Sunday, July 23, 2023 | Spirit-Filled Living

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And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. —Ephesians 5:18-21 (ESV)

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Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.
—Ephesians 5:1 (ESV)

The Command: Be Filled With the Spirit

• Dominating
  Reveal Answer

  influence
  in our lives
• Ongoing,
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  continuous

The Meaning: Be Filled With the Spirit

• Dying to
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  self
• Moment-to-moment
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  submission
  the Holy Spirit
• “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly” (Col 3:16)

The Evidence: Be Filled With the Spirit

• Worship in
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  music
• Worship in
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  gratitude
• Worship in
  Reveal Answer

  submission

When we perceive the Spirit of God as present in his children, then submitting to them is submitting to Christ in them. And when we submit to them as Christ submitted himself for us, then we are Christ to them. —Bryan Chapell