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'John bare witness, saying, He that sent me to baptize with water, He said unto me, Upon Whomsoever thou shalt see the, Spirit descending, and abiding on Him the same is He that baptizeth with the Holy Spirit.' John 1:33 THERE were two things that John the Baptist preached concerning the person of C... Read More

I would like to continue tonight in our study on the baptism of the Holy Spirit. First of all, we will look at the promises of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. In Matthew 3:11, John the Baptist said, I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whos... Read More

In this lesson we come to the gift of speaking in tongues. And of all of the gifts and manifestations of the Holy Spirit, this is by far the most controversial. Theological debates really heat up when you get the subject of speaking in tongues. It seems as though, of all of the gifts of the Spirit, ... Read More

It is the purpose of this series of studies to bring you into a close, intimate, personal relationship with the Holy Spirit. Our study last Thursday night dealt with the person of the Holy Spirit showing that, from the Scriptures, He has all the characteristics of personality and He is referred to w... Read More

Faith of Soldiers (Lk 23: 47) "Now when the centurion saw what was done, he Glorified God, saying, certainly this was a righteous man." We find a number of references in the Bible, and in the New Testament in particular, to soldiers who came to the Lord. This centurion (in charge of about 100 men) w... Read More

Summary of sermon by Erlo Stegen, 01 Dec 2013 Acts 10 1 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, 2 A devout man,and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway. 3 He saw in a vision ... Read More

The Jewish authorities picked up rocks again to stone him to death. Jesus said to them, "I have shown you many good deeds from the Father. For which one of them are you going to stone me?" The Jewish authorities replied, "We are not going to stone you for a good deed but for blasphemy, because you, ... Read More

We learn from these verses, the importance of doing, in our Christianity. Our Lord is speaking of His own second coming. He is comparing His disciples to servants waiting for their master's return, who have each their own work to do during His absence. "Blessed," He says, "is that servant, whom his ... Read More

These verses describe our Lord’s appearance before Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor. That sight must have been wonderful to the angels of God. He who will one day judge the world allowed himself to be judged and condemned, though “he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth” ( ... Read More

The subject of these seven verses is deep and mysterious. The casting out of a devil is here described with special fulness. It is one of those passages which throw strong light on a dark and difficult point. Let us settle it firmly in our minds that there is such a being as the devil. It is an awfu... Read More