Soaked in the Spirit

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you…Acts 1:8 (NIV)

On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.” By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified. John 7:37-39 (NIV)

Props: kiddie pool (filled with water) and small bucket of water,

2 volunteers (1 to get sprinkled with water, the other to get soaked)

• Throughout the Bible, we read about the Holy Spirit and His work. 
• Before Jesus, the Holy Spirit would “come upon” people and give them power to do special and great things for God. (Sprinkle first volunteer with water).
• Jesus told His followers that they would be filled with the Spirit.  In other words, they would not just receive His power on special occasions.  His power would be inside of them. 
• Another way Jesus explained it was that they would be baptized in the Holy Spirit.  (“Baptize,” or soak second volunteer in the kiddie pool). 
• This is how God wants you to be filled, or baptized with the Holy Spirit—drenched in the Spirit, completely soaked in His power.
• Then you will “splash” onto others.  They will see and feel God’s power coming through you.  It will last and you will be changed forever!
• Be empowered by God’s Holy Spirit!