REVIVAL TALK

In the early twentieth century, an outpouring of the Holy Spirit forever changed the world.   This revival gave birth to what would later become the Pentecostal Movement.   The Pentecostal Charismatic Movement today numbers approximately six hundred million. This revival had it roots in the holiness movements of the late 1800’s, and the revival that began in Topeka, Kansas, and later spread to the Asuza Street Mission in Los Angeles, California.   One of the characteristics of this revival was the Infilling of the Holy Spirit accompanied by speaking with other tongues.   This experience is defined in the Bible as the “Baptism of the Holy Spirit.”   What does it mean to be baptized in the Holy Spirit?   It means to be immersed into the Holy Spirit, to be in-filled with the power of the Holy Spirit so that we might live an overcoming life.   In Matthew 3:11 John the Baptist gave this prophecy, “I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but He who is coming after me is