1. IDENTITY
Who we are
in Christ
(Ephesians)

3. ‘Spirit-filled living’
TODAY
‘Spirit-filled living’
(Ephesians 5:15-21)
“… let the Holy Spirit fill
and control you”
(Eph 5:18 NLT)

4. Replace falsehood with truth (v. 25)
Replace anger with self-control (v. 26)
Replace stealing with giving (v. 28)
Replace evil talk with edifying talk (v. 29)
Replace bitterness with forgiveness (v. 30)
Replace impurity with thanksgiving (5:3-5)
verse 15: “Be careful, then, how you live…”
Verse 16 “to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ”
“measuring up to the full stature of Christ”
(NLT)

5. A final command:
replace foolish living with Spirit-filled living.
“Be filled …” is not
just another command,
it is the key to
all the others

6. Jesus, be Jesus in me;
No longer me, but Thee;
Resurrection Power,
Fill me this hour; 
Jesus, be Jesus in me

7. A New Control A contrast between two controlling influences!
Living under the Spirit’s control
outcomes!
vs “Be careful, then, how you live – not as unwise, but as wise … do not be foolish … do not get drunk … but be filled …”

8. A New Command (‘let the Spirit fill you’)
A whole new principle of living!
l. It is an imperative
ll. It is passive
(‘let the Spirit fill you’)
lll. It is in the present tense
(‘go on being filled…’)

9. A New Consequence Filled with the life of God
Filled with the love of God
Filled with the light of God

10. HRH The Duchess of Sussex
Rachel Meghan Mountbatten-Windsor