MEMORY VERSES:
John 7:3739a
37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and
said in a loud voice, Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and
drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of
living water will flow from within them. 39 By this he meant the
Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive.
Ephesians 5:18
18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead,
be filled with the Spirit,
A) KEY SCRIPTURES
Acts 2:3839
38 Peter replied, Repent and be baptized,
every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ
for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will
receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 The
promise is for you and your children and for
all who are far offfor all whom the Lord
our God will call.
Luke 11:913
9 So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and
you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10
For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds;
and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
11 Which of you fathers, if your son asks for[a] a fish,
will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg,
will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, though you are
evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how
much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit
to those who ask him!
John 7:3739
37 On the last and greatest day of the
festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud
voice, Let anyone who is thirsty come to
me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me,
as Scripture has said, rivers of living water
will flow from within them.[a] 39 By this
he meant the Spirit, whom those who
believed in him were later to receive. Up
to that time the Spirit had not been given,
since Jesus had not yet been glorified.
Ephesians 5:18
18 Do not get drunk on wine, which
leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled
with the Spirit,
19 speaking to one another with
psalms, hymns, and songs from the
Spirit. Sing and make music from your
heart to the Lord, 20 always giving
thanks to God the Father for everything,
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 5:18
18 Do not get drunk on wine, which
leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled
with the Spirit,
19 speaking to one another with
psalms, hymns, and songs from the
Spirit. Sing and make music from your
heart to the Lord, 20 always giving
thanks to God the Father for everything,
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
B) INTRODUCTION
Jesus needed to be filled (Luke 4:1,14)
The apostles needed to be filled (Acts 2:24)
Paul needed to be filled (Acts 9:17)
We also need to be filled with the Holy Spirit.
This is not simply becoming a Christian and receiving
the Holy Spirit as a deposit guaranteeing our salvation
(Ephesians 1:1314).
C) A DRINKING GLASS
ANALOGY
Our lives are like drinking
glasses; they are made to be
filled and used. We are to be
channels for His Holy Spirit here
on earth, not like a drain pipe,
but like a reservoir that holds
enough to meet every need
where the life and power of
God is required.
C) A DRINKING GLASS
ANALOGY
Our lives are like drinking
glasses; they are made to be
filled and used. We are to be
channels for His Holy Spirit here
on earth, not like a drain pipe,
but like a reservoir that holds
enough to meet every need
where the life and power of
God is required.
E) A SIMPLE PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for the promise that whoever asks
will receive, and whoever seeks will find. I know that I need
more of your power in my life. I know that I need more of the
fruit of your Holy Spirit in my life. Father, I confess my sin
before you, I forgive all those who have wronged me, and I ask
you for your cleansing in my life through the blood of Jesus. I
open my life completely to you. Please send the Holy Spirit
into my life in power right now. In Jesus name, Amen.
G) SUMMARY AND
APPLICATION
1. To be filled with the Holy Spirit
continually is essential if we are to be
true disciples of Jesus and do whatever
our heavenly Father asks us to do.
2. The essence of the Spirit-filled life is
not how much of the Spirit do I have,
because I have all of Him, but how
much does He have of me!