{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"FA Church","title":"The Baptism in the Holy Spirit: The Promise is for You - Ben Johnson | First Assembly Church","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2459,"description":"This past Sunday, our Lead Pastor, Ben Johnson, preached a message entitled \"The Baptism in the Holy Spirit - The Promise is for You.” Pastor Ben explored Jesus’ promise to His followers that they would be baptized in the Holy Spirit and receive power to be His witnesses, as recorded in Acts 1:4–9. He explained the three baptisms found in Scripture: being baptized into the body of Christ by the Holy Spirit, being baptized in water as a public declaration of faith, and being baptized in the Holy Spirit by Jesus for empowerment in ministry. Pastor Ben also taught about the gift of tongues, describing it as a sign of the Spirit’s filling, a prophetic exhortation that builds up the church, and a prayer language that enables believers to speak directly to God. Through this message, we were reminded that the promise of the Holy Spirit is still for believers today, empowering us to live boldly and faithfully for Christ.✍️ Notes Title: The Baptism in the Holy Spirit – Ben JohnsonOn one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.  For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”  He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. –Acts 1:4-9 (NIV) When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/2rS6CncygjSrU4_eAytDXGn13c_aC8wKWWeu0LjCRnQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81OTgy/MDQxMzg5MTZiY2M3/MzMxYjY2OWU4N2U0/ZTA0Ni5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}