Sequence of Repentance in Acts (from Dale Moody's Spirit of the Living God)

As part of my studies of the works of Dale Moody I am reading his book, Spirit of the Living God. In chapter 3, Moody discusses the role of the Holy Spirit recorded in the book of Acts. Very interestingly, he asks whether it is possible to establish a fixed order for the process by which people repent, receive the Spirit, have hands laid upon them, and are baptized. He supplies the following evidence of the sequences presented in Acts.

Repentance – baptism – no hands – Spirit            (2:38)

Repentance - baptism - hands – Spirit                    (8:14ff)

Repentance - hands – Spirit – baptism                   (9:17-19)

Repentance - no hands - Spirit – baptism              (10:44-48)

Repentance - baptism - hands – Spirit                    (19:1-6)

So no fixed order of this process is presented. This means that no fixed order is preferable to another. So there is no reason to be dogmatic about how this sequence is to be practiced. However, note that repentance comes first in every instance. Repenting, turning back to God, is a prerequisite for all that happens afterwards.