Jeremiah TiptonFounder in president of David Hernandez ministries

Can You have More of Holy Spirit?

4 Jun 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief teaching, Jeremiah Tipton addresses the common question of how believers can receive “more” of the Holy Spirit. He asserts that the Holy Spirit is already present in full measure the moment a person trusts Christ, so the issue is not acquiring more of the Spirit but allowing the Spirit to take greater possession of the believer. Citing John 3:30 (“He must increase, I must decrease”) and the example of Enoch who “walked with God” and was taken by God, Tipton emphasizes the need for personal emptiness—surrendering self‑centeredness so that the Spirit can fill every aspect of one’s being. He urges listeners to become “the empty place” through which eternity can enter creation, and concludes with a call to explore the resource “Get Holy Spirit: God Within You” at encounterthespirit.com.

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People often ask me, how do I get more of the Holy Spirit? And I tell them, the good news is you can't get more of the Holy Spirit because all He is or ever shall be dwells in fullness the moment you receive Christ as Savior. And so it's not a matter of me getting more of the Holy Spirit. It's a matter of the Holy Spirit getting more of me, surrendering to that oneness. John 3:30, I must decrease, but He must increase, allowing Him to overtake every aspect of my being. I think of Enoch, and the Scripture says, Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him. Is that going to happen to you? I say, yes. I said, Lord, I want to be a was not. I want to be a tear in the fabric of time and space through which eternity Himself can step into the creation. I want to be that empty place, the lack of something that allows the Holy Spirit to fill. You know, we often say, I want to be filled with the Holy Spirit, but the Holy Spirit cannot fill someone who is full of themselves. And so we empty ourselves and say, God, fill me and take over every aspect of who I am. I want You to take over everything to where my presence becomes Your presence. To learn more about the power of the Holy Spirit, Get Holy Spirit: God Within You at encounterthespirit.com.