Be Filled With The Spirit, Part 2

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.) Ephesians’ 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.) Consequences of Being Spirit Filled: V19-21 NASB

1.) Praising God: V19, Psalm 33:1-3, Psalm 96:1-2, Acts 16:25, 2 Chronicles 5:12-13

2.) Thanking God: V20, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Colossians 3:17

3.) Fellow Believers: V21, Philippians 2:1-4, 1 Peter 5:5-7, Ephesians 4:1-3

 

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