Relationships Filled With the Spirit

Ephesians 2:10 (ESV) 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.  

Ephesians 4:1(ESV) 1 Walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called.  

“We do what we do because we think like we think.”  

Ephesians 5:18-21(ESV) And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,  

Ephesians 5:18-21(ESV)  20 giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.  

Ephesians 5:18-21(ESV) And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,  

Ephesians 1:17-19 (ESV) “…that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe.”  

Being filled with the Spirit a. Colossians 3:16 “Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly …” “Speak to one another is psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord. Always give thanks to the Lord God your Father for everything and submit to one another.”

Being filled with the Spirit a. Colossians 3:16 “Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly …” Even the stork in the heavens     knows her times, and the turtledove, swallow, and crane     keep the time of their coming, but my people know not     the rules of the Lord. Jeremiah 8:7

Being filled with the Spirit a. Colossians 3:16 “Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly …” b. 1 Thessalonians 5:19–20 “Don’t quench prophesying; don’t quench the Spirit.”

Being filled with the Spirit Word of Christ dwell richly Quench the Spirit Grieving the Spirit “In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit.” Ephesians 1:13

Being filled with the Spirit c. Grieving the Spirit And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Ephesians 4:30-31

Being filled with the Spirit c. Grieving the Spirit How do you respond when you hear something good about someone that you do not like? Or how do you feel when something bad happens to them?

Fruit of the Spirit But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Galatians 5:22-23

Ephesians 5:18-21(ESV) And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,  20 giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.  

Ephesians 5:18-21(ESV) And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,  20 giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.  

Philippians 2:3,4 (nasb) 3 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; 4 do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.

Take aways… 1. If you are here today and you want to commit your life to Christ it is rather simple… Ephesians 1:13  In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit. Talk with someone about your decision or ask questions about what you do not understand.  

Take aways… If you are here today and you want to commit your life to Christ it is rather simple… Are you spending time reading your Bible? Make a plan to try to read 15 minutes a day. Find someone who can help you do this.  

Take aways… If you are here today and you want to commit your life to Christ it is rather simple… Are you spending time reading your Bible? Make a plan to try to read 15 minutes a day. Find someone who can help you do this. Are you holding bitterness in your heart (Grieving the Spirit)? Choose to forgive. You may need to find someone to talk to that can help you work through that.  

Take aways… If you are here today and you want to commit your life to Christ it is rather simple… Are you spending time reading your Bible? Make a plan to try to read 15 minutes a day. Find someone who can help you do this. Are you holding bitterness in your heart (Grieving the Spirit)? Choose to forgive. You may need to find someone to talk to that can help you work through that. Do you find yourself not acting on things God has prompted you to do (quenching the Spirit). Is there something you remembered or something today that you need to do?