Pentecostal preacher, Assemblies of God minister, honours graduate of Brasenose College Oxford, PhD in theology, honorary academic fellow of the University of Wales
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
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
Dr David Petts tells the exciting story of how he came to believe in and experience the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Future podcasts will unpack the biblical foundations.