Of Spirit Filling
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Oct 15, 2023
by: Dale Thiele |
Series: Ephesians: Walk Worthy
Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-21 Tags: fellowship, respect, serve, empowerment, living, drunk, Colossians 3:16, participles, Van Dixhoorn, Gospel-Shaped Marriage
MESSAGE - Pastor Dale Thiele
Ephesians: Walk Worthy
Of Spirit Filling
- Spirit Empowerment
- Spirit-Empowered Living
- Spirit-Empowered Fellowship
Questions for Further Study or Group Discussion:
- Read Ephesians 5:15-21. What are the commands in this paragraph? How do they relate to what Paul has been writing? How do they relate to each other?
- Why does Paul contrast getting drunk with being filled by the Spirit? How does this help us understand Spirit filling?
- Compare Colossians 3:16 with Ephesians 5:18-19. How does this parallel passage help us understand Spirit filling?
- Verses 19-21 contain five participles (-ing words). Identify them. Participles are dependent on a main verb. What is that main verb? How does the grammar impact our interpretation and application of these verses?
- Chad and Emily Van Dixhoorn define submission in their book Gospel-Shaped Marriage: “Submission is respect that leads to serving.” How does this definition work in applying verse 21 to your relationships in the church?
Memory Verse of the Week:
Ephesians 5:18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit. (ESV)
