Acts 1:4a

I. A CONTRAST BETWEEN THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE FILLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

A.

B.

II. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT

A. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT

1. THE SPIRIT FILLED LIFE IS A LIFE CONTROLLED AND DOMINATED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT

2. EVERY CHRISTIAN HAS THE HOLY SPIRIT, BUT NOT EVERY CHRISTIAN IS FILLED BY HIM

B. GOD COMMANDS ALL CHRISTIANS TO BE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT (Ephesians 5)

1. AS A CHRISTIAN I NEED THE FILLING DAILY

2. FRUIT IS THE EVIDENCE OF THE SPIRIT-FILLED LIFE

C. WHY DO I NEED TO BE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT? (Galatians 5)

1. SANCTIFICATION

2. SERVICE

1. PRAISE THE LORD BECAUSE OF JESUS

2. TALKING ABOUT JESUS

D. HOW CAN I GET THE FILLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT?

1. CONFESS YOUR SINS TO GOD

2. YIELD TO GOD

3. OBEY GOD’S WORD

III. FILLED WITH GOD’S WORD

III. THE WORD OF GOD

A. I NEED TO BE CONSISTENTLY IN GOD’S WORD

B. TO BE SPIRIT-FILLED IS TO BE WORD-FILLED