Glad to be an Evangelist.
By mwindsor on Oct 14, 2008 in Devotions
After this weekend I was reminded why I love being an evangelist so much. During some weekend ministry I had the privilege of personally praying with three individuals to receive Jesus Christ as their savior for the first time. That in itself was a humbling opportunity to see God at work in people’s lives. God also moved in the altar times and ministered to numerous people throughout the weekend. One lady came up to us just beaming and testifying that she had been in severe depression for quite some time and the Lord delivered her of it the night before. Besides all that I was honored to meet some wonderful saints of God who made me feel just like family.
I say all that not to exalt anyone but God, and to thank Him for allowing me the privilege of witnessing His providential acts of grace. How thrilling to help usher individuals into the kingdom of God, or help give them hope in desperate times, or see prayer for healing take place, or folks baptized in the Holy Spirit. What a joy to travel throughout this world as ministers of God’s grace and proclaimers of the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Being an evangelist has given so many a wonderful sense of fulfillment - knowing that they are assuredly in the perfect will of God. Thank you for answering the call of an Evangelist, or for being a walking testimony of the goodness of God if you are in another vocation. Allowing ourselves the blessing of being used by God will undoubtedly provide us with a lifetime of fulfillment and an opportunity to help others find an eternal relationship with a Savior who cares.
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I was just wondering - when you say “folks being baptized in the Holy Spirit”. What do you mean by that ? As in regards to someone being baptized ( immersed ) in water. Taking the first step in being obedient to God’s word ?
From my understanding of the bible you receive the Holy Ghost when you except God’s gift of eternal life through or Lord and savior Christ Jesus. Not through baptisim in water… Just looking it up now… ACTS 1:5 - For John truly was baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
This is where I your meaning of “folks being
But my concern or real question here is - Baptisim is not a part of salvation. It is an act of obedience to God.
If it is the act of baptisim that gives salvation - then what about the thief on the cross ?
Jesus is our salvation and not baptisim - As we except Christ as our savior the Holy spirit indwels us sealing salvation forever.
No pun intended… just want to know what you think.
Patrick Kane | Nov 20, 2008 | Reply
Patrick…thanks so much for you question! Salvation definitely comes by faith in Jesus Christ alone and baptism in water is a public display of that decision to have Jesus Christ be the Lord of your life.
The baptism in the Holy Spirit is a belief by the Pentecostal Church that there is a subsequent empowerment by the Holy Spirit for boldness in serving God. To read more about the Assemblies of God beliefs in this area you can go to http://ag.org/top/Beliefs/index.cfm#.
I pray this documentation helps a bit. Thanks again for taking the time to write and ask a great question. Let me know if there is anything else I can help with!
Blessings!
Marshall
mwindsor | Nov 20, 2008 | Reply