The Baptism In The Holy Spirit For Your Child

What is it?

• Holy Spirit is our helper to live godly lives
• The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity (Father, Son, Spirit)
• He is a gift from God
• Baptism is not salvation 

Why do I want it for my child?

• Living for Jesus is hard 
• Holy Spirit teaches
•  But when the Father sends the Comforter instead of me—and by the Comforter I mean the Holy Spirit—he will teach you much, as well as remind you of everything I myself have told you. (John 14:26)
• Guides you
• When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. (John 16:13)
• Gives us power 
• But when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you will receive power to testify about me with great effect, to the people in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth, about my death and resurrection.” (Acts 1:8)
• Power to be a witness

How do I receive it?

• Ask for the gift
• The physical evidence that you’ve received this supernatural gift is speaking in tongues, a supernatural language from God. 
• Holy Spirit won’t force you to do this 
• Holy Spirit gives you the words, you speak them

Even as Peter was saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those listening! 45 The Jews who came with Peter were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit would be given to Gentiles too! 46-47 But there could be no doubt about it,[c] for they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. (Acts 10:44-47)

• Keep asking for it
• When you want something, you keep asking
• Can ask anywhere, anytime 
• Sometimes Jesus wants us to care more about Him than the gift
• Keep obeying and loving Jesus daily, making Him #1. 
• God doesn’t give the gift out just willy nilly 

What happens next?

• Being baptized is just the start
• A greater love for God and people
• Having God’s eyes, God’s heart
• Easier to witness 
• Holy Spirit will help you not sin
• Pray in tongues at will
• When I pray in a group, I often pray in the Spirit
• Fruit of the Spirit
• Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentlest, and self control
• Gifts of the Spirit
• Prophecy, 

How to lead your child into it?

• Teach you kid about the Holy Spirit 
• Might feel weird, but it is supernatural
• You might feel unqualified
• Share what you’ve learned today

• Receive the Baptism yourself, share your story

• Encourage your child to seek the Holy Spirit on their own
• Pray with them/over them
• If you make it not weird, it wont be
• If you make it weird, it’ll be weird
• Why should your house be a weird place to pray for the gift of the Spirit?
• Ask about it, talk about it

• Encourage your child to seek the Holy Spirit on their own