1. A preacher from outside the church wrote these words.

2. “People are bored with dead, dry, formal, and traditional religion.

3. People are tired of coming to church dry and leaving dry.

4. They are tired of coming to services depressed and leaving depressed.

5. They are weary of coming to church empty and leaving empty.

6. The missing link in traditional Christianity is the Baptism in the Holy Ghost.”

7. According to this man if we “believe” we can “receive” Holy Spirit baptism.

8. Each day people make claims about Holy Spirit.

9. We live in a time when many are confused about the Holy Spirit & HS baptism.

10. In our day and time some things about the Spirit that are untrue (false).

11. Tonight we want to look at some Bible facts concerning Holy Spirit baptism.

12. An easy way to examine these facts is to present them as a contrast.

13. I want to show how water baptism differed from Holy Spirit baptism.

14. Let’s get fixed, firmly in our minds, the purpose and the design for each one.

Projector on and cover first column.

15. Will come back to this column and contrast it with Holy Spirit baptism.

16. For now let’s keep this material in our minds and see what scripture says about Holy Spirit baptism.

16. As we look at the second side of the chart a few of the items that are listed are repeated. This is intentional.

17. NEXT SIDE OF CHART

NOW BOTH CHARTS COMBINED TO CONTRAST THE 2 BAPTISMS

18. If Paul told the truth it is impossible for both water and Holy Spirit baptism to exist.

19. One of them is definitely gone.

20. Is water baptism the one that has ceased?

21. Is the baptism that is a condition for salvation gone?

22. Has the baptism that joins people to Christ been taken away?

23. Is the baptism that cleanses us from sin gone?

24. Or, is the baptism that was promised to the apostles no longer available?

25. The right answer is clear.

26. Water baptism is still in effect because this has a part in saving men.

27. We can know beyond any doubt that Holy Spirit baptism is gone.

28. The people who make claims about Holy Spirit baptism are being mislead.

29. The one baptism is immersion in water for the forgiveness of sins.

30. Is this what we were baptized for?

31. Is this what we are trying to communicate to others?

WATER BAPTISM	REFERENCES	HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISM	REFERENCES
For all people	Mt. 28:19	For the apostles	Acts 1:1-5
Is commanded	Acts 10:48	Was promised	Acts 1:4-5
Performed by men	Acts 8:35-38	Done by Jesus	Acts 1:5; Jn 16:7
Condition of salvation	Mk. 16:16	For the saved	Acts 2:4, 14, 32
People didn’t wait	Acts 16:33	Told to wait for it	Acts 1:4
Father, Son, Spirit	Mt. 28:18-19	Done by the Lord	Acts 1:5
An act of faith	Col. 2:12	Done for faithful	Acts 1:4-5
Burial and resurrection	Rom. 6:3-5	Done for the faithful	Acts 1:4-5
Follows repentance	Acts 2:38	Came 3 ½ years later	Acts 2:1f**
Needed for cleansing	Acts 22:16	Came after cleansing	Jn. 15:3
Puts us into Christ	Gal. 3:27	For people in Christ	Acts 1:4-5
Continue to end of time	Mt. 28:18-20	Only two recorded cases	Acts 2 & 10
Effects are invisible		Audible and visible	Acts 2:2-4
NOW THERE IS ONLY ONE BAPTISM – Eph. 4:5. THIS IS WATER BAPTISM