4 Characteristics of the Holy Spirit

                                                 FILLED

1. Regeneration – Titus 3:1-8   ——— produces salvation and life

2. Anointing – Acts 10:38 ——- is for service

3. Filled – Eph 5:18 ——— produces fruit and Christian Character

1. There are many names for being filled – Romans 12:1-3/Galatians 5:16/John 15:1-10 and Ephesians 5:18-21

—filled means to be Holy Spirit controlled which produces fruit and Christian character

2. Being Filled is continual – Leviticus 6:8-13

-a daily process

-it is spending time with Jesus every day

-it is sacrificial

3. Being filled is a command – Ephesians 5:18

-the commands of the Lord are not burdensome – 1 John 5:3

-it is obeying our leader – Eph 2:1-5 & 1 Peter 1:14

4. Two Responsibilities in being filled and staying filled

1. The Responsibility of the believer

2. The Responsibility of the Lord

THE BELIEVERS RESPONSIBILITY – Phil 2:12-13

-self feeding

-working out – means to spend time with Jesus/work until there is a full completion

THE LORDS RESPONSIBILITY – Phil 2:13

-the Lord gives us the desire to spend time with Him – we can say yes or no

***BEING FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WALKING IN THE SPIRIT & WALKING IN THE FLESH  – Galatians 5:16

***BEING FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT IS NOT THE SAME AS BEING BAPTIZED IN THE HOLY SPIRIT – Acts 2:1-21

What we can learn about being regenerated, anointed and filled

-we can be saved and not filled and not anointed

-we can be saved and not anointed and filled

-we can be saved, anointed and not filled

-we can be saved, anointed and filled