Baptism with the Holy Spirit

My Christianity experience began from birth. I was baptized and confirmed as a Catholic. I practiced that faith until God called my husband, who had been in Protestant ministry, to a higher position in his church. I switched to be the “Helpmeet” I felt God wanted me to be. There are many similarities in practices and beliefs in both faiths so it was not a hard transition. The author of our text book begins the chapter on Christianity by saying “Christianity is basically a historical…

different religions/cultures. Some of the religions you can come across as a healthcare worker include the Baptist, Buddhist, and Hindu religions. The Baptist religion is a denomination, or branch of Christianity that the individuals believe in baptism for the believers by full immersion. In this religion there are several doctrines that they go by, This religion originated in 1639 when Roger Williams founded a church…

not to earn my way to heaven, but in response to the gift of salvation I have received from the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross. As a follower of Jesus, I no longer try to live for myself but for him. As I follow Jesus and am lead by His Holy Spirit I seek to live a life of holiness. Paul confirms this when he states in Galatians 2:16-21, “ 15 We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; 16 yet we know that a person is justified not by the works of the law but through faith in…

making summer plans) but I know sometimes God has other plans for us. On Pentecost Sunday, we talked about how the Holy Spirit lights a fire within each of us and I see, I am sure you will see as well within this newsletter, the Spirit continues to burn at Bethany with a variety of opportunities to live out our faith. While we may be taking a vacation from everyday life, the Spirit…

While at Newcastle Emlyn Evan became a strong believer “Baptism of the Spirit”; this basically means that instead of being baptised in water we should be baptised in the Holy Spirit. Evan started speaking at some small meetings. These small meetings are what eventually became the Revival. People started showing up at these meetings in the thousands and within two weeks…

Pastor Jack Hayford invites us to rediscover the power and the blessing that come from such disciplines such as Committing to Hearing His Voice, Living in the Power of Baptism, Resources of the Lord’s Table, Spirit of Forgiveness, Feeding on God 's Word, Maintain Integrity of the Heart, Abiding in the Fullness of Spirit, Submission to His Will, Practice of Solitude, and the Life of a Worshiper. Pastor Jack brings valid principles and practices to help serious Christians find there road to…

Luke shares with his readers.”(Flemmings’p.26). The apostles in the first century, were very passionate and serious in their missionary work, and often sought to engage the Christian audience by sharing their own individual experiences with the Holy Spirit. In early Greek works, there are historical facts surrounding key point’s relative and important regarding the role of contextualization in first century. According to Flemming’s, he notes “That literature provided…

learn about what guides us in making moral decisions and what happens when we miss the mark. Most importantly, we learn that God gives us everything we truly “need to live a holy, happy, and healthy life”(228). In article 47, various topics about the call to be holy are discussed. The goal of “Christian morality is to live a holy life”(230). In other words, the goal of Christian morality is to live a life, without sin and darkness, as a follower of Jesus. All Christians are disciples of Christ.…

you love yourself). The most important principle involves the relationship between Christians and God. Devotion to God can mean such things as prayer, worship, Bible study and other religious readings. Christian devotion to God also includes Baptism, sharing of food and drink, gifts of money and services to the church.…

a person must comprehend how each gift is manifested in the Holy Spirits character and thus is an example for how we as Christians should choose to live our lives, based off of these principles. Also, one must fully explore and research each individual theme and how they can incorporate it into their own life, if they wish to become fully immersed in every aspect of the Christian faith. I plan to discuss each gift of the Holy Spirit, which include the following: wisdom, understanding, counsel,…