L iving B eyond Y ourself Be Filled Through Worship in Music and Thanksgiving Ephesians 5:14 Wake up, O Sleeper! Ephesians 5:15,16 Be very careful, then, how you livenot as unwise but as wise, making the most of every oppor- tunity, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is. Ephesians 5:18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Don't Turn to Alcohol,... Turn to the Spirit 18 Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit. God never intended us to live life solo. The Holy Spirit is at the heart and core of empowering us to live as followers of God. God never intended us to live life solo. The Holy Spirit is at the heart and core of empowering us to live as followers of God. Be filled with the Spirit! Be filled with the Spirit! I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. John 14:16-17 Indwelling vs. Filling Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, Abba, Father. Galatians 4:6 13 And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession to the praise of his glory. Ephesians 1:13-14 The Big Questions What does it mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit? How can I be filled with the Holy Spirit? What does it mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit? How can I be filled with the Holy Spirit? What does it mean to be filled with the Spirit? To be filled with the Spirit means that the Holy Spirit takes control of our hearts and minds so that we wake up spiritually, we stop being foolish spiritually because we have joy and power for living life as his children. The Active and Passive Command to be Filled Be being filled with the Spirit I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Ephesians 3:16-20 And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. 20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Ephesians 3:16-20 1. Having great joy in God The Results of Being Filled with the Spirit The joy of the Lord is our strength. The joy of the Lord is our strength. Nehemiah 8:10 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13) May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13) Are you experiencing that joy? 2. Experiencing power for living The Results of Being Filled with the Spirit For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. 17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Ephesians 1:15-23 so that you may know him better. 18 I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and his incom- parably great power for us who believe. Ephesians 1:15-23 We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. 29 To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me. Colossians 1:28, 29 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 Are you experiencing that power? Quenching the Spirit through the Flesh... Quenching the Spirit through the Flesh... I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by observing the law, or by believing what you heard? 3 Are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now trying to attain your goal by human effort? Galatians 3:2-4 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. 17 For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please. Galatians 5:16-26 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law. 19 Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, 21 envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you just as I have forewarned you that those who practice such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentle- ness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Ephesians 4:30 Do not put out the Spirit's fire. 1 Thessalonians 5:19 How do I be filled with the Holy Spirit?... through the Power of Worship 19 Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Glorify God through heartfelt worship I needed God If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Galatians 5:25