S.O.A.P.

“There is something powerful about being in one place and one accord. Where there is unity, there is a distinct sound. It’s a sound from heaven.”

SCRIPTURE

Read Acts 2:1-4 KJV

OBSERVATION

Q. What part of Sunday’s message impacted you the most?

Q. Acts 19:1-6 ESV – Did you know there is a second experience to your ‘salvation by faith’ experience? Have you received the baptism of the Holy Spirit since you believed?

Q. Out of the 4 unique encounters that we see modelled throughout the book of Acts. Where might you say you are on your journey to know ALL that God has for you?  (Call on the name of Jesus; repent of sins; get water baptized; get baptized with the Spirit).

Q. Romans 8 talks about when you pray in tongues, you pray the perfect will of God. According to Jude 1 scripture says your life is strengthened. Paul says in 1 Corinthians 14:2 that when I pray in tongues, I utter mysteries by the Spirit. What are some possible obstacles that you might face when considering receiving your cloven tongue?

Q. The church in the book of Acts was birthed in prayer. In what ways can you contribute to being a Praying Church? How would this impact you? How would this impact the church?

Q. The Spirit filled church is a Prophetic Church. How do you see yourself participating in building up, stirring up, and cheering up the local church and the people God has surrounded us with?

Q. BeLoved City Church is a Worshipping Church. In which ways do you see yourself growing in your expressions of praise as described on Sunday? How would this impact your life?  (7 Hebrew words for Praise – Yadah = Extended hands; Shabach = to shout or address with a loud tone; Todah = to shout with hands lifted; Tehilla = to sing songs of praise; Barak = to kneel or lie prostrate before the Lord; Zamar = to make music on an instrument; Hallel = to boast, brag on, to rave, to celebrate, to be clamourishly foolish.)

APPLICATION

Take a step this week.

• Consider how you could love others by serving on the weekend at BeLoved.
• Are you ready for a step in water baptism? Let your group leader know.
• The Spirit filled church is a Miracle Church. Often our body and soul are the command centers of our life. By faith, our Spirit has been made alive to Christ. Our body and soul need to be in submission to the Spirit.  In Matthew 3:11 John prophecies that the Messiah would baptize with the Holy Spirit and Fire. Acts 1:8 Jesus said that “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you.” A power to be martyrs (witnesses) of the gospel of Christ. This week in your prayer, worshipping, and devotion time with God. Ask God to help you yield your body to the Holy Spirit. Watch what He does in you and through you as you continue to learn to align your body, soul, and mind with His Spirit in you.

PRAYER

Be bold and pray with power.

Lord Jesus, I have received You as my saviour but now I receive You as my baptizer with the Holy Spirit. Baptize me with the Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit fill me up until I overflow. I need ALL You have for me, the fruit of the Spirit, the gifts of the Spirit. I want everything that You have for me. I give You my mind, I give You my soul, I give You my body, I am your temple, I am a willing vessel, and I submit now to Your power, to Your love, to Your peace, to every gift that You have for me. Jesus, immerse me in the Holy Spirit. Thank You Jesus, Amen!