Wait...That's In Acts?
Sharon Hobbs, Melissa Phipps
The Promise of the Father: Waiting for the Holy Spirit (Acts 1) Episode 3
In this episode of “Wait. That’s in Acts?”, Sharon Hobbs and Melissa Phipps explore Acts 1:4–5 and Jesus’ command to wait in Jerusalem for “the promise of the Father”—the coming baptism of the Holy Spirit. They discuss John 20:19–23 where the resurrected Jesus breathes on the disciples to “receive the Holy Spirit,” connecting it to God breathing life in creation and describing it as the disciples’ new birth into the Spirit. They distinguish new birth from baptism/immersion, note that the disciples still needed further empowerment for the Great Commission, and reflect on the difficulty of waiting.