Be Filled With The Spirit

There are a lot of ideas in the world about how to live a better life, how to have a better marriage, a better church, or a better job. In Ephesians 5:18, Paul gives us the real key to living a God honoring life.

Ephesians 5:15-21 NASB

I.) Don’t Be Drunk: V18a NASB

A.) Drinking Alcohol: Proverbs 23:19-21, Proverbs 20:1, Isaiah 5:22, 1 Corinthians 11:20-21, 1 Corinthians 11:27, 1 Corinthians 5:11 NASB

B.) Ephesian Worship: Acts 19:23-28, 1 Kings 14:23-24, Deuteronomy 23:17

II.) Be Filled With The Spirit: V18b-21 NASB

A.) Be Filled with the Spirit: Ephesians 5:8-10, Galatians 5:22-25, Acts 11:22-24

B.) Means of Being Filled

1.) Confession of Sin: 1 John 1:8-10, Daniel 9:8-11, Daniel 9:15

2.) Submission of our will: John 3:30, Colossians 1:18, 1 Corinthians 3:1-7

C.) Spirit Filled Worship: V19-20 NASB

D.) Spirit Filled Relationships: V21 NASB

 

Food for thought: Are you controlled by spirits or by The Spirit?