Baptism with the Holy Spirit

It was a confusing time for we had just received a call to a southern Parish and had only been in the northern mission for one year. It had been a very difficult year on the family, but we were already seeing revival and growth as the Holy Spirit awakened hearts to the power of God’s love. We arrived at dusk, set up our camper, just in time to take in the evening service. It had been a ten-hour drive and we were weary but full of anticipation as we walked through the parking lot. There were…

The influences of my work and goals at Colorado Christian University is first and for most the Lord Jesus by the encouragement of the Holy Spirit. A factor in which helped me think of this opportunity was Pastor Ricky who himself is not only a pastor he wears many hats a dad, works a job, is about to start a bus ministry, and He is a student at a different online university. See back in 2001 I had just Graduated High School from a Christian high school in Anchorage, Alaska. So my church at the…

Sacramental character, or the indelible ontological mark rendered by the Holy Spirit on the soul of the ordained empowering them to act in the person of Jesus on behalf of the Church (AVP), is not a universally recognized Christian concept. As the Christian church began to shift from a communal entity where the whole community was expected to participate in worship and ministry by making use of their God-given charisms, to a hierarchical institution where ministry and leadership was tied…

J.M.J. Holy Trinity and Spirit of Christ Holy Trinity and Spirit of Christ are two Catholic Churches in Westminster, Colorado. Both churches have details that are unique. Though they are in such proximity with each other, they have characteristics that differ. On the other hand, Holy Trinity and Spirit of Christ share several similarities. In examining their similarities and differences, we can discover that Holy Trinity and Spirit of Christ are wonderful churches in their own way. Holy…

The Azusa Street revival had firmly established the centrality of baptism in the Holy Spirit as evidenced by speaking in tongues, but that was not the only distinguishing factor that would set Pentecostalism apart creating tension with and influencing the rest of Christianity. Freedom in the Spirit meant drastically different worship from mainstream Christianity. As Grant Wacker writes, “Any service – indeed any part of any service…

The Holy Spirit will manifest the present need of the people through you, which might not necessarily meant speaking in tongues. God will give you the utterance to speak in tongues if and only if it will be of great benefit to the people around you. The genuine speaking in tongues from God has no pride and does not cause confusion or distraction in the House of the Lord. Act chapter 10 verses 44 say: “Even as Peter was saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who had heard the…

During Baptism the one who is to be christened is lowered into water symbolizing his or her commitment to both the church and God. Jesus practices this when he asks John the Baptist to baptize him. Communion is the symbol of Jesus’s Final meal with the apostles…

Holy trinity divided into three parts father, son and the Holy sprit. Trinity prides itself on living out Jesus’ message of Faith, Hope and Love upholding the equality, dignity and worth of each individual. "Tri" meaning three, and "Unity" meaning one, Tri + Unity = Trinity. It is a way of acknowledging what the Bible reveals to us about God, that God is yet three "Persons" who have the same essence of deity. The reason why I choose dove because the Holy Spirit came down in a bodily shape, like…

fulfillment of Matthew 28:19, therefore when baptism is performed in Jesus name, the oneness group believes they are fulfilling the command in Matthew 28:19 to baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Acts 2:38 also is a scripture that has been taken out of context by the Oneness group. Speaking in tongue is another belief that is vital to the Oneness belief system. If a person speaks in tongue, they are exhibiting evidence of the Holy Spirit. Speaking in tongue is not…

Through it’s Sacrament of Baptism and environmental ethics, Christianity continuous to be a living religious tradition. While these two aspects of Christianity may seem distinct from one another, they are in fact interrelated, and together contribute to the ongoing relevance of Christianity in the modern world. Baptism is the sacramental entry into the Christian life of faith and worship that is practiced by all denominations, with the exception of the Salvation Army and Quakers. It is a…