Acts of the Holy Spirit

Acts 19

Pastor Valentine | 11.3.24

Would there be enough evidence in your walk to convict you of being a follower of Jesus Christ?

Acts 19: 1-5

While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior regions and came to Ephesus. He found some disciples ² and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” “No,” they told him, “we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”³ “Into what then were you baptized?” he asked them.“Into John’s baptism,” they replied.⁴ Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus.”⁵ When they heard this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

We are not told why Paul was prompted to ask this question. However, we do know that after he explained the means of baptism. They quickly were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

It is important to examine your walk. Are you showing proof of a life transformed by the Holy Spirit? Were you baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus? As you listen to the sermon be reminded that just because you profess Jesus doesn’t mean you possess Him.

As you reflect over Acts 19, be remaindered that we are all sinner that must admit our sins, confess our need for the savior, trust in the God who saves and surrender.