AI OVERVIEW: The baptism and filling of the Holy Spirit are essential to the Christian walk and to being an effective witness for the King, because believing alone can leave believers running on empty and in need of renewed fire. In Acts 1 Jesus tells the disciples to wait in Jerusalem for the Spirit so they can be empowered to testify, and in Acts 8 believers baptized in Jesus’ name receive the Spirit after the apostles pray and lay on hands. Acts 19 shows believers who had not heard of the Spirit; after hearing about Jesus they are baptized in His name and the Spirit comes on them, sometimes accompanying tongues and prophecy, illustrating the ongoing, case-by-case work of the Spirit.
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