The Spirit Filled Life

John 3:3, “Jesus replied, Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.” Man is a spiritual being with a soul that lives in a body.  What makes man so special is that unlike angels he has a body with five senses.  And unlike animals man…

Matthew 3:11, “I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” In the above verses John the Baptist gives a clear prophecy to what Jesus, the Messiah, was…

John 7:38-39, “38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them. 39 By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive.” Could you imagine being alive during the time of Jesus when He spoke these powerful words?  The Jewish…

Acts 1:8, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Right before Jesus ascended into heaven He gave these powerful parting words.  He wanted to make sure His disciples received…

Acts 2:4, “All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.” Luke records in the above passage that the clear and evident sign that the disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit was that they spoke in other tongues (languages) as the Spirit…

Acts 2:38b-39, “…And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off —for all whom the Lord our God will call.” One of the most beautiful things about the “gift of the Holy Spirit” according to Peter is that…

Ephesians 5:18, “Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.” Paul in the noted passage gives the believer a clear choice in finding joy and satisfaction between getting drunk with wine and being filled with the Holy Spirit.  Certainly, the obvious choice is not to get drunk…

Acts 10:46, “For they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God.” After the Day of Pentecost and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the 120 in the upper room the disciples began to preach throughout the whole region.  One of the biggest internal questions they dealt with while preaching was, “Does God want…

Acts 19:2, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” The book of Acts is named as such because it is the record of the “Acts of the Apostles.”  After the Gospels, the book of Acts is the only historical based book in the New Testament and it is the only book that gives…

1 Corinthians 12:1, “Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.” Who would you rather learn to fly from- an experienced Air Force F-22 pilot or someone who has never flown a plane?  And better yet, who would you trust your life with in a…