Ephesians 5:18: Be filled with the Holy Spirit
Christians are very divided today over the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Sadly most Christians do not know the difference between the sealing of the Spirit, the baptism of the Spirit and being filled with the Spirit. Today we come to Paul’s command to be filled with the Spirit and to not be drunk with wine. We want to spend some time in deep bible study to understand exactly what it is that required by this. We will being looking at the call to put away drunkenness as a counterfeit spirit, then we will look at...
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Romans 13:12-14: Walking In The light
Introduction: Augustine, one of the church fathers of the 4thcentury is one of the most influential men in Christian history, was converted by this text. He grew up in a home with a Christian mother and unbelieving father. He was given the best education and went on to succeed in Rhetoric and teaching. He went through various religions looking for truth and came under the influence of the great preacher Ambrose. At first it was merely an appreciation for his preaching ability, but the Spirit began to work on his heart. Augustine was a man who was given to...
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