*[Acts 19:2 he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”…]*

Today, when someone says “I am saved” we think that is all. We stop at salvation. No wonder many Christians are struggling. To the Apostles, it was not enough to be saved – they had to make sure after salvation, the believer received the Holy Spirit. So when Paul went to Ephesus, he found there some who had been saved, he did not let them stop there, he did not even ask them “are you saved”, he asked them *”did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”* This is the question we should be asking everyone. We should not just be asking “are you saved?” Salvation without receiving the Holy Spirit is incomplete. Jesus said in John 7:39 *”… He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive.. “* So those who believe in Jesus must receive the Holy Spirit. So my question to you this morning if you believe in Jesus, have you receive the Holy Spirit? Without the Holy Spirit you will struggle in your salvation. Without the Holy Spirit you will live an ordinary life, subject everything non-believers are subject to. So receive the Holy Spirit today and get started with living the Spirit-filled life empowered by the Holy Spirit.