HOLY SPIRIT 11

 TEACHER NOTES

Be Filled With the Holy Spirit!

HOOK: What is the Greek word for Miracle:

DUNAMI, POWER, INHERENT ABILITY,  ALSO USED SUPERNATURAL ORIGINS WITHOUT ANY NATURAL MEANS.

SEMION  SIGN OF DEVINE AUTHORITY

Book:    How Can I be filled with the Holy Spirit?

Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit Ephesians 5:18

1.       Is there varying amounts of the Holy Spirit

Being filled with the Spirit is not our getting more of Him; it is His getting more of us. The Holy Spirit is a Person, and to be filled with Him means to allow Him to take full possession of our personalities.

2.       The Spirit-filled life is a command. In Ephesians 5: 18 there are two commands, both of which require obedience; they are not optional, they are imperative.

(1) Me methuskesthe (literally “not be you drunk”) is a present passive imperative verb, second person plural.

(2) Plerousthe (literally “be you filled”) is also a present passive imperative verb, second person plural.

3.       The Spirit-filled life is a command to every Christian. The experience of the Holy Spirit's fulness is not for a select company of believers, but for every born again person.

4.       To be filled with the Spirit is more than being indwelt by the Spirit. The Christians at Ephesus were "sealed" by the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1: 13; 4:30), and thus they were indwelt by the Holy Spirit, as every Christian is (1 Corinthians 6:19), but we may be indwelt and not filled by Him; we may possess Him without His possessing us.

5.       To be filled with the Spirit is not a matter of excess, but of self-control or sanity. The word "excess" means "riot". The most spiritually sane people in the world are those who are filled with God's Spirit. The Lord Jesus is our example.

6.       The Spirit-filled life is to be the normal experience of God's children. Ephesians 5: 18 means "Go on being filled…" God's plan for every one of His children is that they may be filled with the Holy Spirit so that they may live lives that are glorifying to Him in all their personal (Ephesians 5: 15-21), domestic (Ephesians 5: 22-33 and 6: 1-4), and business (Ephesians 6: 5-9) relationships.

7.       The Spirit-filled life is marked by certain definite and easily discernible characteristics. Just as a drunken man can easily be recognised, so can a Spirit-filled Christian be recognised; the same characteristics are true of both. What are they?

Look: What are the character traits of a Spirit Filled Believer?

19,20  Edifying Speech

21-33 Submission to Others

6:1-10 Harmonious Family

Took: What would be some Character traits of those not controlled by the Spirit?  Biblical Examples?

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Be Filled With the Holy Spirit!

STUDENT HANDOUT 

HOOK: What is the Greek word for Miracle:

DUNAMI,

SEMION 

Book:    How Can I be filled with the Holy Spirit?

Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit Ephesians 5:18

1.       Is there varying amounts of the Holy Spirit?

2.       The Spirit-filled life is a command. In Ephesians 5: 18 there are two commands, both of which require obedience; they are not optional, they are imperative.

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3.       The Spirit-filled life is a command to every Christian.

4.       To be filled with the Spirit is more than being indwelt by the Spirit.  Why?

5.       To be filled with the Spirit is not a matter of excess, but of self-______________________.

6.       The Spirit-filled life is to be the __________________________ experience of God's children.

7.       The Spirit-filled life is marked by certain definite and easily discernible characteristics. Just as a drunken man can easily be recognized, so can a Spirit-filled Christian be recognized; the same characteristics are true of both. What are they?

Look: What are the character traits of a Spirit Filled Believer?

Ephesians 5:19,20

Ephesians 5:21-33

Ephesians  6:1-10

Took: What would be some Character traits of those not controlled by the Spirit?  Biblical Examples?

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Self-Study

Monday:  memorize Ephesians 5:18 Then prayerfully read Ephesians 5:18-6:10  List how we can know if we are being filled with the Holy Spirit?

Tuesday: Is Christ living in me?  In what manner that gives obvious evidence of the fact?  List three Bible verses and their promises on what happen when Christ lives in me.

Wednesday:  What is the Relationship of Christ and Holy Spirit?  Are they the same?  If we have Christ do we have the Holy Spirit?  (John 14:16-18,  1 John 3:23,24)  What is the implication of John 14:17?

Thursday: Prayerfully Read Romans 13:11-14 What does this have to do with being filled with The Holy Spirit?

Friday:  Prayerfully  read Galatians 5:13-26  How can we know if we are in step with the Holy Spirit?

Saturday:  Answer the Question ; Is being filled with the Holy Spirit for all believers?  If Yes then why are not more Christians display the character of Christ?

Sunday: Spend some quiet minutes confessing areas in our life where we have not allowed the Holy Spirit to reign.