Spirit-Filled Life

(In my previous post on February 12, we began to explore what it means to receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit. If you haven’t read that yet, I encourage you to read it now for context – http://www.claytonford.net/personal-renewal/receiving-the-gift-of-the-spirit-a-helpful-model –…

In teaching, I use an illustration that many have found helpful in providing them a better understanding of what the gift of the Spirit is and when we receive it. I have seen God use this model to “turn the…

We need the Holy Spirit in all His fullness! In this series of articles on what it means to be filled with the Holy Spirit, I’ve described seven major characteristics of the Spirit-filled life: 1] Spirit-filled Christians really love God;…

Those who are filled with the Holy Spirit will be moved by the Spirit to minister to the deepest needs of other people. We can probably view this characteristic of the Spirit-filled life as the culmination of all the other…

A spirit-filled christian is a worshiper! In Ephesians 5:18–20, Paul says this about the Spirit-filled life: Do not get drunk on wine which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and…

Those who are filled with the Holy Spirit are not “lone rangers” whose total Christian experience is vertical — “me and Jesus.” After committing themselves to Christ, they also commit themselves horizontally as they find their place in the body…