Be Filled with the Spirit

The Culmination of Speaking the Truth in Love

or Truthing in Love

Being drunk

Addressing one another with songs

Singing to the Lord

Giving thanks to the Father

Submitting to one another

}all to glorify Christ

Ephesians 3:14–19 ESV

14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Ephesians 4:1–3 ESV

1 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Skillful living on a daily basis

Pursue the right joys

Indwelling vs Filling

Romans 8:9 ESV

9 You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.

1 Corinthians 12:13 ESV

13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.

Ephesians 1:22–23 ESV

22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

Ephesians 3:17–19 ESV

17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Ephesians 2:19–22 ESV

19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.

Colossians 3:16–17 ESV

16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Musical Life? The Joy of Praise

Spontaneity vs Order

Doesn’t mean you never get into conflict.

Doesn’t mean you never hit a wall.

Doesn’t mean you are never sad

Psalm 42:7–9 ESV

7 Deep calls to deep at the roar of your waterfalls; all your breakers and your waves have gone over me. 8 By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. 9 I say to God, my rock: “Why have you forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”

Psalm 42:11 ESV

11 Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.

A bedrock trust in God accomplishing His purposes for our good and His glory

By giving thanks to God joyfully

Pain - Self- image vs. Personal boundaries vs. Anxiety

What you should see is Christians approaching their pains and joys from an understanding of God’s sovereignty and a trust in the Spirit’s redemptive power that frees them to be thankful and ultimately do good in the midst of hard things

Rather than entertaining yourself why don’t you consider what God has already done and what that might mean for what’s next

Philippians 3:13–14 ESV

13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Working on my brother-in-law’s floors

The space of grace - This space both allows for us to take our concerns and sorrows to God but also allows us to see that His purposes are still moving forward.

By submitting to one another reverently

What you should see is Christians talking to one another about how Christ has changed their lives and purpose and how they delight in submitting to the role they have in listening and doing good to the other person

Friendships and listening to /welcoming people Rather than a competitive world

Building teams at church

Rule of Life