{"id":78,"date":"2021-01-27T18:49:56","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T18:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/city-refuge.org\/housechurch\/2021\/01\/27\/staying-filled-with-the-holy-spirit\/"},"modified":"2021-01-27T18:49:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T18:49:56","slug":"staying-filled-with-the-holy-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/city-refuge.org\/housechurch\/2021\/01\/27\/staying-filled-with-the-holy-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"Staying Filled with The Holy Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_90702\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QOLafbnFhU8?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=1&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure><br \/>\nStaying Filled with The Holy Spirit<\/p>\n<p>In the Apostle Paul&#8217;s 1st letter to the Church at Corinth, he explains that comprehending God&#8217;s word is not a matter of human endeavor<br \/>\nbut rather it is by the Illuminating ministry of the Holy Spirit. <\/p>\n<p>1 Corinthians 2:12-13 says:<\/p>\n<p>12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world,<br \/>\nbut the inn Spirit who is from God,<br \/>\nso that we may know the things freely given to us by God,<\/p>\n<p>13 which things we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom,<br \/>\nbut in those taught by the Spirit, combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd we have received God\u2019s Spirit (not the world\u2019s spirit),<br \/>\nso we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us. When we tell you these things,<br \/>\nwe do not use words that come from human wisdom. Instead, we speak words given to us by the Spirit,<br \/>\nusing the Spirit\u2019s words to explain spiritual truths.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u202d\u202d1 Corinthians\u202c \u202d2:12-13\u202c \u202dNLT\u202c\u202c<br \/>\nOur ability to understand, interpret and apply scripture is greatly dependent upon the Holy Spirit\u2019s illuminating ministry.<br \/>\nIn order for us to access the Holy Spirit\u2019s illuminating ministry,<br \/>\nwe must first understand the Filling Ministry of the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 5:18)<\/p>\n<p>When we trusted in Jesus Christ by believing the Gospel of our Salvation (1 Corinthians 15:1-4),<br \/>\na number of things happened. We were baptized by the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:13), we were sealed by the Holy Spirit<br \/>\n(Ephesians 1:13-14) and we became new creations in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17).<\/p>\n<p>2 Corinthians 5:17 says:<br \/>\nTherefore if anyone is in Christ,<br \/>\nhe is a new creature;<br \/>\nthe old things passed away; behold,<br \/>\nnew things have come.<\/p>\n<p>We now have two natures living in us. We have our old sinful nature,<br \/>\nand our new spiritual nature which is part of our new creation.<br \/>\nGod desires for us to be always living under our new creation. <\/p>\n<p>HOW DO WE LIVE UNDER OUR NEW CREATION?<br \/>\nFirst you must confess any know daily sins that you have committed.<br \/>\nThis has NOTHING to do with your salvation.<br \/>\nThat was settled when you believed the gospel <\/p>\n<p>(1 Corinthians 15:1-4).<br \/>\nWe Confess our sins for the purpose of fellowship with God and with other believers.  <\/p>\n<p>1 John 1:5-9 says:<br \/>\n5 This then is the message which we have heard of him,<br \/>\nand declare unto you,<br \/>\nthat God is light,<br \/>\nand in him is no darkness at all.<br \/>\n6 If we say that we have fellowship with him,<br \/>\nand walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:<br \/>\n7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light,<br \/>\nwe have fellowship one with another,<br \/>\nand the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.<br \/>\n8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves,<br \/>\nand the truth is not in us.<br \/>\n9 If we confess our sins,<br \/>\nhe is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,<br \/>\nand to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.<\/p>\n<p>Verse 9 tells us that when we confess our sins to God (our daily sins),<br \/>\nHe forgives us and cleanses us from all unrighteousness.<br \/>\nWhenever we sin we break our fellowship with God,<br \/>\nand we need to confess them in order for our fellowship to be restored.  <\/p>\n<p>Once we are back in fellowship with God, then we need to apply Ephesians 5:18<br \/>\nwhich has to do with the filling ministry of the Holy Spirit,<br \/>\nwho indwells every believer in Jesus Christ.<br \/>\nThe filling of the Holy Spirit is to be continuous.<br \/>\nIn other words, when we apply Ephesians 5:18,<br \/>\nthe Holy Spirit will fill us and give us the ability to do the things which please God.<br \/>\nWhen we sin, we break our fellowship with God and the Holy Spirit<br \/>\nstops filling us until we confess our sins and apply Ephesians 5:18 again.<\/p>\n<p>Ephesians 5:15-18 (NKJV)<\/p>\n<p>15 Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise,<\/p>\n<p>16 making the most of your time, because the days are evil.<\/p>\n<p>17 So then do not be foolish but understand what the will of the Lord is.<\/p>\n<p>18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit.<\/p>\n<p>\u202d\u202dEphesians\u202c \u202d5:15-18\u202c (\u202dNLT\u202c\u202c)<br \/>\n\u201cSo be careful how you live. Don\u2019t live like fools, but like those who are wise.<br \/>\nMake the most of every opportunity in these evil days.<br \/>\nDon\u2019t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.<br \/>\nDon\u2019t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead,<br \/>\nbe filled with the Holy Spirit,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Verse 15 tells us to be &#8220;careful how we walk&#8221;. The Greek word for walk is \u201c\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u1f73\u03c9\u201d (peripatetic &#8211; Strongs# G4043),<br \/>\nand means to set one&#8217;s lifestyle by, and to live under its control. <\/p>\n<p>Verse 16 says that we should make the most of the time that we have. <\/p>\n<p>And verse 17 states that we are to understand what the will of God is.<\/p>\n<p>It is God\u2019s Will for us to be filled with the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 5:18)<\/p>\n<p>It is in the imperative mood (a command )<\/p>\n<p>It is in the plural form (applies to all believers)<\/p>\n<p>It is in the passive voice (filling comes from something other than ourselves )<\/p>\n<p>It is in the present tense (a continual filling)!<\/p>\n<p>Notice the contrast in verse 18 between being drunk and being filled. Which area of your body is being controlled if your intoxicated? It is your mind. So in contrast,<br \/>\nwhen your Spirit-Filled the area of your body being controlled by the Spirit is your mind also.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore being filled by the Holy Spirit means that our mind is now under the control of God.<\/p>\n<p>HOW TO APPLY EPHESIANS 5:18 (Filling of the Spirit)<\/p>\n<p>Colossians 3:1-2<br \/>\n1 Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ,<br \/>\nkeep seeking the things above, where Christ is,<br \/>\nseated at the right hand of God.<br \/>\n2 Set your mind on the things above,<br \/>\nnot on the things that are on earth.<\/p>\n<p>Romans 8:6<br \/>\nFor the mindset on the flesh is death,<br \/>\nbut the mindset on the Spirit is life and peace.<\/p>\n<p>Romans 12:2 <\/p>\n<p>And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,<br \/>\nso that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.<\/p>\n<p>Philippians 4:8<br \/>\nFinally, brethren, whatever is true,<br \/>\nwhatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure,<br \/>\nwhatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute,<br \/>\nif there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise,<br \/>\ndwell on these things. <\/p>\n<p>So in order for the Holy Spirit to illuminate us to scripture, we must be continuously filled by the Spirit (Ephesians 5:18),<br \/>\nby setting our minds on things above, which are found in God\u2019s word. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staying Filled with The Holy Spirit In the Apostle Paul&#8217;s 1st letter to the Church at Corinth, he explains that comprehending God&#8217;s word is not&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30,27,22,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-larry-craddick","category-roy-cypher","category-teaching","category-house-chruch","wpcat-30-id","wpcat-27-id","wpcat-22-id","wpcat-20-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/city-refuge.org\/housechurch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/city-refuge.org\/housechurch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/city-refuge.org\/housechurch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/city-refuge.org\/housechurch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/city-refuge.org\/housechurch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/city-refuge.org\/housechurch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/city-refuge.org\/housechurch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/city-refuge.org\/housechurch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/city-refuge.org\/housechurch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}