Author: David Petts

Dr David Petts is an international speaker and author who is best known for his 27 years as Principal at Mattersey Hall Bible College and his in-depth but easily understood teaching on the Holy Spirit. Now retired, he enjoys preaching locally, and teaching through his podcast, Great Bible Truths with Dr David Petts.
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017 Why are spiritual gifts important? 2 of 2


Spiritual gifts were important in the early church and they are just as important today! Listen here to the second part of this vital message from Dr David Petts to the Church.

Scripture References:

1 Corinthians 12:7
1 Corinthians 12:13
1 Corinthians 14:5
Romans 1:11
1 Corinthians 12:1-3
1 Cor. 10:19-21
1 Corinthians 14:23-25
Philippians 2:10-11

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015 Baptism in the Holy Spirit as the gateway to spiritual gifts


If we wish to see more of the supernatural in our lives and in our churches we need to understand that the gateway to supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit is to be first baptised in the Holy Spirit with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues!

Scripture References:

Acts 1 :4-5, 8
Acts 2:4, 10 :46, 19:6
1 Corinthians 12 :8-10
Romans 12
1 Corinthians 12:28-31, 13 :1-3
Ephesians 4:11
1 Corinthians 12:1-13 cf. 10:19-20
John 14
Acts 1:4-5 and 2:4

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014 How to receive the Holy Spirit 2 of 2


Dr David Petts encourages all who love Jesus to come to Him in faith for cleansing, expecting God to give good gifts to his children. One such gift is that of speaking in tongues as a way of edifying ourselves once filled with the Holy Spirit.

Scripture references:

Come to Jesus:
John 7:37


Come for cleansing:
Romans 5:1
1 John 1:9


Come in faith:
Luke 11:11-13


Expect God to give:
Expect God to give what you ask for:
Expect to speak in tongues:
Acts 2:4, 10:46, 19:11
1 Corinthians 14:14-15


Maintaining the Fulness of the Spirit:
Ephesians 5:18
2 Timothy 1:6-7

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013 How to receive the Holy Spirit 1 of 2


Listen here to Dr David Petts’ bible-based teaching on how to receive the Holy Spirit and speak in tongues. Part 2 next week 🙂

Scripture references:


The Holy Spirit is a gift:
Acts 2:38, 5:32, 8:20, 11:17
Luke 11:13


The Gift cannot be earned:
No Scriptures quoted


The Gift has already been given:
Joel 2:28 and Acts 2:17
Acts 1:4 and John 7:39
Who may receive the Gift?
Acts 2:38
John7:37-39

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012 The initial evidence for the baptism in the Holy Spirit


Some of us may feel we just ‘know’ we are filled with the Spirit. Others of us may say there is evidence in our lifestyles. Listen to Dr David Petts for a fully Biblical (rather than experiential) explanation that there should be evidence and what it should be.

Scripture references:

Ephesians 5:18


Evidence is to be expected:
Acts 2
Acts 6:3
Acts 8:18
Acts 10:44-46
Acts 19:1-7


What Evidence is to be Expected?
Acts 2:1-4, 8:14-24, 10:44-48, and 19:1-7.
Acts 2:7-12
Acts 2:16-17
Acts 10:44-48
Acts 11:15-17
Acts 19:1-7


Do All Speak in Tongues?
1 Corinthians 12:30
1 Corinthians 14:18-19
1 Corinthians 14:4,14-15
1 Corinthians 14:5, 13, 27-28
1 Corinthians 12:29-30


The Challenge of Christian Experience
1 Corinthians 4:6

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011 Baptism in the Holy Spirit – Distinct from Regeneration


Despite the Holy Spirit’s work at conversion, here Dr David Petts refutes the arguments that suggest that all believers are baptised with the Holy Spirit at conversion.

Scripture References:

A Distinct Purpose:

Luke 24:49

Acts 1:4-8

Mark 16:15ff

Hebrews 2:4

1 Corinthians 12:7, 13

A Different Manner of Reception:

Acts 8:18, 19:6

Acts 2:4, 10:46, 19:6

A Delay in Timing:

after water baptism:

Acts 8:4-25

Acts 19:1-6

Acts 2:38

Mark 16:16

Matthew 28:19

The Meaning of 1 Corinthians 12:13:

The problems disappear if we translate the first part of 1 Corinthians 12:13 as follows:

For we have all been baptized in one Spirit for (i.e. for the purpose or benefit of) the one body.

This may be justified on the following grounds:

Although eis frequently bears the meaning ‘into’, this is by no means its only meaning.

eis polemon = for war,

eis ti = ‘for what?’ or ‘why?’

Matthew 3:11 where NIV translates eis as for.  I baptise you in water for repentance.

Paul himself understood and used eis with this force:

1 Corinthians 8:6

Ephesians 4:30

For further discussion of this theme, see the article Baptism in the Spirit in Pauline Thought in JEPTA, Vol. 7, No.3, p. 98ff. See also the article in Pentecostal Perspectives, K. Warrington (Ed), Paternoster, 1998, p98ff.

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010 The Baptism in the Holy Spirit – Introduction


In this podcast, Dr David Petts outlines the foundational doctrines of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit.

 

Scripture References:

Acts 1:1-9

 

The Spirit coming ON you:

Acts 2:17

Acts 8:15-17

Acts 10:44

Acts 19:6

 

Interchangeable expressions:

  • being baptised in the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:5, 11:16)
  • receiving a promise (Acts 1:4, 2:39)
  • receiving a gift (Acts 1:4, 2:38, 8:18, 8:20, 10:45, 11:17)
  • receiving power to be witnesses (Acts 1:8)
  • receiving the (gift of the) Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38, 8:15, 8:17, 8:19, 10:47, 19:2)
  • being filled with the Spirit (Acts 2:4)
  • having the Spirit come on, fall on, poured out on, you (Acts 1:8, 2:17, 8:16, 10:44-45, 11:15, 19:6).
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008 The Fruit of the Spirit


One of the great works of the Holy Spirit is the fruit that can grow in our lives. Hear Dr David Petts’ teaching on the subject.

 

Scripture References:

 

1 Corinthians 6:11

1 Peter 1:2

Galatians 5:22-23

 

 

Fruit not Gifts

1 Corinthians 12:11

1 Corinthians 12:30

Galatians 5:22-23

 

The Fruit in the Life of Jesus

 

1 Corinthians 13:13

Matthew 4:3-4

Matthew 27:40

John 13:1-17

Acts 10:38

John 14:9

Romans 5:1

Psalm 16:11

Luke 10:21

Colossians 3:12-14

Galatians 2:20

Romans 5:5

1 Corinthians 13:1ff.

 

Cultivating the Fruit

 

2 Corinthians 3:18

1 John 3:2

Galatians 5:19-21, 5:16, 5:24