Early on in the ministry I realized many of God's people seemed to have little or no desire to grow in the Lord and to work faithfully in the churches. Apathy had crept into the church. I pondered this question and found that only about 50 percent of our people have the baptism in the Holy spirit. Not only that, few seemed to care.
I noted there was little teaching on the subject of the Holy Spirit, and few were teaching adequately about it. It was not being preached. So we emphasize the need of the Holy Spirit.
The baptism in the Holy Spirit is the key to all ministry and the welfare and growth of the church. Jesus said, "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" (Acts 1:8 NKJV). The apostle said, "Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests (Ephesians 6:18 NIV).
Having found a need, I felt led of the Lord to fill that need. I prepared myself spiritually and intellectually to address this need of the church. By the power of the Spirit we have been filling the need, and have been effective. To date, well over 19,300 men and women, boys and girls have received the Spirit in our seminars; many have been healed, and many have gone to do great works in ministry. So, we make ourselves available to the churches. We must have spiritual power to work for Christ.
