SPIRIT FILLED
Seek to be filled, but
don’t waste your time seeking empowerment that you don’t intend to use.
First
Word
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I have been a Christian since I was about
ten years old and I mean really overtly expressing my faith at school and the
workplace, but I HAVE NEVER FELT SPIRIT FILLED.
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Moses face glowed, Stephen’s face
glowed and on the day of Pentecost, 120 people became filled with the
Spirit and flames of fire settled on their heads. - The Bible speaks of
many prophets and disciples being filled with the Holly Spirit and it was “OBSERVABLE”.
I want to feel what they felt and to be filled with the
Holy Spirit; and know it.
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I posed this conundrum to my mentor
and he asked, “Why did I think it was a feeling”, and then pointed me to
Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. – As I begin this study, I am learning for
myself about being “Spirit Filled” and I desire
to share my findings with other students of the Bible who may have had some of these
same feelings. – NYOBS
20.19 – HOLY SPIRIT
Acts 8:18 -19 – The filling of the Spirit is OBSERVABLE
18 When Simon SAW that the Spirit was given at the laying
on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money
19 and said, "Give me also this ability
so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit."
NIV
Exodus 34:29 – Moses
face glowed
29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand as he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God.
29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand as he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God.
(ESV)
Acts 6:8-15 – Stephen’s
face glowed
8 Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed amazing miracles and signs among the people.
15 At this point everyone in the high council stared at Stephen, because his face became as bright as an angel’s.
8 Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed amazing miracles and signs among the people.
15 At this point everyone in the high council stared at Stephen, because his face became as bright as an angel’s.
(NLT)
Acts 1:15 – 120 Believers were
gathered in an upper room
15 During this time, when about 120 believers were together in one place, Peter stood up and addressed them.
15 During this time, when about 120 believers were together in one place, Peter stood up and addressed them.
(NLT)
Acts 2:2-4 – All had flames of FIRE settle on them
2 Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven
like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were
sitting.
3 Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them.
4 And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability. (NLT)
3 Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them.
4 And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability. (NLT)
Judges 3:10 – Came upon Othniel
10 The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, so
that he became Israel Aram
NIV
Judges 6:34 – Came upon Gideon
34 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon,
and he blew a trumpet, summoning the Abiezrites to follow him.
NIV
Judges 11:29 – Came upon Jephthah
29 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah.
He crossed Gilead and Manasseh, passed through
Mizpah of Gilead, and from there he advanced against the Ammonites.
NIV
Judges 13:25 – Came upon Sampson
25 and the Spirit of the LORD began to stir
him while he was in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorch and Eshtaol.
NIV
2 Chronicles 24:20 – Came
upon Zechariah
20 Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah
son of Jehoiada the priest.
NIV
Numbers 11:25 – Came upon Seventy Elders
25 Then the LORD came down in the cloud and
spoke with him, and he took of the Spirit that was on him and put the Spirit on
the seventy elders.
NIV
1 Sam 16:13 – Came upon David
13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed
him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the
LORD came upon David in power. Samuel then went to Ramah.
NIV
Ex 31:2-3 – Filled Bezalel
2 See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri,
the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah
3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God,
with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts
NIV
The Indwelling
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There is a difference between the Indwelling of
the Holy Spirit and the Filling of
the Holy Spirit.
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The Indwelling of
the Holy Spirit is a gift; a permanent condition given without exception
or condition to ALL Believers immediately when they accept Jesus Christ as their
Messiah. – The Holy Spirit is collateral or a down payment on the guarantee
of our Salvation and future glorification in Jesus Christ. – Caution: If the Holy Spirit does not indwell
you; then you do not belong to God.
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The filling of
the Holy Spirit is just a different duck than the indwelling; stay tuned.
John 14:16-17 – Jesus PROMISED indwelling of the Holy
Spirit
16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you.
17 He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives WITH YOU now and later will be IN YOU.
16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you.
17 He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives WITH YOU now and later will be IN YOU.
(NLT)
John 7:37-39 – The indwelling will be given to ALL
Believers
37 On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, “Anyone who is thirsty may come to me!
38 Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.’”
39 When he said “living water,” he was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in him. But the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet entered into his glory. (NLT)
37 On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, “Anyone who is thirsty may come to me!
38 Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.’”
39 When he said “living water,” he was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in him. But the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet entered into his glory. (NLT)
Ephesians 1:13-14 – The
indwelling is also NOW for the Gentiles
13 And now you Gentiles
have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you
believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy
Spirit, whom
he promised long ago.
14 The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify him.
14 The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify him.
(NLT)
Galatians 3:2 – The indwelling is received by
Believing
2 Let me ask you this one question: Did you receive the Holy Spirit by obeying the law of Moses? Of course not!
2 Let me ask you this one question: Did you receive the Holy Spirit by obeying the law of Moses? Of course not!
You received the
Spirit because you believed the message you heard about Christ. (NLT)
2 Corinthians 1:22 – Spirit placed as a down
payment on promises
22 and he has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the first installment that guarantees everything he has promised us.
22 and he has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the first installment that guarantees everything he has promised us.
(NLT)
Ephesians 4:30 – The guarantee of salvation - Day
of the Lord
30 And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own,
30 And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own,
Guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.
(NLT)
Romans 8:9 – Unless the Spirit indwells; you do
not belong to God
9 But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them DO NOT BELONG TO HIM AT ALL.)
9 But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them DO NOT BELONG TO HIM AT ALL.)
(NLT)
The Filling
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Have you ever heard it said;
he was so EVIL that he was “possessed by a demonic spirit.” – This is true of
the Holy Spirit; when we are so completely yielded to God to do GOOD, the Holy
Spirit will “in a sense” possess us; fills
us.
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There are roadblocks that hinder us
from being Spirit filled; the Spirit
reasons and searches our heart; knows our thoughts and can be grieved by hidden
sin that’s in our life.
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There is only one baptism
of the Holy Spirit; but there are many NEW
fillings. – Nowhere in scripture are we commanded to be
baptized by the Holy Spirit, if so Jesus would surely have mentioned it;
however we see examples over and over again of being filled.
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It is a definite
distinctive experience that one knows whether or not he has received the filling of
the Holy Spirit.
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The filling of the Holy
Spirit
is something that can be observed. In Acts we find that Simon the magician “saw
the filling” and wanted to buy this ability.
He wanted to lay hands on people and cause them be filled with the
Spirit.
- Everyone has a
worldview
- When you become filled with the Holy Spirit, you get a NEW worldview.
– You are a new creation. – Sooner
or later this
- There
are NINE qualities that characterizes
the person on whom the Holy Spirit rest: Wisdom –
Understanding – Counsel – Power & Strength – Knowledge – Fear of the Lord –
Righteousness – Justice & Fairness – Faithfulness.
- There
are THREE virtues of those empowered by
the Spirit – Prayer, Faith and Obedience.
Through these virtues the Holy Spirit glorifies Jesus Christ through us.
- God has replaced the few selected Old
Testament Leaders with the New Testament Pattern of empowerment for
the whole church. – Not for just a few Believers, but for ALL. We have
total access to all the assets; the gifts that have been made available. – NYOBS 08.12 – GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT 18 GIFTS -- NYOBS 20.36 – GIFTS OF
THE SPIRIT TOOLS
- Regardless of when in
life
you receive the filling of the Holy Spirit, you will be motivated to give
your testimony to others and involve yourself in service of some
nature. This may not be in “China”,
but perhaps in your own church or local community; it might be just how
you do your work on the job and how you extend yourself to others around
you.
- There will be a
desire
to be with others of like faith; sharing and studying His Word; offering
prayer & praise; through this you are being CONFORMED TO THE IMAGE OF HIS SON.
- Your ability and
desire to serve may not necessarily be like someone else; so do not use
others as a yard stick to measure the Holy Sprit’s work in you.
- The Holy Spirit is God’s Seal,
Pledge
and Witness that we are part of His family.
Ephesians 5:18 – Command – Be filled with the Holy
Spirit
18 Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life.
18 Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life.
Instead, be filled with
the Holy Spirit,
(NLT)
Ephesians 1:13-14 – When
you believed, you received
13And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago.
14 The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify him. (NLT)
13And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago.
14 The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify him. (NLT)
Matt 15:10-11 – It’s not
what goes in to a man that defiles him
10 Jesus called the crowd
to him and said, "Listen and understand.
11 What goes into a man's
mouth does not make him `unclean,' but what comes out of his mouth that
is what makes him `unclean.'"
NIV
Romans 8:27 – He Reasons
and knows what’s in your heart
27 He that searches the hearts knows
what is the mind of the Spirit, because he makes intercession for the saints
according to (the will of) God. ASV
1 Corinthians 2:10-11 –
Knowledge of the thoughts of man
10 God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The
Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.
11 For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except
the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of
God except the Spirit of God.
NIV
Ephesians 4:30 – Your actions can make the Spirit
sorrowful
30 And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.
30 And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.
(NLT)
Ephesians 4:30 – Your
actions can Grieve the Holy Spirit
30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of
redemption NIV
1 Thessalonians 5:19-22 – You can stifle the Holy Spirit
19 Do not stifle the Holy Spirit.
20 Do not scoff at prophecies,
21 but test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good.
22 Stay away from every kind of evil. (NLT)
19 Do not stifle the Holy Spirit.
20 Do not scoff at prophecies,
21 but test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good.
22 Stay away from every kind of evil. (NLT)
Acts 8:18 -19 – The filling of the Spirit is OBSERVABLE
18 When Simon SAW that the Spirit was given at the laying
on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money
19 and said, "Give me also this ability
so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit." NIV
1 Corinthians 12:1 – I
don’t want you to be ignorant about Gifts
1 Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I
do not want you to be ignorant. NIV
2 Corinthians 5:17 – You are a new creature
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a
new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! NIV
Romans 8:29 – Conformed to the Image of Christ
29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be
29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be
CONFORMED TO THE
IMAGE OF HIS SON, in order that he might be
the firstborn among many brothers. (ESV
Acts 1:8 – You will
receive power
8 But you will receive power when the Holy
Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem Judea
and Samaria
Acts 4:31 -33 – Spoke about God boldly – Shared
everything
31 After they prayed, the place where they were
meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke
the word of God boldly.
32 All the believers were one in heart and mind.
No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared
everything they had.
33 With great power the apostles continued to
testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and much grace was upon them
all.
NIV
1 Corinthians 12:4-7 –
There are different ways to serve God
4 There are different kinds of gifts,
but the same Spirit.
5 There are different
kinds of service,
but the same Lord.
6 There are different kinds of working,
but the same God works all of them in all men.
7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit
is given for the common good.
NIV
Acts 2:4 – SOME spoke in
tongues
4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and
began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
NIV
Romans 8:16 – The spirit Himself bears
witness that we are His
16 The Spirit himself testifies with our
spirit that we are God's children. NIV
Gal 4:6-7 – We are
declared by the Spirit that we are His sons
6 Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of
his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, "Abba,
Father."
7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son;
and since you are a son, God has made you also an heir.
NIV
1 John 5:10 – Our Faith bears witness in our hearts.
10 Anyone who believes in the Son of God has
this testimony in his heart. Anyone who does not believe God has made him
out to be a liar, because he has not believed the testimony God has given about
his Son. NIV
Isaiah 11:2-5 – Nine
qualities of the Spirit
2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him-- the
Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel
and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the
LORD--
3 and he will delight in the fear of the LORD. He
will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with
his ears;
4 but with righteousness he will judge the
needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth. He
will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he
will slay the wicked.
5 Righteousness will be his belt and faithfulness
the sash around his waist. NIV
Motivation
- What
is your motivation for wanting to be filled with the Spirit? – The purpose
of being filled with the Spirit is to glorify God.
- Do
we ask the Holy Spirit to bless decisions we have already made or
do we involve the Holy Spirit resulting in a JOINT
DECISION.
– The Spirit doesn’t just help us, He prays for us according to the will
of God. – Our prayers are double effective. – We have access to the mind
of our Lord. – The Book says
we now have the mind of Christ.
- There
are two very important principles that are connected with receiving the
Holy Spirit; Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility - God freely gives us His Spirit, but living
up to His calling is up to us. - Seek to be filled, but don’t waste your
time seeking empowerment that you do not intend to use.
- We
can be “baptized” with the Holy Spirit, but not “filled”
or controlled by the Holy Spirit. - A “feeling” does not
necessarily imply a “Filling”.
- When
we are filled, we are not totally filled up like a barrel overrunning
with rain water, but we are a barrel that needs to be continually
filled because we use it up, and we leak.
- Jesus
needed the presence of the Holy Spirit from “The
Womb to the Tomb”, how much more do we also need the Holy Spirit
in our lives.
- The Apostle
Andrew
was noticeably quiet and in the background as; Peter, James and John seem
to dominate the inner circle, however it was Andrew that was credited for BRINGING so many to meet Christ.
- Andrew’s
heart
did not resent being a supporting actor, living in the shadow of
Peter his brother. - He saw great value in serving quietly in the
background. - Andrew delighted in pointing everyone and
anyone to Jesus. - Because of the fact that he brought Peter his
brother to Christ, another 3000 souls received eternal life.
- Such
is the Holy Spirit, rarely taking center stage, but pointing us to
the other members of the Trinity. – He is like the wind, invisible,
powerful, uncontrollable and unpredictable, you cannot see Him or tell
where He comes or goes, but you can hear and feel His presence; The
Spirit’s work will always point to our Lord and Savior Jesus the
Christ.
- We
raise the sails in our boat; the breath of the Holy Spirit powers our
sails and God steers
- The
Holy Spirit
alone is the source of
empowerment that God uses to accomplish His will. Don’t look at how big the
task is, instead look at the opportunity that allows the spirit
to empower you. – Raise your sail – Pray often.
1 Corinthians 10:1-5 –
It’s up to us to live up to His calling
1 For I do not want you to be ignorant of the
fact, brothers, that our forefathers were ALL under the cloud
and that they ALL
passed through the sea. - They were ALL baptized
into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. - They ALL ate the same
spiritual food
4 and ALL drank the same
spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them,
and that rock was Christ.
5 Nevertheless, God was not pleased with
most of them; their bodies were scattered over the desert. NIV
John 3:8 – The Spirit is
like the sound of the wind
8 The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear
its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So
it is with everyone born of the Spirit." NIV
Acts 15:28 Involve the Holy Spirit for a JOINT DECISION
28 It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not
to burden you with anything beyond the following requirements: NIV
Romans 8:27 – The Spirit prays according to God Will.
27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind
of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in
accordance with God's will. NIV
Isaiah 61:1 – Jesus needed
the Holy Spirit – so much more us
1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,
because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent
me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and
release from darkness for the prisoners.
(see also Luke 4:18)
NIV
1 Corinthians 2:16 – We have the mind of Christ.
16 "For who has known the mind of the Lord
hat he may instruct him?" But we have the mind of Christ. NIV
Spirit Filled
·
It seems as though being filled with the Spirit
is not a “GLOWING IN THE DARK” experience,
but is how we live our everyday life. - Paul explained the Spirit Filled
Life to the Church at Ephesus by starting off telling them to Imitate God. – The
Book says if we have seen Jesus
the Son, we have seen God the Father. – So our first action is to see the
examples as set forth by Jesus Christ.
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Imitate Jesus;
live a life filled with Love. – Stay away from sexual immorality, impurity and
greed. – Abstain from telling crude stories, coarse jokes and foolishness. –
Don’t try to excuse sin; when it starts up, don’t participate, just walk
away from it. - Don’t listen; change the subject to something that you are
thankful to God for. - I have noticed
that some of the best loved managers were the ones that did not gossip, but
praised good performance.
·
As a Manager in retail, when sexual
innuendos and comments were said in my presence in the breakroom, I was required
as a manager to stand, state that the conduct was out of place and leave the
room as a statement to the other employees that I was not a part of the
conversation; nor did I condoned it, and that’s still a good company policy
today.
·
The Book says to take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, EXPOSE THEM. – Don’t spend your day with your mind in
neutral; make the most of every opportunity; find ways to redeem your time so
you can get more accomplished. - Put
thought into what you do and how you can make it better. - Do your work as unto the Lord, then your work
will be of excellence whether your boss is looking or not. – Everyone has a
boss even President Trump; God is his boss; He hired him. – Pray for those in authority -
·
The Book
says instead
of being filled with booze; to be filled with the Holy Spirit; drinking alcohol
is not a sin, being drunk is a sin.
– When you are filled with the Holy Spirit the results are observable by your actions; your
works. – We do not do good works in order to be saved, we do good works because
we are save. - NYOBS 03.21 – BEER, BOOZE
AND BUBBLY
·
Sing hymns and spiritual
songs
to yourself, making music to the Lord in your heart, giving thanks to God for anything
and everything you can think of.
·
Think on things of good
report,
think on whatever is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely and commendable, things
of excellence and anything worthy of praise; think on these things.
Ephesians 5:1-20 – Live a life of Love – Imitate
Jesus Christ
1 Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children.
2 Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.
3 Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God’s people.
4 Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes—these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God.
5 You can be sure that no immoral, impure, or greedy person will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God. For a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.
6 Don’t be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for the anger of God will fall on all who disobey him.
7 Don’t participate in the things these people do.
8 For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light!
9 For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true.
10 Carefully determine what pleases the Lord.
11 Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them.
12 It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do in secret.
13 But their evil intentions will be exposed when the light shines on them,
14 for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said, “Awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light.”
15 So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise.
16 Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days.
17 Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.
18 Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit,
19 singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts.
20 And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. (NLT)
1 Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children.
2 Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.
3 Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God’s people.
4 Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes—these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God.
5 You can be sure that no immoral, impure, or greedy person will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God. For a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.
6 Don’t be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for the anger of God will fall on all who disobey him.
7 Don’t participate in the things these people do.
8 For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light!
9 For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true.
10 Carefully determine what pleases the Lord.
11 Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them.
12 It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do in secret.
13 But their evil intentions will be exposed when the light shines on them,
14 for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said, “Awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light.”
15 So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise.
16 Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days.
17 Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.
18 Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit,
19 singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts.
20 And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. (NLT)
Ephesians 6:6-7 – Do your work as unto the Lord
6 Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your heart.
7 Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. (NLT)
6 Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your heart.
7 Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. (NLT)
Philippians 4:8 – Think on things that are
commendable & pure
8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. (ESV)
8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. (ESV)
Psalm 19:14 – Meditate and speak words acceptable to
God
14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer. (NLT)
14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer. (NLT)
Last
Thoughts
·
The Indwelling of
the Holy Spirit is a permanent condition; a gift given to ALL Believers
without exception or condition, but it is different than being filled. - The filling of the Spirit glorifies
Jesus Christ through us.
·
There are THREE virtues found in those empowered by the Spirit – Prayer,
Faith and Obedience; the last one is the hardest; Obedience.
- There are NINE
qualities found
in the person on whom the Holy Spirit rest: Wisdom and Understanding, Counsel and Power/Strength,
Knowledge and Fear of the Lord, Faithfulness and Righteousness and Justice/Fairness.
- What
is your motivation for wanting to be filled with the Spirit? – The purpose
of being filled is to glorify God - God freely gives His Spirit, but
living up to His calling is up to us. - Seek to be filled, but don’t waste
your time seeking empowerment that you do not intend to use.
·
Being filled with the spirit does not make you “Glow in the Dark”,
it’s a change in your Worldview. You now
desire to imitate Jesus, to be conformed to His image. - Instead of finding
fault with stuff; you find things to be thankful for. - Instead of gossiping
and running people down, you notice things of good report and speak words of
encouragement.
·
You live a life filled with Love
and stay away from sexual immorality, impurity and greed; you abstain from
telling coarse jokes, crude stories, and foolishness – You Sing hymns and spiritual
songs to
yourself, making music to the Lord in your heart, giving thanks to God for anything
and everything you can think of.
- You
now have a desire to be with others of like faith; studying the word; sharing
and offering prayers and praise.
·
You now do your work as unto the Lord and your
work is of excellence whether your boss is looking or not. – You are a God
pleaser, not a man pleaser.
·
Instead of taking part in worthless deeds of evil and darkness; you EXPOSE
THEM wanting
right to prevail.
·
Nowhere in scripture are we commanded
to be baptized by the Holy Spirit, but to be filled, and it happens over and
over because we leak; therefore we need to spend time in the Word and in
prayer to get our tanks re-filled.
·
The filling of
the Holy Spirit is not necessarily a “feeling”
and a “feeling”
does not necessarily imply a “Filling”.
·
The filling of the Holy
Spirit
changes your worldview; if your worldview has not changed, perhaps you are not
really a Believer at all, but just a Make-Believer. – Being filled with the
Holy Spirit is not what you FEEL, it's what you DO, it’s a change in your life style.
– Believer or
Make-Believer -
Ephesians 5:1-2 – Live a life of Love – Imitate
Jesus Christ
1 Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children.
2 Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ.
1 Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children.
2 Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ.
He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for
us,
a pleasing aroma to God.
Romans 8:9 – Unless the Spirit indwells; you are a
MAKE-BELIEVER
9 But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them
9 But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them
DO
NOT BELONG TO HIM AT ALL. (NLT)
In the
multitude of counselors,
there is wisdom.
Proverbs 11:14
I am grateful to those that went before me
providing concepts, ideas, historical
information, and scripture verses. Because of them I can stand on their
shoulders
and see further that I otherwise ever could
have.
A Commentary; Critical,
Experimental and Practical - Eerdmans
All the Women of the Bible – Edith
Deen
Antiquity of the Jews – Flavius
Josephus Matthias
Apocrypha – Goodspeed
Baker Commentary on the
Bible – Elwell
Bible Almanac; The – Packer-Tenney-White
Bible Commentary – F.B. Meyer
Bible Dictionary – Harper and Row
Bible Dictionary – Nelson’s
Bible Hub.com
Book of Mormon; The – Latter
Day Saints LDS
Dake’s Annotated Bible – Dake
English Standard Version
Bible – ESV
Expositor’s Bible
Commentary – Frank E. Gaebelein
Forgotten Books of Eden; The – World
Illustrated Bible
Dictionary; The – Tyndale
Interlinear Greek-English
New Testament - Baker
King James Version Bible –
KJV
Lost Books of the Bible; The - World
Lost Books of the Bible; The - Bell
Matthew Henry’s Commentary - Zondervan
Missing Books of the Bible; The – Halo Press
Mormon
Mirage; The – Latayne Colvett Scott
Mysteries of the Bible – Readers Digest
Nag Hammadi Library; The – James M. Robinson
Nave’s Topical Bible - Zondervan
New International
Dictionary of the Bible; The – Douglas -
Tenney
New International Version
Bible (2011) – NIV
NOTE: The “new” NIV has
been corrupted & made gender neutral. AVOID IT.
Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls – Hugh J.
Schonfield
Thru the Bible – J. Vernon
McGee
Vincent’s Word Studies of
the New Testament – Mac Donald
Who’s Who in the Bible – Paul D. Gardner
Wycliffe Bible Commentary;
The – Pfeiffer & Harrison
Wikipedia –
Zondervan Pictorial
Encyclopedia of the Bible; The – Tenney
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