there are aspects of our life-style and values that are constantly undergoing spiritual evaluations and changes...and as we yield and surrender to the work of the Holy Spirit, there will be experiences of deep and intense spiritual impact that will effect us. As the result of these experiences, the work of the Holy Spirit will be enlarged and intensified in our Christian living.
One remaining observation! In the Book of Acts, those who were filled with the Holy Spirit on most occasions spoke in tongues (that is, speaking in languages that are not understood by and have not been learned by the person speaking). Maybe a word of explanation will help us! In Acts 1:8, Jesus said: "But ye 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 Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." This was a prophecy and it was fulfilled in Acts 2: "And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language."
So all Jerusalem and Judea knew that the Holy Spirit had come! The next area mentioned in the prophecy was Samaria and this was fulfilled in Acts 8. "Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost; for as yet He was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost. (Acts 8:13-17). There is one other area mentioned in the prophecy and that was..."unto the uttermost part of the earth." This final aspect of the prophecy was fulfilled in Acts 19. In far away Asia Minor in the city of Ephesus, Paul finds men who had received John's baptism but had never heard about the Holy Spirit. "Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on Him which should came after Him, that is, on Christ Jesus. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied." (Acts 19:4-6).
SO THE BIBLICAL RECORD CONFIRMS THE COMING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT TO ALL THE REGIONS MENTIONED IN THE PROPHECY. This could be the reason for the evidence

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of the Spirit's arrival on the Church universal as all the events were similar to the initial coming as recorded in Acts 2, except for the tongues of fire.
But millions of Christians would testify that their deep and intense spiritual moments when the Holy Spirit became so very real to them were moments when they too spoke in tongues as they worshipped Jesus! In our study of the Scriptures, we find many cases where being filled with the Holy Spirit did not result in speaking in tongues! When Jesus was filled with Spirit in Luke 4:1, we have no indication of Him speaking with tongues. It does not imply that Paul spoke in tongues when Ananias prayed for him in Acts 9. Therefore, while an experience of being filled with the Holy Spirit may result in the gift of speaking in tongues, we must conclude that such an experience varies in the sovereign work of God in each individual life! Many Christians throughout history have experienced powerful infillings of the Holy Spirit that have not been accompanied by the gift of tongues.

Now in conclusion, we must answer the question..."What does it mean to pray in the Holy Spirit? In our opening verses of our lesson, we quoted from Romans 8:26-27. "Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities; for we know not what we should pray for as we ought; but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And He that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because He maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God." (Romans 8:26-27).
Paul tells us that in our prayer life, the Holy Spirit cores along us to assist us in prayer because we do not know what to pray for most of the time. The aspirations after holiness and glory which He creates in the lives of believers are too deep to be adequately articulated in words. At a certain stage of religious life the accurate form of words is regarded as essential to the efficacy of prayer, but when the human spirit is in closest harmony with the Spirit of God, words may not only prove inadequate; they may even hinder prayer. But God, before whom the thoughts of all are like an open book, recognizes in those unspoken 'sighs' deep in His people's hearts the voice of the Spirit interceding for them in tune with His own will, and answers them accordingly. I have found that there are deep spiritual moments in the presence of Christ that the feeling of my heart and the cry of my soul cannot be uttered and I find myself just groaning and heaving within my spirit. But there is a sense of peace that results from those intense times of prayer knowing that the Holy Spirit has lifted my concerns unto Jesus who is my mediator and High Priest!
So, thus far in our study we have learned that the Holy Spirit began His work in our lives while we were still sinners. He took away the blindfold and opened our eyes and heart to the glorious truths of the gospel. After His work of regeneration, He begins the life-long process of sanctification, of making us more and more like Jesus. And when we cannot pray as we ought, He helps in our prayers.
Wonderful Holy Spirit, THANK YOU!