Acts of the Holy Spirit: Chapter 4
The Bible teaches that there is one baptism of the Holy Spirit but many fillings with the Holy Spirit. These Apostles had been filled on the day of Pentecost and filled again a few days later. The filling of the Spirit gave Peter and John boldness to stand up to the religious rulers who had put Jesus to death. Peter and John witnessed to the power and resurrection of Jesus and gave Jesus glory for the healing miracle that allowed the crippled man to be made whole. When the religious rulers saw the boldness of Peter and John they had to admit that they had been with Jesus. When the religious leaders released the Apostles, Peter and John went and gathered with the church. The church raised their voice in prayer to God for boldness to witness for Christ and the Holy Spirit filled the church again. May we seek the filling of the Holy Spirit as the first church did and may we see many people come to Christ as we boldly proclaim Him as the Savior for sinners.