Under the Influence Living a Spiritfilled Life Ephesians

Under the Influence (Ephesians 5: 18) • Alcohol influences people to engage in “dissipation”

What is Involved in Being “Filled with the Spirit? ” Being filled with the

Three Indicators of Being Under the Spirit’s Influence (Ephesians 5: 18 -21) • Singing

Be Filled with the Spirit “For those who live according to the flesh set

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Under the Influence: Living a Spirit-filled Life (Ephesians 5: 18 -21)

Under the Influence (Ephesians 5: 18) • Alcohol influences people to engage in “dissipation” (loose living). • We are “filled with” that which influences or controls us (Luke 4: 28; 6: 11; Acts 5: 17; 13: 45). • Christians are to “be filled with the Spirit” (Acts 13: 52).

What is Involved in Being “Filled with the Spirit? ” Being filled with the Spirit is directly connected to having God’s word in us! Colossians 3: 16 -17 Ephesians 5: 18 -20 Be filled with the Spirit, filled with speaking to one another speaking in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making singing melody in your heart to in your heart the Lord, giving thanks always for thanks all things to God the Father in the name of name our Lord Jesus Christ. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, you teaching and admonishing one teaching another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with singing grace in your hearts to the Lord. in your hearts And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the name Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God thanks the Father through Him.

What is Involved in Being “Filled with the Spirit? ” Being filled with the Spirit is directly connected to having God’s word in us! Paul had committed God’s word to Timothy who was to keep it by the Holy Spirit. “Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us. ” (2 Timothy 1: 13 -14)

Three Indicators of Being Under the Spirit’s Influence (Ephesians 5: 18 -21) • Singing (Matt. 26: 30; Acts 16: 25; James 5: 13) • Thanksgiving (1 Timothy 2: 1; 1 Thess. 5: 18 -19) • Submitting (1 Peter 5: 5; Phil. 2: 3; Luke 14: 11)

Be Filled with the Spirit “For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit” (Romans 8: 5).