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 Contents

Introduction

1. He Will Baptize You With the Holy Spirit 1

2. The Record in Acts 4

3. Common Questions 14

4. Instructions and Prayer to Receive 22

5. Filled, Anointed and Walking in the Spirit 27

 Introduction
This book is intended to help you receive and experience the
baptism in the Holy Spirit. We do a thorough study of this
subject to help build your faith and clarify questions that you
may have on this topic. We trust that, as you diligently review
the content and then take the step of faith in prayer, you too will
receive the baptism in the Holy Spirit.

The purpose of the baptism with the Holy Spirit is to receive

power to be witnesses for Jesus Christ. We are to be witnesses
with power. This power causes healings, deliverances, miracles,
signs and wonders to be released through every believer. This
book will help you receive the baptism in the Holy Spirit so you
too can be a witness for Jesus Christ with power. This is the start
of an exciting journey.

We encourage you to read two other companion books that

will help you discover the truth on the work and the ministry
of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer—“The Wonderful
Benefits of Speaking in Tongues” and “Gifts of the Spirit”.
Both these titles are available as free books in digital and print
versions from All Peoples Church.
God graciously touched my life and brought me to know
Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior just before I turned 13
years of age. During the following year, I received the baptism
in the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues and
have been speaking ever since. I started sharing about the Lord
Jesus and about the baptism in the Holy Spirit with my friends
and many were saved and baptized in the Holy Spirit—all of us
just teenagers. Since that time, I’ve had the joy of seeing many
receive the baptism with the Holy Spirit. You can do the same.
You can use this book to share with other believers about the
baptism in the Holy Spirit and lead them into receiving this
wonderful enduement of power so that they can be witnesses for
Jesus Christ.

Blessings!
Ashish Raichur
Baptism in the Holy Spirit

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He Will Baptize You With the Holy
Spirit
When John the Baptist introduced the ministry of Jesus, he
announced that the Lord Jesus would baptize people with the
Holy Spirit and fire.
Matthew 3:11,12
11
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is
coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to
carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
12
His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out
His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will
burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

Please note that the Greek word for “with” is “en,” a primary
preposition that can be translated “in,” “by,” “with,” “of,” “for,”
etc. So, we use the terms “baptism with the Holy Spirit” and
“baptism in the Holy Spirit” interchangeably.

John the Baptist announced that the Lord Jesus would

baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire. The “fire,” as John
describes, is to “burn up the chaff.” The chaff is used to represent
what is ungodly (Psalm 1:4; Psalm 35:5), and what is of the
flesh (Jeremiah 23:28). In the life of the believer, the fire burns
up the chaff, burns up what is not of God and what is ungodly.
What John the Baptist points to also refers to the final, eternal
judgment of the ungodly (Revelation 20:10,15). So, “fire” has a
dual reference, both of the cleansing work done in the life of the
believer and of the eternal judgment of the ungodly.

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Now, about the baptism in the Holy Spirit, we know that

during His earthly ministry, the Lord Jesus ministered by the
power of the Holy Spirit (Luke 4:14,18,19; Matthew 12:28; Acts
10:38). He also taught about the Holy Spirit and He promised
to send the “Promise of the Father” to empower believers to do
the same works that He did (John 14:12,26; John 15:26; John
16:7-13). Yet, during His earthly ministry, we do not see Him
baptizing anyone with the Holy Spirit.

After His resurrection, He met with the disciples and breathed

on them to receive the Holy Spirit.
John 20:21,22
21
So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent
Me, I also send you.”
22
And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them,
“Receive the Holy Spirit.

This was the time the disciples were born again. We say
this because when God breathed, He imparted life, something of
Himself into man (Genesis 2:7). So, in this case, they were born
of the Spirit. Their spirits received life and they became new
creation people.

Although the Lord Jesus had commissioned His disciples

to go just as the Father had sent Him, and even though they were
born again, the Lord Jesus instructed them to wait in Jerusalem
for the baptism with the Holy Spirit to receive power from on
high.
Luke 24:48,49
48
And you are witnesses of these things.
49
Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the
city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.”

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Acts 1:4,5,8
4
And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not
to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father,
“which,” He said, “you have heard from Me;
5
for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with
the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
8
But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you;
and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and
Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

The word “baptize” means “to dip, immerse, submerge and

to overwhelm”. It has the idea of being fully covered, surrounded
and drowned.

The purpose of the baptism with the Holy Spirit was to

endue (clothe) believers with the power of God so that they
could be witnesses for Jesus to the ends of the earth.

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2
The Record in Acts
We now review in detail the five recorded instances in the book
of Acts of individuals or groups of people receiving the baptism
with the Holy Spirit. We understand that there would have been
many more, but these have been recorded specifically for our
learning and instruction.

Let’s review what the Holy Spirit has recorded for us and
draw insight from these.

1) The day of Pentecost

Acts 2:1-4
1
When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one
accord in one place.
2
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty
wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
3
Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat
upon each of them.
4
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with
other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

When the 120 disciples were baptized in the Holy Spirit on

the Day of Pentecost, there were unusual happenings—a sound
from heaven as of a mighty wind blowing, tongues of fire coming
on each of them and all of them speaking in other tongues.

Notice a few other things here …

• When they were baptized with the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:5), they
were also “filled with the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:4). They were
both clothed and filled with the Holy Spirit.
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• Notice that they spoke with other tongues, meaning it was their
own voices coming through their own vocal organs. They did
the speaking, not the Holy Spirit. Only the language was given
to them by the Spirit.

It was the harvest festival. The Feast of Pentecost came 50

days after the Feast of the Firstfruits. Jerusalem was crowded
with people who had come to celebrate these feasts. The crowd
of people who heard what was happening in the Upper Room
had different reactions. Some were completely confused. Some
were amazed and marveled. Some were amazed and perplexed.
Others mocked and said that these disciples were drunk.
Acts 2:14-18
14
But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to
them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known
to you, and heed my words.
15
For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third
hour of the day.
16
But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17
‘‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God,
That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
Your young men shall see visions,
Your old men shall dream dreams.
18
And on My menservants and on My maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days;
And they shall prophesy.

The apostle Peter, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit,

quotes from the Prophet Joel in the Old Testament (Joel 2:28-32)
and explains that what was happening was a fulfillment of that
prophecy.

As a side note, we observe that Joel foretold the outpouring

of the Spirit would be accompanied by prophecy, dreams and

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visions. On the Day of Pentecost, none of these happened,

instead, there was sound, fire and tongues. And yet, the Holy
Spirit states through Peter, that “this is what was spoken” (Acts
2:16) or this is that very same thing being fulfilled! The lesson
here is that when the Holy Spirit moves, the manifestations may
not always be the same. But it is still called the outpouring of the
Spirit because it is the same Holy Spirit at work!

3000 people were saved that day after Peter preached the
sermon. When we preach under the anointing, we can expect
such a great harvest of souls! This can happen again and again
and again!
Acts 2:38,39
38
Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized
in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall
receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39
For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are
afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

As part of his call to repentance, Peter informs the crowd

that not only can they have their sins forgiven but they can
“receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” They can also receive what
the 120 disciples had just received—as a gift. The outpouring of
the Holy Spirit is given to us as a gift. All we need to do is simply
receive by faith. We do not earn the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Another important truth that Peter mentions is that “the

promise” or this message is for your children (across generations),
to all who are far off (across nations) and to as many as the Lord
our God will call (across people groups, across time).

Peter said that this promise is for as many as the Lord our
God will call. Since God is calling people today, “the promise”
of salvation and the gift of the Holy Spirit spoken of in Acts 2:38
is still available for us today. The outpouring of the Holy Spirit

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or the baptism in the Holy Spirit is for all believers throughout

the Church age.

2) Believers at Samaria
In Acts 8, the believers were scattered out of Jerusalem due to
persecution into many neighboring villages, towns and cities.
Philip, who was serving at the church in Jerusalem, went to the
city of Samaria and preached Christ to them. Many believed
in the Lord Jesus Christ, including a man named Simon, who
was a sorcerer and who had controlled many people through
witchcraft. These new believers were baptized in water.
Acts 8:12-19
12
But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning
the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and
women were baptized.
13
Then Simon himself also believed; and when he was baptized he
continued with Philip, and was amazed, seeing the miracles and signs
which were done.
14
Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria
had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
15
who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might
receive the Holy Spirit.
16
For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been
baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
17
Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18
And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’
hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,
19
saying, “Give me this power also, that anyone on whom I lay hands
may receive the Holy Spirit.”

It is interesting to note what the apostles in Jerusalem did

when they heard that the people in Samaria had believed in the
Lord Jesus Christ. Peter and John came down specifically to
pray for them to receive the Holy Spirit.

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It seems safe to infer that this became “normal practice” in

the Early Church to pray for new believers to receive the Holy
Spirit (the baptism in the Holy Spirit). We can also infer that
something supernatural happened when the apostles prayed for
these new believers at Samaria because Simon, who had been
involved in the dark side of the supernatural, now offered them
money to buy that same power. Although it is not stated in the
Scripture text, based on what took place in the earlier recorded
instance on the Day of Pentecost, we are safe to infer that the
believers in Samaria also started to speak in other tongues
when they received the gift of the Holy Spirit. This was the
supernatural phenomenon that startled Simon, a former sorcerer.

3) Saul who became the apostle Paul

Our next recorded instance in Acts of someone being prayed for
to receive the Holy Spirit is that of Saul who later became the
great apostle Paul. Saul had a powerful encounter with the Lord
Jesus Christ on his way to Damascus. He was blinded and for
three days, he remained that way, fasting, praying and waiting
on the Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus instructed a disciple
named Ananias to go pray for Saul so that he would receive his
sight.
Acts 9:10-18
10
Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and
to him the Lord said in a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, “Here I am,
Lord.”
11
So the Lord said to him, “Arise and go to the street called Straight,
and inquire at the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus, for
behold, he is praying.
12
And in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and
putting his hand on him, so that he might receive his sight.”
13
Then Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this
man, how much harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.

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14
And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call
on Your name.”
15
But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen vessel of Mine to
bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel.
16
For I will show him how many things he must suffer for My name’s
sake.”
17
And Ananias went his way and entered the house; and laying his
hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared
to you on the road as you came, has sent me that you may receive your
sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
18
Immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he
received his sight at once; and he arose and was baptized.

Ananias, after some initial reluctance, went and prayed for

Saul to not only receive his sight but to also be filled with the
Holy Spirit. Saul was a believer in Jesus Christ; three days old
in the Lord. He had a great call on his life, as we can see, from
what the Lord Jesus told Ananias. And yet, he was prayed over
to receive the Holy Spirit.
Once again, this adds up to our understanding that in the
Early Church, it was normal to pray for new believers to receive
the Holy Spirit.
While no specific mention is made in Acts 9 about Saul
speaking in tongues or manifesting any supernatural phenomena,
we know that Saul (later Paul) prayed in tongues a lot. He wrote
to the Corinthians, “I thank my God I speak with tongues more
than you all” (1 Corinthians 14:18). We also know that Paul
manifested all the gifts of the Spirit and taught other believers
about these because he is the one who wrote 1 Corinthians
chapters 12-14.

4) Cornelius and his household

The fourth recorded instance of someone being baptized in
the Holy Spirit in the book of Acts is that of Cornelius and his

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household. The apostle Peter had been divinely instructed to go

to meet Cornelius, where he preached about Jesus Christ. This
was the first time that the Gospel was preached to the Gentiles.
Acts 10:44-48
44
While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon
all those who heard the word.
45
And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many
as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured
out on the Gentiles also.
46
For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God. Then
Peter answered,
47
“Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who
have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”
48
And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord.
Then they asked him to stay a few days.

As Peter preached Christ to these people, they believed the

message, and God immediately poured out His Spirit upon them.
These people spoke in tongues and magnified God.
Acts 11:15-18
15
And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, as upon us
at the beginning.
16
Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, ‘John indeed
baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’
17
If therefore God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we
believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could withstand
God?”
18
When they heard these things they became silent; and they glorified
God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance
to life.”

Once back in Jerusalem, Peter recapped the happenings at

Cornelius’ home, and he clearly stated that this was the same as
the baptism of the Holy Spirit that the 120 disciples received on
the Day of Pentecost.

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Hence, we have another instance where, after people

believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, they received the baptism in
the Holy Spirit as on the Day of Pentecost.

5) Believers at Ephesus
The last recorded instance of people being baptized in the Holy
Spirit is in Acts 19 at Ephesus. Here, the apostle Paul met some
people who had been baptized in water by John the Baptist.
These people were not aware of what had happened since the
ministry of Jesus Christ.
Acts 19:1-7
1
And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having
passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding
some disciples
2
he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”
So they said to him, “We have not so much as heard whether there is
a Holy Spirit.”
3
And he said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?” So they
said, “Into John’s baptism.”
4
Then Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance,
saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come
after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.”
5
When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord
Jesus.
6
And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon
them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.
7
Now the men were about twelve in all.

It is interesting to consider Paul’s opening question, “Did

you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” (Acts 19:2a). It
once again indicates that it was normal to expect new believers
to be prayed for to receive the Holy Spirit once they believed in
Jesus Christ just the way Paul prayed for these people in Acts
19. Paul preached to them about Jesus Christ, baptized them

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in water, and then, proceeded to pray for them to receive the

Holy Spirit, that is, be baptized in the Holy Spirit. Once again,
as before, we observe that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit or
the baptism in the Holy Spirit is accompanied by supernatural
manifestations—praying in other tongues, and in this case, they
also prophesied.

Summary of the five recorded instances

In three out of the five recorded instances, the people who
were baptized in the Holy Spirit spoke in tongues. In the other
two instances in Samaria, we infer that something supernatural
happened, and then in the case of Saul, we know that he did
speak in tongues. So, it is safe to state that in all the five recorded
instances, something supernatural happened, and that in four out
of the five, we can state conclusively that they spoke in tongues
when baptized in the Holy Spirit.

In three of the five cases, they were baptized in the Holy

Spirit and later, baptized in water. In two out of the five, that is,
at Samaria and at Ephesus, they were baptized in water and then
later, baptized in the Holy Spirit. So, it is safe to state that God
will work either way, and there are no “set” steps in this process.

The purpose of the baptism in the Holy Spirit is to receive

power to be a witness. The receiving of power is expressed
through supernatural manifestations, that of speaking in tongues,
which we know is a gift of the Spirit or a manifestation of the
Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:7-11).

So, we make some deductions here.

• When we are baptized with the Holy Spirit, we receive
both power and gifts. The Spirit of God endues or clothes
the believer with power and makes all nine gifts potentially
available to the believer from this point on. Keep in mind

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that these are “gifts of the Spirit,” not gifts belonging to an

individual. So, the Holy Spirit owns these gifts and works
them through the believer. The believer must learn to work in
cooperation with the Holy Spirit to properly manifest these
gifts.
• The power that we receive is expressed through a display
of the gifts of the Holy Spirit resulting in signs, wonders,
miracles, healings and the supernatural work of God.
• The first gift that is most seen is speaking in tongues. God does
things on purpose. Hence, we infer that this gift of speaking
in unknown tongues is a key that helps us flow in all the other
gifts of the Spirit.

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Common Questions
In this chapter, we seek to answer some common questions that
believers ask about the baptism with the Holy Spirit.

Indwelling and baptism—What’s the difference?

When one believes in the Lord Jesus Christ, one is born again.
We are born of the Spirit. As Galatians 4:6 states, “And because
you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your
hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” We are already a temple of
the Holy Spirit and the Spirit of God indwells (dwells within)
us. So then, why does a believer need to be prayed for to receive
the baptism of the Holy Spirit? Some present their argument like
this—“The Holy Spirit does not come in parts because He is a
Person. So, if you have Him, you have all of Him.”

While there are similarities between the spiritual and

natural, there are also differences. Spiritual things are often
different from the way how we see things in the natural. It is
true that in the natural, when you see a person physically, you
see the person entirely. It is not that the person has left a part
of himself physically at some other place. However, there is a
huge difference when we consider the Person of the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit is a Person, but unlike us, He is infinite. He can
come and keep on coming because He is infinite. We can have
“more” of Him because He is infinite and there is no end to how
much we can experience Him in our lives.

In the Scripture, we see that there are different measures

of the Holy Spirit. We see the Spirit on Moses being distributed

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to 70 other elders (Numbers 11:16-30). We see Joshua having a

part of what Moses carried—the spirit of wisdom (Deuteronomy
34:9). We see a double measure of the Spirit resting on Elisha
after Elijah had been taken up into heaven (2 Kings 2:9,10). John
the Baptist declared that the Spirit was without measure on Jesus
(John 3:34).

The difference between the indwelling work of the Spirit

and the baptism of the Spirit in the life of a believer can be
understood by looking at the following two references.
John 4:13,14
13
Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will
thirst again,
14
but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst.
But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of
water springing up into everlasting life.”

John 7:37-39
37
On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out,
saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.
38
He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will
flow rivers of living water.”
39
But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in
Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus
was not yet glorified.

In John 4, the Lord Jesus spoke of a fountain. In John 7, He

spoke of a river. The fountain is within the believer; the river flows
out of the believer. The fountain within brings eternal life for the
believer. The river flowing out of the believer is the presence and
power of the Holy Spirit made available to others through the
believer. It is the same water, but in different measures and for
different purposes. Hence, it is the same Spirit at work, but there
is a difference in measure and purpose.

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What about 1 Corinthians 12:13?

1 Corinthians 12:13
For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews
or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink
into one Spirit.

Sometimes, people use 1 Corinthians 12:13 to state that we

have all been baptized in the Holy Spirit. There is one baptism
that saves (Ephesians 4:5), but many baptisms that the believer
must be taught about, and which the believer experiences
(Hebrews 6:2).
The one baptism, which saves, is the baptism into one
body referred to in 1 Corinthians 12:13. We are baptized by
the Holy Spirit into Christ’s body. This happens at salvation.
Then there is water baptism, where we are baptized in
water. We are baptized in water by another believer. The believer
administers water baptism in the name of Jesus (by the authority
of Jesus), in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Matthew
28:18-20). Water baptism is primarily a declaration of our
choosing to be a disciple of Jesus Christ and our identification
with His name. Water baptism happens any time after salvation.
There is also the Holy Spirit baptism. We are baptized
in the Holy Spirit by Jesus (Matthew 3:11; Acts 1:5,8). This
baptism is for power and purification. The Holy Spirit baptism,
which is the topic of this book, happens any time after salvation
or could also happen at the time of salvation as in the house of
Cornelius in Acts 10.
So, in these three baptisms, we see the difference in who does
the baptizing, into what we are baptized and the purpose of the
baptism. So, 1 Corinthians 12:13 refers to being baptized into
the Body of Christ and is different from being baptized in the
Holy Spirit.
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Why tongues?
It is quite interesting to think that God would design a gift of the
Spirit like speaking in unknown tongues, where we, by the Spirit,
speak in the tongues of men and of angels (1 Corinthians 13:1).
And, it is also interesting to consider that God would use this as
the first gift being expressed through the believer upon receiving
the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Why would God do this? For many,
“speaking in other tongues” sounds offensive to the rational mind.
But, this is the very reason why we need to embrace
speaking in other tongues. We trust God. We trust His wisdom.
We trust Him beyond our own understanding. So, we simply
embrace the way in which He works and go with it. Manifesting
all the other gifts requires similar faith and a willingness to step
out of our own understanding and trusting Him. This is when
His power is displayed through the gifts.

Is speaking in tongues the evidence of Holy Spirit

baptism?
For more information on the benefits of speaking in tongues,
please see the APC book, “The Wonderful Benefits of
Speaking in Tongues” available as a free download at apcwo.
org/books.
Going by the five recorded instances in the book of Acts,
the answer to this question is “Yes”. People spoke in tongues
when they were baptized with the Holy Spirit. This was normal
and what was expected.
On the other hand, we know that there are nine gifts of
the Spirit. So, a common question that is proposed is, “What if
the Holy Spirit chooses to manifest any of the other gifts other
than speaking with tongues when a believer is baptized with the
Spirit?” We remain completely open to this and understand that
this is possible.

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Is it possible for a believer to be baptized in the Holy Spirit

and manifest the other gifts of the Spirit without speaking in
tongues? Certainly, yes.

However, since our goal is to see the believer activated

and flowing in all nine gifts of the Spirit, we always encourage
believers to desire and to expect to speak with other tongues
when they pray to receive the Holy Spirit baptism. And sooner
or later, they do start speaking in other tongues. And we do not
stop there. We encourage them to earnestly desire to flow in all
the nine gifts of the Spirit.

We can encourage all believers to speak with other tongues

because the Lord Jesus stated that all believers would do so in
Mark 16:17,18, “And these signs will follow those who believe:
In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new
tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything
deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the
sick, and they will recover.”

Do I have to “tarry” to receive the baptism with the

Holy Spirit?
No. We do not need to tarry. Yes, we must pray with faith and
expectation. But we do not need to “tarry” several days. The
only reason the first 120 disciples had to tarry in Jerusalem was
to wait for the Day of Pentecost because God had determined to
pour out His Spirit on this day. In subsequent instances, we see
that people were prayed for and received the baptism of the Holy
Spirit during the time of prayer.

Do I need to have hands laid on me to receive the

baptism with the Holy Spirit?
Not necessarily. Remember it is the Lord Jesus who baptizes us
in the Holy Spirit. So, He can use someone else to pray with you

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or He can do this for you without someone else laying hands on

you and praying with you. You can personally pray and receive
by faith without anyone praying for you to be baptized in the
Holy Spirit. On the Day of Pentecost and at Cornelius’ home,
the Holy Spirit fell upon the people without anyone laying hands
on them.

Do I need to be baptized in water before I can pray for

the baptism of the Holy Spirit?
Not necessarily. As we have already seen in the case of Saul and
in the house of Cornelius, people received the baptism of the
Holy Spirit first, and later, were baptized in water. In the case
of the believers in Samaria and at Ephesus, they were baptized
in water first, and then later, baptized in the Spirit. So, God can
work either way.

Does speaking in tongues always have to be understood?

In Acts 2, on the Day of Pentecost, we know that people heard
the wonderful works of God being spoken in languages that,
they were familiar with. This does not exclude the possibility
that of the 120 believers who were baptized in the Holy Spirit
that day, some of them could have spoken in other tongues that
were not understood, which could have included earthly and
heavenly languages. It is wrong to say that all 120 spoke only in
the languages of the people present. What the Scriptures state
is that the people present, each heard things in their language.
Hence, this would not exclude the possibility of other unknown
languages being used when the 120 spoke with other tongues.
Acts 2:7-11
7
Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another,
“Look, are not all these who speak Galileans?
8
And how is it that we hear, each in our own language in which we
were born?

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9
Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia,
Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
10
Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining
Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,
11
Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own tongues the
wonderful works of God.”

The Scriptures do not conclusively state that in Acts 10 and

Acts 19, when people were baptized in the Holy Spirit, all of
them spoke in languages that were understood by those present.

On the other hand, the Scriptures clearly teach that when

we speak in tongues, we could speak in languages of humans
and of angels (1 Corinthians 13:1). This would, therefore,
definitely imply that we could speak in languages that no one
would understand. Hence, the apostle Paul states clearly that
when we speak in tongues “no one understands him.”
1 Corinthians 13:1
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not
love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.

1 Corinthians 14:2
For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for
no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries.

We must understand that there are a variety of uses of

speaking / praying in tongues as seen in the Scripture. These
include the following:
1) Tongues for personal prayer, intercession and edification:
This is the most common use of speaking in tongues, where the
believer speaks or prays in tongues resulting in the edification
of the inner man, communicates directly with God and
intercedes for others (1 Corinthians 14:2,4; Romans 8:26,27).
2) Tongues for interpretation: This is when, in a gathering,
a believer is led to give a message in tongues followed by

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interpretation so that all present can understand and be edified.

(1 Corinthians 14:5,13).
3) Tongues as a sign to the unbeliever: This is where the believer
is enabled by the Spirit to speak in a language understood by
the unbelievers present resulting in them hearing the truth
about the Lord (1 Corinthians 14:22; Acts 2:7-11).

So, the answer to this question “Does speaking in tongues

always have to be understood?” is, “No, speaking in tongues
does not always have to be understood.”

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Instructions and Prayer to Receive
Receiving the baptism in the Holy Spirit is a pure work of God.
We cannot manufacture it or force people into this. What we can
do is teach people what the Word of God has to say, share some
practical instructions and then, pray. God is always faithful to
His Word and will baptize His people. He pours His Spirit on
those who are thirsty (Isaiah 44:3).

Jesus is the baptizer in the Holy Spirit, so look to Him

The Bible says that Jesus will baptize us in the Holy Spirit
(Matthew 3:11). So, one does not need a pastor or a man of
God to get baptized in the Holy Spirit! We can just ask Jesus
to baptize us—to pour out His Holy Spirit on us. As He pours
out His Spirit, heavenly languages will come forth. This is what
happened in the book of Acts—every time when people received
the gift of the Holy Spirit, something supernatural happened.
They began to worship God in tongues.

You are a believer and you can speak with other

tongues
Remember, as a believer, you can speak with other tongues.
The Lord Jesus said that you can in Mark 16:17,18, “And these
signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast
out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up
serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means
hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

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Take a step of faith

We receive the promise of the Spirit by faith. This is the gift of
the Holy Spirit and simple faith is all that is needed for you to
receive the promise.
Galatians 3:13,14
13
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a
curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”),
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that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ
Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Reject all fear

Don’t have any fear that you will receive some “other” spirit.
When you pray and ask the Lord Jesus to baptize you with the
Holy Spirit, that is exactly what will happen. The Lord Jesus
said in Luke 11:11-13, “If a son asks for bread from any father
among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will
he give him a serpent instead of a fish? Or if he asks for an egg,
will he offer him a scorpion? If you then, being evil, know how
to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your
heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

Relax, you are not trying to convince God to do

something
You don’t have to beg God, twist His hand, tarry long hours,
plead, cry, or shed many tears to receive the gift of the Holy
Spirit. God is ready to fulfill His promise in your life. Just ask
and receive by faith! All you must have is sincere desire as
Jesus said in Mark 11:24, “Therefore I say to you, whatever
things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and
you will have them.” In a few minutes from now, as you pray,
believe that you receive what you ask at the moment of your
asking.

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The Holy Spirit gives the language, but YOU must

speak
Acts 2:4
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with
other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

After you pray the prayer given below, open your mouth
and speak out whatever comes. It will be your voice and your
vocal organs at work. The Holy Spirit will not speak. You must
do the speaking. He only provides the language.

A language is made up of sounds

Remember, speaking in a language simply involves making
sounds. When these sounds are intelligible and follow a certain
sequence, others get the meaning of what you are saying in
that language. In tongues, we speak in the languages of men or
of angels. So, the Holy Spirit gives the language (prompts or
inspires the sounds) and you must express the sounds using your
vocal organs. Since these sounds are in a language you have not
learned, your mind will not understand these sounds. You may
initially feel like making some strange sounds. These are words
(sounds) in an unknown language. Go ahead and give voice to it.
As you step out in faith, more words will begin to flow.

Only one language at a time

Remember that you cannot speak two languages at the same
time. So, do not attempt to speak anything in your own known
language(s). Don’t try repeating “Praise the Lord” or “Hallelujah”
very fast. There is no need to do so. These will hinder the flow
of the language that the Spirit desires to release. Instead, having
prayed the prayer, just take the step of faith and speak in new
tongues. Jesus said you would, so you can!

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God understands the mind of the Spirit (in all

languages)
God, who looks into your heart, understands what the Holy
Spirit is releasing through you.
Romans 8:27
Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit
is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will
of God.

Don’t worry about the fact that you do not understand

what you are speaking. The apostle Paul did tell us that when
we pray in the Spirit, our spirit is praying enabled by the Holy
Spirit, and our understanding is not put to work, “For if I pray
in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful”
(1 Corinthians 14:14). God understands what the Holy Spirit is
releasing through you and this is all that matters.

Prayer
Here is a simple prayer to help you ask and receive the Holy
Spirit baptism. Then step out in faith and speak in the languages
that the Holy Spirit gives you.

Dear Lord Jesus, I am a believer. I ask you to baptize me

with the Holy Spirit so that I can receive power to be a witness
for you.

Heavenly Father, I ask in Jesus’ name, please pour out

your Spirit on me as you promised you would do in the last days.

By faith, I now receive the outpouring of the Holy Spirit

with all the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is now upon
me and all His gifts resident with Him are now in me. Thank
you, Lord Jesus.

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Because I am a believer, I now speak with new tongues as

the Spirit gives me the ability. I expect the flow of all other gifts
of the Spirit through my life. Thank you, Lord Jesus.

Welcome, Holy Spirit!

Having received the baptism of the Holy Spirit, we encourage

you to learn more about all the gifts of the Holy Spirit so that
you can learn how to yield to the Spirit to manifest all His gifts.
You can serve and minister to people through these gifts. You
will be a witness with power. Jesus Christ will be glorified!

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5
Filled, Anointed and Walking in the
Spirit
There are different words or expressions that we see in the New
Testament in relation to the work of the Holy Spirit in the life
of the believer. We will present concise comments on some of
these to help maintain clarity on terminology that we may use.
Please note that this is not a complete explanation of all such
terms. We will have to leave that for another book.

The experience that the 120 had in the Upper Room was
referred to as the baptism with the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:5). We note
that they were also filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:4). Again,
in Samaria, the apostles prayed for the Holy Spirit to “fall upon”
the believers and they received the Holy Spirit (Acts 8:16,17).
Similarly, we know that the people gathered in Cornelius’ home,
and as Peter preached, were also baptized with the Holy Spirit
(Acts 11:15-17). The Holy Spirit fell upon and was poured out
upon them (Acts 10:44,45). So, when believers are baptized in
the Holy Spirit, at that time, they are filled with the Holy Spirit,
the Spirit falls upon them and is poured out upon them. All these
expressions are valid when referring to what happens when a
believer is baptized in the Holy Spirit.

One baptism, many fillings

What we notice through the book of Acts is that the same
believers who were baptized in the Holy Spirit are reported as
being repeatedly filled with the Spirit or as being full of the Holy
Spirit.

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Acts 4:8
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the
people and elders of Israel:

Acts 4:31
And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled
together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and
they spoke the word of God with boldness.

Acts 6:3
Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good
reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint
over this business;

Acts 6:5
And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen,
a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor,
Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch,

Acts 7:55
But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the
glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,

Acts 11:24
For he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great
many people were added to the Lord.

Acts 13:9
Then Saul, who also is called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked
intently at him

Acts 13:52
And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

The apostle Paul, writing in his epistles to Spirit-baptized

(or Spirit-filled) believers, instructs them to be filled with the
Spirit, to walk in the Spirit and to live in the Spirit.

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Ephesians 5:18-21
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And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled
with the Spirit,
19
speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,
20
giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of
our Lord Jesus Christ,
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submitting to one another in the fear of God.

Galatians 5:16,22-25
16
I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of
the flesh.
22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness,
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gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
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And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions
and desires.
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If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

When we are baptized in the Holy Spirit, we are filled and

anointed at that moment. Being filled with the Spirit speaks of
the work of the Holy Spirit within the believers affecting how
each of us live. It has to do with our walk, our conduct. Being
anointed has to do with the work of the Holy Spirit empowering
us for ministry, affecting our work. So, the baptism in the Holy
Spirit results in a filling and an anointing. To be baptized is to be
filled and to be anointed, and yet, we see that both these are to
be kept “active” in a sense.

Filled and walking and living in the Spirit

As we see from the Scriptures given above, although we are filled
when we are baptized in the Holy Spirit, we need to stay filled or
stay full of the Spirit. We need to be filled continuously, again and
again and again. This is because of the constant conflict between
the flesh and the Spirit (Galatians 5:17). If I let the flesh take the

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upper hand, then I am “less full” of the Spirit, that is, the Spirit’s
influence over me has waned or diminished to that extent. But if
I stay full of the Spirit, the flesh is kept under subjection. When
we live filled with the Spirit, we are doing what the apostle Paul
says when he teaches us to “walk in the Spirit” (Galatians 5:16)
or “live in the Spirit” (Galatians 5:25). The person filled with
the Spirit will also walk in wisdom, faith, thankfulness, singing
to the Lord, walking in submission, manifesting the fruit of the
Spirit (Galatians 5:22,23) and overcoming the sinful desires of
the flesh (Galatians 5:16,24). To be filled with the Spirit, we need
to keep our hearts clean and free. Confess your sin and receive
His cleansing immediately according to 1 John 1:7,9. Release
forgiveness as soon as you feel offended. Invite the Spirit of God
to fill you. Yield all of yourself to Him. Welcome Him. Stay
in communion with Him. This helps us to stay “actively” filled
with the Spirit, live in the Spirit and walk in the Spirit.

Anointed
When we are baptized in the Holy Spirit, we are also anointed by
the Spirit. To be anointed is to have the Spirit upon us empowering
us to do what God wants done through us (Luke 4:17-19; Acts
10:38). We are anointed all the time (2 Corinthians 1:21),
positionally in Christ. Yet, since we are not doing the works all
the time, the anointing is not “active” all the time. Whenever
the Holy Spirit moves upon us releasing His power to do the
work that He wants us to do (there is an anointing for everything
God wants you to do), at that time, we say we are anointed (the
anointing is “active”). The anointing is the power of the Spirit
being manifested through a believer. There are times when the
Holy Spirit initiates this. He moves on us and then, we start
doing the work. There are times when we start the work and the
anointing begins to flow or operate. The gifts of the Holy Spirit
are channels (or tools) through which the anointing (the power)

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of the Holy Spirit is manifested to minister to people. There are

varying levels of anointing. There are times when we can be
“more anointed” than at other times. The degree of power that
is manifested is in proportion to the anointing that is present
and active at that moment.

We are to be filled with the Spirit continuously. Also, we

are to move under the anointing every time we minister (do
the work God has called us to do). Therefore, in this sense, the
baptism in the Holy Spirit is both initiatory and repeatable. We
are baptized in the Holy Spirit once, but filled and anointed over
and over, countless times again.

The anointing upon and the anointing within

Note that we should not confuse the “anointing upon” and the
“anointing within.” The “anointing upon” is the Spirit upon us
empowering us for ministry. The “anointing within” is the Spirit
within us carrying out His indwelling work in us and transforming
us into Christlikeness. Hence, 1 John 2:20,27 refers to the work
of the Spirit within the believer (i.e., the anointing within).
1 John 2:20,27
20
But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all
things.
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But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you,
and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing
teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just
as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.

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Do You Know the GOD Who Loves You?
About 2000 years ago, God came into this world as a man. His name
is Jesus. He lived a perfectly sinless life. Since Jesus was God in flesh,
everything He said and did reveal God to us. The words He spoke were
the very words of God. The things He did were the actions of God.
Jesus did many miracles on the earth. He healed the sick and suffering.
He opened blind eyes, unstopped deaf ears, made the lame to walk
and healed every kind of sickness and disease. He fed the hungry by
miraculously multiplying a few loaves of bread, calmed the storm and
did many other wonderful things.
All these actions reveal to us that God is a good God who
wants people to be well, whole, healthy and happy. God wants to
meet the needs of people.
So why then would God decide to become a man and step into
our world? Why did Jesus come?
All of us have sinned and done things that are unacceptable before
the God who created us. Sin has its consequences. Sin is like a great
unsurpassable wall between God and us. Sin separates us from God. It
prevents us from knowing and having a meaningful relationship with
the One who created us. Therefore, many of us try to fill this void with
other things.
Another consequence of our sins is eternal separation from God.
In God’s court, the penalty for sin is death. Death is eternal separation
from God in hell.
But the good news is that we can be free from sin and be restored
to God. The Bible says, “For the wages [payment] of sin is death,
but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans
6:23). Jesus paid for the sins of the whole world when He died on the
cross. Then, three days later He rose again, showed Himself alive to
many and then went back into heaven.
God is a God of love and mercy. He does not wish that any person
be lost in hell. And so, He came to provide a way for the entire human
race to be free from sin and its lasting consequences. He came to save
sinners—to rescue people like you and me from sin and eternal death.
To receive this free forgiveness of sins, the Bible tells us that we
have to do just one thing—accept what the Lord Jesus Christ did on
the cross and to believe in Him wholeheartedly.
“… through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive
forgiveness of sins” (Acts 10:43).
“that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in
your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved”
(Romans 10:9).
You too can receive forgiveness and cleansing for your sins if you
will believe in the Lord Jesus Christ.
The following is a simple prayer to help you decide to believe in
the Lord Jesus Christ and what He has done for you on the cross. This
prayer will help you express your acceptance of what Jesus has done
for you and receive forgiveness and cleansing for your sins. This prayer
is only a guideline. You can also pray in your own words.
Dear Lord Jesus, today, I have understood what You did for me
on the cross. You died for me, you shed Your precious blood and paid
the penalty for my sins so that I could be forgiven. The Bible tells me
that whoever believes in You will receive forgiveness for their sins.
Today, I decide to believe in You and to accept what You did for
me by dying for me on the cross and rising again from the dead. I know
I cannot save myself by my own good works, and neither can any other
human save me. I cannot earn forgiveness for my sins.
Today, I believe in my heart and say with my mouth that You died
for me, You paid the penalty for my sins, You rose again from the dead,
and by faith in You, I receive forgiveness and cleansing for my sins.
Thank You, Jesus. Help me to love You, to know You more and
to be faithful to You.
Amen.
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purpose of equipping believers in the Word and in the Spirit.
We invite you to partner with us financially by sending either a
one-time gift or a monthly financial gift. Any amount that you can send
to help us in this work across our nation will be greatly appreciated.

You can send your gift by cheque / bank draft payable to “All
Peoples Church” to our office address. Else, you can remit your
contribution directly by bank transfer using our bank account details.

Account Name: All Peoples Church

Account Number: 50200068829058
IFSC Code: HDFC0004367
Bank: HDFC Bank, 7M/308 80 Ft Rd, HRBR Layout, Kalyan Nagar,
Bengaluru, Karnataka 560043

Kindly note: All Peoples Church can only accept bank contributions
from an India based bank account. When making your contribution,
if desired, you can indicate the specific APC ministry area where you
would like your contribution to be used. For additional details, please
visit apcwo.org/give.

Also, please remember to pray for us and our ministry whenever you can.
Thank You and God Bless!
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apcbiblecollege.org

All Peoples Church Bible College and Ministry Training Center in Bangalore,
India, provides Spirit-filled, anointed, hands-on training and equipping for
ministering in the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit along with a
doctrinally sound and intellectually stimulating study of God’s Word. We
believe in developing the whole person for ministry emphasizing godly
character, deep roots in the Word of God and powerful demonstrations of signs,
wonders and miracles, all flowing out of an intimate relationship with the Lord.

At All Peoples Church Bible College (APC-BC), in addition to sound

teaching, we emphasize the love of God in demonstration, the anointing and
presence of the Holy Spirit and the supernatural work of God. Several young
men and women have been trained and sent out to fulfill God’s call over their
lives.

We offer three programs.

• One-year Certificate in Theology and Christian Ministry (C.Th.)
• Two-year Diploma in Theology and Christian Ministry (Dip.Th.)
• Three-year Bachelor's in Theology and Christian Ministry (B.Th.)

Classes are held each weekday, Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m.-12 noon,
Indian Time (UTC+5:30). We offer three learning options.

• On-Campus: Attend in-person classes at the campus

• Online: Attend live lectures online
• E -Learning : Self-paced lear ning t hrough t he online por t al
apcbiblecollege.org/elearn

To apply online, and for more information about the college, curriculum,
eligibility criteria, tuition costs and to download the application form, please
visit apcbiblecollege.org.