Receive the Holy Spirit

“Receive the Holy Spirit,” Jesus said to his disciples in John 20:22. With the Holy Spirit living in them, Jesus knew that individuals and communities following him as Lord would be empowered to actually become like him in this world (1 John 4:17)—the fullness of what a human being is meant to be—and to minister in the power that comes from him. Spirit-filled believers are intended to be signs of God’s dynamic, personal, loving, and transforming presence—in action. Embodying Christ’s way of being