Foundations: Filled with Holy Spirit
Being Filled by the Holy Spirit
John 16:7 “But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.”
God made a plan:
- Plan to defeat sin
- Plan to reconnect with mankind
- Plan to fill us with Himself
Ephesians 5:15-16 “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.”
Ephesians 5:17 “Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.”
Part of being wise is to seek after and understand Gods will
Ephesians 5:18 “Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit”
There is a clear contrast here:
- Do not let alcohol be what leads and controls you
- Instead let the Holy Spirit control your life
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Three words to help us understand being filled with the Holy Spirit:
- #1 Full
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Three words to help us understand being filled with the Holy Spirit:
- #2 Empty
Three words to help us understand being filled with the Holy Spirit:
- #3 Open
Three ways to empty ourselves and be open to the filling of the Holy Spirit:
- Worship
Ephesians 5: 18-19 “Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord”
Three ways to empty ourselves and be open to the filling of the Holy Spirit
- Worship
- Gratitude
Ephesians 5:20 “always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
1 Peter 1:2 “who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.”
Sanctification – The action or process of being freed or purified from sin
Three ways to empty ourselves and be open to the filling of the Holy Spirit:
- Worship
- Gratitude
- Submit to one another
Ephesians 5:21 “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ”
Luke 11:13 “If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
