LOVE WALK pt. 5: Ephesians 5:18 - 20
August 21, 2019

LOVE WALK pt. 5: Ephesians 5:18 - 20

Ephesians 5:18
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And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit

Ephesians 3:14 - 20
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For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,”

EVERY PART OF YOU FILLED WITH ALL OF GOD!

Ephesians 5:18
18
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit

Greek says BE BEING FILLED. Be consistently… continually… all the time…

John 7:37
37
In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.

The church has too many thinkers and not enough drinkers.

You can’t have just a THINKING relationship with God…
You have to also have a DRINKING relationship with God.

1 Corinthians 2:14
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“But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God:
for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

“I see everything as a failure except for things that are done in the Spirit.” Smith Wigglesworth

HOW DO YOU DRINK?

• Can’t do it with your mouth shut.
“And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit, speaking…”

You need to be speaking if you are going to be drinking.

“The world needs to be taught to receive Jesus and the church needs to be taught how to receive the Holy Spirit.” - DAD HAGIN

John 14:26
26
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

PARAKLETE - “Advocate” but there are three specific meaning of the advocate according to Jewish culture:

  1. He has exceptional knowledge.
    He’s a genius. He knows more about your future than you do about your past.
    When Jesus sent the Holy Spirit He said He’s going to move on the inside of you and I’ve seen His work!

  2. Expertise in Protocol and Procedure -
    The Holy Spirit knows when to rejoice, when to lift your voice, when to dance and shout and when to worship.
    He knows how to get you to win your case.
    Your action is a demonstration in the seen and the unseen.

  3. He has Persuasive Speaking Ability -
    The Holy Spirit will prompt you to say something immediately at the right moment.
    Pray in the Holy Ghost and you train your spirit to hear

WHY DRINKING WINE IS ASSOCIATED

• A LAUGHTER AND JOY COMES FROM BEING DRUNK:

• The anointing is the oil of joy
Psalm 45:7
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Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

• Were filled with JOY and the Holy Ghost!
Acts 13:52
52
And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.

BEING DRUNK CAUSES YOU TO HAVE DIFFERENT

:

YOU SEE PEOPLE DIFFERENT
YOU SEE THE WORLD DIFFERENT
YOU SEE VISIONS AND DREAMS!

You see things that are and things that are to come.
John 16:13
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Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.”

BEING DRUNK CAUSES YOU TO LOOSE YOUR

:

• Loose your mind and get the mind of Christ
Philippians 2:5 - 8
5
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

BEING DRUNK CUTS OFF YOUR ABILITY TO

:

• You stop focusing on your flesh and you focus entirely on the Spirit.

David got the Holy Spirit on Him and he started dancing because he couldn’t contain the power of God that came upon him!

When the Holy Spirit has fully filled everyone corporately in a room - FAITH IS ACTIVATED!

BEING DRUNK ALLOWS WHAT YOU ARE FILLED WITH TO

FOR YOU:
• Ever heard someone who says something when they are drunk and everyone excuses it saying “That’s the wine speaking”
• HE WILL TAKE THE VICTIM OUT OF YOUR VOICE!
• no more complaining in your voice
• there will be confidence in your voice
• there will be faith in your voice
• Tongues and interpretation happen when people allow themselves to get refilled and continually filled with the Spirit.

YOU QUIT WORRYING ABOUT THINGS:
If you are always sober about life and worried about things you’re gonna live a horrible life! You need to get under the influence of the Holy Ghost.
If you’re still worried… you haven’t been drinking enough…

HE WILL

THROUGH YOUR MIND
HE WILL THROUGH YOUR LIPS
HE WILL YOUR BODY
HE WILL YOUR EMOTIONS (joy and peace and love)

Ephesians 5:19
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Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord

Colossians 3:16
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Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Sing Psalms
PSALM 96:1 - 9
1
O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth. 2 Sing unto the Lord, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day. 3 Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people. 4 For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods. 5 For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the Lord made the heavens. 6 Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. 7 Give unto the Lord, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the Lord glory and strength. 8 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts. 9 O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.”

Hymns

  • Hebrews 10:24 - 25
    24
    And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
    25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”**

SPIRITUAL SONGS

Odais pneumatikais - ODE…

Pneuma = the Holy Spirit. The breathe of God.

Tikais comes from - somatikos = natural, bodily.

GOD BREATHED IMPORTANT INFORMATION BRAND NEW FOR YOU SANG FROM YOUR NATURAL MOUTH!
o Spiritual songs can be praising God or from the Holy Ghost for you!

Zephenia 3:17
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The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

YOU SING TO YOURSELF, YOU SING TO GOD, YOU SING TO OTHERS - AND YOU LET GOD SING TO YOU!

Ephesians 5:20
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Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

When we gather, God is glorified, our power is multiplied and we are edified.