How to receive the Holy Ghost

[rockytopva]

As someone brought up Baptist and enjoying revivals of other denominations my recommendations on receiving the Holy Ghost are two.

1. Find a environment of good worship
2. Sit under the teachings of a good Senior Pastor

And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart. Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. - Acts 2:46-47 (noting the word Daily)

If the environment is good you will feel the sensation of being filled with the Holy Ghost
If the environment is not good you will leave empty and in danger of returning to the ways of the flesh

 

[Ascetic X]

As someone brought up Baptist and enjoying revivals of other denominations my recommendations on receiving the Holy Ghost are two.

1. Find a environment of good worship
2. Sit under the teachings of a good Senior Pastor

And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart. Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. - Acts 2:46-47 (noting the word Daily)

If the environment is good you will feel the sensation of being filled with the Holy Ghost
If the environment is not good you will leave empty and in danger of returning to the ways of the flesh

Filling with the Holy Spirit is not something you feel. It occurs upon the new birth and is not a fleshly experience.

Good worship and good pastors have nothing to do with it.

It is the Word that makes it happen. You can get it by reading the Bible all by yourself in your room.

 

[rockytopva]

Filling with the Holy Spirit is not something you feel. It occurs upon the new birth and is not a fleshly experience.

Good worship and good pastors have nothing to do with it.

It is the Word that makes it happen. You can get it by reading the Bible all by yourself in your room.

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. - Galatians 5:22-23

Love is something to be felt
Joy is something to be felt
Peace is something to be felt
Patience is something to be felt
Gentleness is something to be felt
Goodness is something to be felt
Faith is something to be felt
Meekness is something to be felt

And being around spiritual people makes all of that rub off.

 

[rockytopva]

The presence of the Holy Spirit and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit are two different things. The presence of the Holy Spirit is always the same. The gifts of the Holy Spirit vary from believer to believer. If the Holy Spirit gifted all to be piano players it would not be an edifying place!

 

[rockytopva]

I work in a factory and pull a lot of hours. It feels good to dress up on Sundays and go to a into a clean sanctified environment. I catch the first service at a place called Northstar church. I had to dig to find they are Southern Baptist. If I attend I feel a clean, sanctified, sensation that isn't there if I miss.

Staff Leadership | Northstar Church

northstarfamily.org

 

[rockytopva]

If I have a fear of the Covid is that it got a whole lot of people out of church. I asked a friend about church and he said he was watching it online. The electronic media of the day is no replacement for quality church services.