 There is no limit to what God can do with the life surrendered to the Holy Spirit. The key to the empowered Christian life, the key to walking in the fullness of what God promised is connection with and surrender to the person of the Holy Spirit. The baptism with the Holy Spirit is the influence of the Holy Spirit who lives in you taking over your life. And as you begin to surrender that influence to the Holy Spirit, things begin to happen. Your worship is set on fire. Your understanding of the word is raised. Your prayer life is set on fire. Your evangelism becomes bold. Your ability to resist sin becomes stronger. Your closeness with God is more often and more intensely sensed. You become more aware of his presence. You begin to walk in greater measures of God's love, joy, peace, and patience. The fruit of the Spirit is expressed through your surrendered life. There are many benefits to the baptism with the Holy Spirit, but I wanna share with you now three things that I've learned about the baptism with the Holy Spirit that I pray will help to bring a greater understanding of what exactly this is and a greater appreciation for what the Holy Spirit is doing in our lives when we are baptized with the Holy Spirit. So the first thing, number one, what I've learned about the baptism with the Holy Spirit, again, I'm just giving you three in this message. It's an event and a lifestyle. Now, because many believers don't know this about the presence of the Holy Spirit or the baptism with the Holy Spirit, they become confused with some of the terminology and they become confused with even some of the teachings that we present concerning things like speaking in tongues, surrendering to the Holy Spirit, receiving of that mighty power on your life. So let's make this clear. At salvation, you are baptized with the Holy Spirit. The baptism with the Holy Spirit takes place at salvation, but it's also a continual lifestyle. So the baptism with the Holy Spirit, and I'll show you this in a moment, is both a well and a river. It's both an event, an experience, or an encounter, and a continual state of being. Now, let's look at what the scripture has to say so that we can solidify this first point that the Holy Spirit resides in you, dwells in you, becomes one with your spirit. You are baptized with the Holy Spirit at salvation. Ephesians chapter one, verse 14 says this, the Spirit is God's guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify him. Here we see that the Holy Spirit is the seal of salvation. So he's present at the moment of salvation. Romans chapter eight, verse nine, but you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. So if you have the Spirit living in you, that means he has influence in your life. And remember that those who do not have the Holy Spirit of Christ or the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all. That's Romans eight, nine. So there it's very clear that you can't even be born again without the Holy Spirit. Those who are unbelievers, those who have not placed their faith in Christ do not have the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit in the way that the believer has the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit. So only children of God can have the Holy Spirit. And if you are a child of God then you definitely have the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit comes to live in you the moment you're saved. You're baptized with the Holy Spirit in that sense in that you receive the infilling. Now, I'm gonna help you work through some of the terminology in a moment because this right here is a point, as I said that causes confusion for many believers because they don't understand that it's both and not either or. The baptism with the Holy Spirit, yes, does take place at salvation. But we also still refer to some of these secondary experiences as the baptism with the Holy Spirit and the use of that terminology causes some confusion. So to clarify, let's just start simply by saying that the moment you are saved you are filled with the Holy Spirit. The moment you put your faith in Christ Jesus the Holy Spirit comes to live in you. It's not as though you get saved and then you have to be an extra good Christian to receive the Holy Spirit or that you have to work to receive the promise of the Father that would be to submit your mind to legalism. That's a legalistic religious perspective, a works-based view on salvation and on your relationship with God. So when you're born again the Holy Spirit comes to dwell in you. He abides in you. God does not send to you a baby Holy Spirit. He does not send to you a partial Holy Spirit. The eternal cannot be divided into portion nor is God waiting for you to perform in order for him to give his promise. He gives you his promise because you're his child. That's why you have the Holy Spirit. So God doesn't reserve the presence of the Holy Spirit or the anointing or his power for just the elite group of Christians and there's no such group at all. Rather, we experience more of the power more of the anointing as we surrender to the influence of the Holy Spirit within our lives. So when you are saved, God makes that deposit of the Holy Spirit in you. All of his power, all that he is, everything you need to live the Christian life is deposited in you the moment you are born again. No baby Holy Spirits, no new convert Holy Spirits, no partial deposits of the Holy Spirit. He comes in fullness. He's fully committed. God is not withholding him until you perform. In fact, you can't even perform until you have the Holy Spirit. John chapter three, verses five and six, show us the nature of salvation and how the Holy Spirit works in this process. Jesus replied, I assure you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit, capital S. Humans can reproduce only human life but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life. So there we see that the Holy Spirit is involved the moment you are saved. You could not be saved without the work of the Holy Spirit. He is a participant in the work of salvation. So let's clarify that. The moment you are born again, you receive the infilling of the Holy Spirit. So that is the baptism with the Holy Spirit. But remember, the baptism with the Holy Spirit isn't just a one-time event. It's not just a one-time occurrence. Now some might ask, well, Brother David, does that mean that the Holy Spirit comes and goes? No, no, no, no. The Holy Spirit does not come and go but the influence of the Holy Spirit can be strengthened or weakened depending upon whether or not we choose obedience or disobedience. So as you obey, the influence of the presence of the Holy Spirit who always abides in you is strengthened. As you disobey the influence of the Holy Spirit who does not leave you is weakened. So he still remains, he abides, but you're just not making use of the power that he's giving to you. You're not surrendering to the influence of the presence that lives within you. So the Holy Spirit doesn't abandon you when you make a mistake. Rather, what happens is that you become less aware of his power, you become less aware of his presence, and you become less responsive to his voice and thus that influence is weakened in your life. Now, not only is it that one time event but it's also a continual lifestyle, a continual state of being. The baptism with the Holy Spirit again is both a well and a river, both an encounter and a way of being. So the baptism with the Holy Spirit is also a continual feeling. Ephesians 5.18 says this, don't be drunk with wine because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit. Now, the grammar of the Greek used in this text indicates to us a continual infilling. Not like water in a cup, but more like wind in a sail, something that continues to have influence that needs to continue in order to have effect. Now, you wouldn't know this by just doing a lookup of the Greek definition in this particular context, nor would you see it in say, for example, a tool like the interlinear Bible. You would have to look at the grammar of the Greek here and this is implying a continual state of being, a continual surrender to that influence of the Holy Spirit. So there is a difference between the infilling of the Holy Spirit and the filling of the Holy Spirit and it's in the terms right there. The infilling is when you receive him. The filling is when you release him. Now, this is only possible because of point number two and that is that number two, it comes from within. The baptism with the Holy Spirit comes from within. Now, let me clarify this because that can sound a little bit new age, but before I clarify that, I want you to leave this in the comment section. Let it be your prayer. Say it publicly, write it out now. Fill me, Holy Spirit. I want you to write that whether you're watching live or on the replay. Fill me, Holy Spirit. I want you to publicly declare that prayer and ask the Holy Spirit to fill your life that he might have influence. Okay, so first we talked about the fact that the baptism with the Holy Spirit is both an event and a lifestyle. And now I'm coming to my second point here. The second thing I've learned about the baptism with the Holy Spirit is that it comes from within. You may say, okay, wait a minute, Brother David. I thought it came from heaven. I thought it came from God. Yes, but remember, at salvation you received the Holy Spirit. So now the Holy Spirit comes to live in you. So if the Holy Spirit comes to live in you and the Holy Spirit dwells in you, he that is joined to the Lord is one spirit with him, then now where does that influence come? Comes from the presence of the Holy Spirit who lives where? In you. Where does the Holy Spirit live? In you. So where does his influence come from? Within you. So when I say that the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the Holy Spirit comes from within, I am not saying that it's of your own power. It's of your own strength, that it doesn't come from God. I'm saying that when you were born again, as we already saw, the Holy Spirit comes to dwell within you. So then when you surrender to that influence, you're surrendering to the Holy Spirit who lives within you. Now this is important because people get confused whenever you talk about the initial infilling and the ongoing influence of the Holy Spirit. It's almost like the Trinity, for example, now I'm going off on a bit of a tangent to give you an analogy to show you how confusion on this particular subject usually goes. Like for example, with the Trinity, we know that God is three persons, but one God, not God expressing himself in three different personality types. No, God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, all equally divine, but distinct from one another. So when you talk about the fact that God is three persons, people say, but he's only one God. They get offended if you just talk about the fact that he's three persons. And if I talk about the fact that God is one God, the people who know that he's three persons, get offended and say, wait, no, he's three persons. It's not either or, it's both and. And so what happens sometimes is when we focus on one side of the coin, people get upset or confused because you're not talking about both sides of the coin at the same time. So the same is true of when we talk about the baptism with the Holy Spirit. Yes, the baptism with the Holy Spirit, that initial infilling takes place at salvation. But when we use the word baptism with the Holy Spirit, traditionally speaking, at least in charismatic circles, at least the way I use the terminology, we're talking about now that ongoing influence that's increased as you surrender to the Holy Spirit. So yes, you are filled with the Holy Spirit at salvation that happens the moment you are saved, but this ongoing filling now comes from surrendering to the influence of the Holy Spirit who abides in you already. So at salvation, one could say it this way, at salvation you receive him, at baptism you release him. So that term baptism with the Holy Spirit talks about the reality of that initial infilling, but that initial infilling doesn't lose its influence and you still have to access the power that God gave you. You have to still obey the Holy Spirit in order to make full use of what God deposited in you. Like for example, if I wanna walk in patience, but I'm constantly giving myself over to anger, does that mean that the Holy Spirit left me? No, does that mean that that fruit of patience is not available to me? No, it just means that I'm not making use of what God has given to me already. So the baptism with the Holy Spirit occurs at salvation, but the baptism with the Holy Spirit, its influence is increased as you surrender. So when we Charismatics talk about the baptism with the Holy Spirit, for example, like the receiving of the gift of tongues, which comes along with the baptism of the Holy Spirit in many cases, we're not saying that you receive the Holy Spirit again and that he leaves you and then you receive him again then he leaves you. We're saying that to be baptized with the Holy Spirit in that sense is to receive a greater dimension of that influence by surrender. You're not receiving more of him, he's receiving more of you. The baptism with the Holy Spirit is not about you getting more of the Holy Spirit, it's about the Holy Spirit getting more of you. So at salvation you receive him and then at baptism you release him into the outer shells of who you are. So he resides in your spirit and then at the baptism with the Holy Spirit, when we talk about, for example, the evidence of speaking with tongues and I'm gonna show you some scripture for this in a moment as well. When we talk about the baptism with the Holy Spirit, we're talking about that influence now having some sort of manifestation in your life. So then every time you surrender, you give way to the floodwaters from within. What does it mean to be baptized? Well, baptized simply means to be immersed within and without, to be overcome by, like a ship sinking. Now I know that's a destructive analogy, but all I'm using that analogy for is to describe the way the water fills the ship both within and without. So when you receive that influence with the Holy Spirit, he comes to dwell in you and as you surrender to that which has been deposited in you, in your spirit, now he begins to affect the soul and then the mind and then your actions and so forth, he begins to change you from within to without, the Holy Spirit works from the inside out. That's why I'm saying the baptism comes from within. And again, this is where people become confused because they may get frustrated and say, no, you receive them at salvation. We say, yes, you receive them at salvation. And if I talk about receiving them at salvation, you say, no, you have to continually surrender in order to experience the fullness of the power of the Holy Spirit in life. I'm saying, yes, that's true too, both and not either or. So people begin to wonder, when is he received? Do I need a second experience? I thought I already received him at salvation. And this is again why I say you receive him at salvation, you release him to influence the rest of your being at baptism. Now, again, that term baptism, this is why people get confused because it's used both for the initial infilling and the continual filling. John chapter seven, verse 38 says, this anyone who believes in me may come and drink. For the scriptures declare rivers of living water will flow from his heart. So that's a flood from within, not rain from heaven, a flood from within. So only those who are born again can receive what we call this secondary experience. And it's not really a secondary experience, it's more of just a continuation of what you initially received at salvation. Now, let me show you this. Look at John chapter 20, verse 22. I wanna show you what Jesus did here. It's a quick verse, I just want you to read it. John 2022, anyone who believes in me may come and drink. For the scriptures declare rivers of living water will flow out of his heart. Excuse me, I just read John 7, 38 again. Jesus, here it is, John 2022. And Jesus breathed on them and said, receive ye the holy ghost. So Jesus breathes on them, his disciples, and tells them to receive the Holy Spirit. Now, if Jesus breathes on you and tells you to receive the Holy Spirit, are you not going to receive the Holy Spirit? If Jesus, the Christ, breathes on you and says, receive ye the Holy Spirit, you think that's gonna have no effect? No, so Jesus breathes on them, tells them receive the Holy Spirit, and then watch this. Many of those who were among that group upon whom Jesus breathed were present in the book of Acts chapter two, verses one through four. Now, follow this here. On the day of Pentecost, all the believers were meeting together in one place. Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm and filled the house where they were sitting. Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them. And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability. So those among that crowd upon whom Jesus had breathed received the Holy Spirit when Jesus breathes upon them. Then in Acts chapter two, or at least some form of the influence of the Holy Spirit, if not the entire infilling. And then in Acts chapter two, we see them again receiving now the infilling of the Holy Spirit. We see them again, I should say, receiving of the Holy Spirit. Acts chapter four, watch this now, watch this. Acts four, 23 and 24, and then I'm gonna read verses 29 through 31. Keep in mind, those mentioned in Acts chapter four, many of them were among that group in Acts chapter two, who received the initial infilling of the Holy Spirit. By the way, Peter and John among them. Watch this, verse 23. As soon as they were freed, Peter and John returned to the other believers and told them what the leading priests and elders had said. When they heard the report, all the believers lifted their voices together in prayer to God. Oh, sovereign Lord, creator of heaven and earth, the sea and everything in them. So they had a report of persecution. Peter and John report this. The church responds by praying. Verse 29, watch this. This is their prayer. And now, oh Lord, hear their threats, talking about the persecutors and give us your servants great boldness in preaching your word. Stretch out your hand with healing power. May miraculous signs and wonders be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus. Watch this now, verse 31. Remember, who's in this group? Well, many of the believers who were present in Acts chapter two, possibly many of them who were present in John chapter 20, verse 22, possibly many who even before that had been empowered by Jesus to cast out devils and preach the gospel. So these are people who've already had influences of the Holy Spirit, marks of the Holy Spirit, and then very clearly in Acts chapter two, the infilling of the Holy Spirit. Remember, Peter and John among them. Watch this, verse 31. After this prayer, the meeting place shook and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, then they preached the word of God with boldness. Okay, here we see, A, an increase in boldness, and then the scripture very clearly tells us they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Wait a minute. I thought they already received the infilling of the Holy Spirit in Acts chapter two, they did. So again, this is what causes people confusion. That baptism with the Holy Spirit is both a one-time event and a continual state of being. The influence of which comes from within the presence of the Holy Spirit. So at salvation, let's break this down now again, at salvation you receive the Holy Spirit. You receive the infilling of the Holy Spirit. He comes to dwell in you. He does not leave you. He does not abandon you. He remains and abides. And then you receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit as we describe in its influence. And that comes through yielding, surrender. That's a continual influence of the Holy Spirit. So there is the infilling and then there is the filling. And both of these are, how shall I put this? Both of these are derived from the same and initial infilling. So this is why we say you need to surrender daily. It's a one-time event, you receive him, but the influence doesn't end there. It continues to affect you all throughout your life as you surrender to the person of the Holy Spirit. That power affects you. So number one, the baptism with the Holy Spirit is an event and a lifestyle. It's an encounter and a continual state of being. Number two, the baptism with the Holy Spirit comes from within. You don't need to receive the Holy Spirit again. He already lives in you. You just need to surrender to that influence. This is why when we pray over people to receive the baptism with the Holy Spirit, we're talking about that filling. We're talking about that immersion. We're talking about that continual influence which is derived from and only possible because you initially received the Holy Spirit at salvation. Now here's number three. Number three, it's different than speaking in tongues. And this I know is going to upset some people because you can actually make a case and it can be rather convincing that the baptism with the Holy Spirit must always come with the evidence of speaking in tongues. Now, the baptism with the Holy Spirit does come in conjunction with the ability to use that gift but that doesn't mean that if you don't pray in tongues that you don't have the Holy Spirit. Look, I say this as someone who believes in the gift of speaking in tongues. In fact, probably some of my most watched teachings have to do with the gift of speaking in tongues. I teach on the Holy Spirit. I teach on the spiritual gifts. I love to talk about the gift of tongues. In fact, one of the criticisms of me is that I talk about the gift of tongues too much. So I'm not saying this as a cessationist who's just being dogmatic because they don't like charismatic culture. I'm not saying this as someone who doesn't believe in the gifts of the Holy Spirit. I'm saying this as someone who loves the Holy Spirit, who wants an increase of the influence of the Holy Spirit, who wants to surrender to the work of the Holy Spirit and who wants to see the Holy Spirit move however he wants to move in any and all the ministry activity and services that we have. So I love the work of the Holy Spirit but I have to tell you just because you don't speak in tongues doesn't mean you don't have the Holy Spirit. Just because you don't speak in tongues doesn't mean that you're not saved. That's heresy. I mean, we are saved by grace through faith not through the gift of speaking in tongues. So yes, I'm a big proponent to the gift of speaking in tongues but if anyone ever tells you that if you don't speak in tongues that you're not truly saved they don't truly understand the Holy Spirit. They don't understand his greater work which is the work of salvation. They don't understand that it's by faith that you receive the free gift of salvation believing on the sacrifice that the Lord Jesus made and repenting of your sins and acknowledging what God has done. It's humility. It's approaching God in faith. That's how you receive salvation not by works that any man should boast. So you need the Holy Spirit to speak in tongues. Yes, but you don't need to speak in tongues in order to have the Holy Spirit. The greatest sign that you've received the Holy Spirit isn't the gift of speaking in tongues. It's not even the supernatural expressions of his power. And I believe in those. I believe in healing, deliverance, prophecy, the spiritual gifts, all of those things. And I practice all of those things and I encourage believers to all practice all of those things. But those aren't the greatest indicators that you've received the presence of the Holy Spirit in your life. Far from it, even hypocrites can do that. Just read Matthew chapter seven. People who perform miraculous signs and drive out devils they end up rejected by the Lord not because of the miraculous signs that they're performing because he never knew them. So that is not the indicator of your salvation. Power is not the indicator of your salvation. The name of Jesus, the Word of God are so powerful that even hypocrites can use them and see results. Again, just reference Matthew chapter seven. But the greatest indication that you have the presence of the Holy Spirit is the nature of Christ in you. His character, his patience, his goodness, his gentleness, his meekness, his self-control, all of that being expressed in your character that is a greater sign that you've received the gift of the Holy Spirit at salvation than is speaking in tongues. And again, I'm not saying I don't believe in speaking in tongues. I'm just saying it's not the indicator of your salvation. That's legalism. Guys, that's legalism. Am I saved by grace through faith in the work that Christ has done? Or am I saved because I received a spiritual gift? I'm saved because of faith. I'm saved because of what Christ has done. And so the spiritual gifts come to us, yes, after we are saved, but the gift of speaking in tongues is not the means to salvation. Now, having said that, I do believe that every believer can pray in tongues. Some might point to 1 Corinthians chapter 12 where Paul the apostle writes to all pray in tongues, but I have an explanation for this. I'll give you it succinctly now and you can maybe go check it out on other teachings. Paul the apostle is talking about the public expressions of the gift there. He's talking about them used in the context of church assembly and the gift of tongues and tongues interpretation, which is separate and different than the tongues that is the personal prayer language that we see in 1 Corinthians chapter 14, verses two and four. So when I'm talking about the gift of tongues, it's important that you know that I do believe that every believer can pray in tongues, not because they're forcing God to give them that gift. That's a prayer language I believe God has given to every believer. Now, not every believer is making use of that gift, but that's in no way an indicator of whether or not they're saved. Watch this now. Acts chapter two, verse one through four. Let's just read it here. Let's go to verse four because we just read this context a few moments ago. And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit. Watch how it separates the two, was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other tongues or languages and began speaking heavenly languages or supernatural languages or supernaturally earth languages. They were speaking them. So here we see they were supernaturally speaking earth languages is how I meant to word that. So here we see that the Bible makes a distinction between being filled with the Holy Spirit and speaking in other tongues. One has to occur first in order to cause the other. Now you could say that generally speaking, here's just to kind of help you get what I'm saying. I hope I'm being clear. Here's an analogy that I like to use. Generally speaking, all dogs are four-legged animals, but not all four-legged animals are dogs. And so this is the distinction that we have to make. Same type of logic. You need the Holy Spirit in order to pray in tongues. Everyone who truly prays in tongues has the Holy Spirit, but that doesn't necessarily mean that you have to pray in tongues in order to be saved. So that distinction has to be noted and sometimes there's a lot of confusion in there because of the way it's worded by others as if to say that these two have to come together, otherwise you didn't truly receive the other. I mean, look at Acts chapter 19 verses one through five. While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior regions until he reached Ephesus on the coast where he found several believers. Verse two, did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed, he asked them. No, they replied, we haven't even heard. Watch this now. We haven't even heard that there is a Holy Spirit. Then what baptism did you experience? He asked and they replied the baptism of John. Paul said John's baptism called for repentance from sin, but John himself told the people to believe in the one who would come later, meaning Jesus. As soon as they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke in other tongues and prophesied. So notice here, even in this particular portion of scripture that the Bible makes a distinction between the Holy Spirit coming upon them and them speaking in tongues. Chronologically speaking, you have to receive the Holy Spirit first before you can even begin speaking in tongues. But that doesn't mean if you don't speak in tongues that you didn't receive the Holy Spirit. I mean, the Bible calls them believers. They were believers and they didn't even know about this. Again, we call it secondary experience, but really it's a continuation of the initial infilling. They didn't even realize that there was this greater measure of surrender in which they needed to operate. They had the Holy Spirit. Obviously they were believers. The Holy Spirit already dwelt in them. Notice here, the Bible says the Holy Spirit came on them. He didn't infill them, he came upon them. That's the influence of the Holy Spirit. So these are believers who already have the Holy Spirit and this, quote, secondary experience, end quote. I don't necessarily like that term, but it helps to create some distinctions here between the infilling and the filling or the initial encounter in the ongoing lifestyle. Here we see that they already have the Holy Spirit. They already believe, they're called believers. They're the brothers and sisters. They're already saved, which means they have to have the Holy Spirit. But then this secondary, again, that's in quotes, the second experience, the second encounter is still referred to as the baptism. And this again is where people become confused. They receive the Holy Spirit. That's the infilling of the Holy Spirit that salvation. This secondary experience, if you want to call it that, which is really just a continuation of that infilling, is the baptism with the Holy Spirit. Simply put, the baptism with the Holy Spirit is whenever the Holy Spirit gains greater influence in our lives. Whenever we surrender more to the influence that we receive from that infilling, that's when I'm talking, of course, about the continuation of that initial infilling. So to recap, number one, it's an event and a lifestyle. And this right here is where most people are gonna become confused because they're gonna say, well, no, the Holy Spirit was received at salvation. Yes, he was. But this baptism is also a continual filling. They say, well, no, it's also a continual lifestyle. Yes, but he's also received at salvation, both and not either or. And the terminology, as I showed you here, is sometimes used interchangeably, which is what causes confusion. So let's just simplify now, tie together all the threads of the things that we have learned. The Holy Spirit comes to dwell in you at salvation. That's the baptism with the Holy Spirit. That's the infilling. That infilling doesn't stop there in that it doesn't lose its influence. The continuation of the increase of that influence of the initial infilling is also still the baptism with the Holy Spirit. And this is what is sometimes referred to as a second experience. Believers become confused because they think you have to receive the Holy Spirit a second time. You don't, again, baptism with the Holy Spirit, it's not about you getting more of the Holy Spirit, it's about him getting more of you. So it's both an event and a lifestyle, an occurrence and a continuation, a well and a river. Number two, it comes from within. You already have the Holy Spirit. You're already born again. So that influence that overtakes is coming from within. John 738, out of your innermost being will flow rivers of living water. So when what the Holy Spirit is doing in your spirit begins to affect the outer shells of who you are, now you're being immersed in those flood waters. Now you're being flooded in a way that you are being baptized or submerged in the influence of the Holy Spirit. It's an increase in the influence of the Holy Spirit. And number three, it's different than speaking in tongues. The baptism with the Holy Spirit can manifest in the form of speaking in tongues, but this doesn't mean that speaking in tongues is in and of itself the baptism with the Holy Spirit, nor is speaking in tongues a requirement for salvation. Now I wanna pray something very simple and I want you to take this prayer seriously because I think God will take it seriously too. I really believe he will. I want you to take this seriously. I want you to ask the Holy Spirit to have greater influence in your life. The Bible makes it clear that our obedience and cooperation is necessary in order for his influence to increase. And if you want that, there are areas of your life that you know just aren't surrendered and you wanna be baptized with those waters from which you've already received within, but you want what's within you to affect all of who you are. And it's time to surrender. I wanna pray that there be a fresh baptism. Be filled, wind in a sail, be filled with the Holy Spirit. Father, I thank you that you reveal these truths to those who are of your spirit. I thank you Lord for your word which brings clarity to these matters. Thank you Lord that we already have the Holy Spirit. And thank you Lord, there's still more for us to experience as we surrender. And I pray right now that you would empower that one watching and receiving this. I want you to say this out loud. Say welcome Holy Spirit. Say it out loud. I don't care about who's looking at you where you are, just say it. Welcome Holy Spirit. I give you the praise Jesus, thank you. Flood them. Let the mighty river of your power overwhelm them, I pray. Then receive of you, touch them now. Thank you Jesus. Receive that now, something's happening. Just say I surrender. Give them that area of compromise. Give them that area of bitterness. Give them that area of doubt. Give them that area of confusion. Just give it to him now. And say Holy Spirit, feel every part of me. I surrender. Say it, say I surrender. Thank you Lord that your power's coming upon them in a fresh way. Jesus' name we obey. I want you to say it, you believe it. Now, do me a couple of favors here. If you enjoyed that teaching, I want you to leave a like, make sure you also share. Leave a like on this video. It actually helps to spread the teaching even further. And if you haven't done so already, make sure you subscribe to my channel because I want to teach you more on the Holy Spirit prayer and spiritual warfare. I also want to show you the power of the Holy Spirit in action from our services that we host around the world where people are saved, delivered, healed and empowered. So, subscribe now and make sure you click that notification bell when you do. Now, I want to read you a verse here. First Corinthians chapter nine verse 16. I'm going to challenge you here. First Corinthians nine, 16. For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of. For necessity is laid upon me. Ye woe is unto me. If I preach not the gospel. Call the apostle writing about the fact that he is compelled by God to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ. I hope you're not ashamed of the gospel. I hope that as a believer, souls are a priority to you. I think sometimes that believers can become so swept up in the cares of this world that they forget about eternity, not just for themselves, but for others. Think about the fact that we are on a rescue mission. You need to take this seriously. We are the carriers of the gospel. We know the truth. Think about that. We know the truth that will truly set people free. Now, let me ask you something. If we don't preach the gospel, who will? Is some political party going to suddenly make it their agenda to spread the gospel message of Jesus Christ? No. Is Hollywood or the film industry suddenly going to make it their priority to spread the gospel? No. Is the music industry, as wicked as it is, going to make it a priority to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ? No. No one else has that on their agenda. No other organization has set that as their priority. Only the church, only you and I, brothers and sisters, only you and I will carry the gospel to the nations of the world. If we don't preach the gospel, nobody will. Necessity truly is laid upon us. We are compelled to preach the gospel. Souls, listen to me. Souls and their eternities hang in the balance. This is more important than just changing a life. This is about changing eternities. Please hear me. This is more than just about changing a life. This is about changing someone's eternity. Either we believe this or we don't. Either we take this seriously or we don't. And I think sometimes it becomes so consumed by the world that we forget that there is a lost and dying world out there, that there are souls hanging in the balance and that if we don't preach the gospel, no one will. Now, the gospel is free. But if you want to deliver the gospel on a mass scale, that takes resources. And our ministry is not just talking about it. We're doing it and hear me loud and clear. It's working. My friend, it's working. Darkness is losing ground. Light is advancing. We are engaged in a battle for the soul of a generation. We are engaged in a battle for souls. This is a war for soul. It's time to get committed. It's time to get involved. It's time to do your part. It's time to join the mission. It's the greatest mission that has ever been. There's no greater need. There's no higher priority than the gospel being preached. And so this is where I need your help. I want you to take it seriously now. I need your help. I need everyone watching this to do their part. Many of the people watching this are giving. Many of the people watching this are supporting. I need you to do your part. I need you to get involved. We can't do it without each other. That's how God designed it to be. We need each other to accomplish this. So I'm asking you right now. I need everyone who's watching this, everyone who hears what I'm saying. Whether you're watching live or on the replay years from now, I need you to go to davidhernandezministries.com slash donate to give a single donation or to become a monthly ministry supporter. I need you to go to davidhernandezministries.com slash partner. Your gifts, large or small, one time or monthly, they make a difference. Maybe you can give a single gift of $25. My goodness. Do you realize that if everyone who watched this gave $25, we could advance this ministry even further. We could further the agenda of the kingdom. If everybody watching this just partnered for $30 a month, do you realize how rapidly we could grow? How fast we could expand? How many people we could reach? When we get to heaven, I don't want to look back and see that we missed many opportunities to reach people because all that's gonna matter is what counts for eternity. So go now davidhernandezministries.com slash donate to give a single gift slash partner to become a monthly supporter. I mean, my goodness, if we can support Hulu and Netflix and Disney Plus, why can't we support the kingdom? Now, the Bible says, Jesus said, freely you receive, so freely give. And that's what we do as a ministry. We don't charge for the gospel. It's free, we hand it out. But if we wanna continue doing what we're doing on a mass scale, this is where we need people to do it the biblical way, which is to out of their own free will give offerings to help support the work of the ministry. And that really is what's gonna help us. And so I'm asking you right now, do your part davidhernandezministries.com slash donate to give a single gift or davidhernandezministries.com slash partner to become a monthly supporter. Nadine Roberts, thank you for your gift. Patsy, thank you for your gift. Jaya, thank you for your gift. I also see Aaron, thank you for your support. Marvin and Alicia Wilfredo, thank you for becoming monthly supporters of this ministry. It'll take you no more than, it should only take about 60 seconds to two minutes. And then you're partnered with us. And then you did your part. Again, single one-time gifts or also partnerships or whether it's large or whether it's small, it all counts. Join the mission today.