Better off Now: Experiencing God's Power in Everyday Life

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4. John 14:16 (ESV)
And I will ask the Father, and he
will give you another Helper, to
be with you forever,

5. Luke 24:49 (NIV)
I am going to send you what my
Father has promised; but stay in
the city until you have been
clothed with power from on
high."

6. Acts 1:8-9 (NIV)
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." 9 After
he said this, he was taken up
before their very eyes, and a
cloud hid him from their sight.

7. Acts 2:1-4 (NIV)
1 When the day of Pentecost
came, they were all together in
one place. 2 Suddenly a sound
like the blowing of a violent
wind came from heaven and
filled the whole house where
they were sitting.

8. Acts 2:1-4 (NIV)
3They saw what seemed to be
tongues of fire that separated
and came to rest on each of
them. 4All of them were filled
with the Holy Spirit and began
to speak in other tongues as the
Spirit enabled them.

9. Acts 9:17(NIV)
Then Ananias went to the house
and entered it. Placing his hands
on Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the
Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you
on the road as you were coming
here—has sent me so that you
may see again and be filled with
the Holy Spirit.”
Being Filled: the first time:

10. Being Filled: Ongoing empowerment

11. Acts 4:8-10 (NIV)
8 Then Peter, filled with the
Holy Spirit, said to them:
"Rulers and elders of the
people! 9 If we are being called
to account today for an act of
kindness shown to a cripple
and are asked how he was
healed,

12. Acts 4:8-10 (NIV)
10 then know this, you and all
the people of Israel: It is by the
name of Jesus Christ of
Nazareth, whom you crucified
but whom God raised from the
dead, that this man stands
before you healed.

14. Acts 7:54-56 (NIV)
54 When they heard this, they
were furious and gnashed their
teeth at him. 55 But Stephen, full
of the Holy Spirit, looked up to
heaven and saw the glory of
God, and Jesus standing at the
right hand of God.

15. Acts 7:54-56 (NIV)
56 "Look," he said, "I see heaven
open and the Son of Man
standing at the right hand of
God.”

17. Acts 13:9-11 (NIV)
9 Then Saul, who was also called
Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit,
looked straight at Elymas and
said, 10 "You are a child of the
devil and an enemy of
everything that is right! You are
full of all kinds of deceit and
trickery.

18. Acts 13:9-11 (NIV)
Will you never stop perverting
the right ways of the Lord? 11
Now the hand of the Lord is
against you. You are going to be
blind, and for a time you will be
unable to see the light of the
sun."

19. Acts 13:9-11 (NIV)
Immediately mist and darkness
came over him, and he groped
about, seeking someone to lead
him by the hand.

20. Filled with the Holy Spirit =
When the Holy Spirit gives you
the power to do something for
the glory of Jesus Christ.

21. Ephesians 5:18
Do not get drunk
on wine, which
leads to
debauchery.
Instead, be filled
with the Spirit.
A command to obey

22. Ephesians 5:18
Do not get drunk
on wine, which
leads to
debauchery.
Instead, be filled
with the Spirit.
A command to obey
He fills us

23. Ephesians 5:18
Do not get drunk
on wine, which
leads to
debauchery.
Instead, be filled
with the Spirit.
A command to obey
He fills us
Ongoing filling is
needed!

24. Results of being filled with the Holy Spirit
Encourage others
Ephesians 5:19 (NIV)
19 Speak to one another with
psalms, hymns and spiritual
songs.

25. Results of being filled with the Holy Spirit
A song in your heart to God
Ephesians 5:19 (NIV)
Sing and make music in your
heart to the Lord,

26. Results of being filled with the Holy Spirit
Grateful to God
Ephesians 5:20 (NIV)
20 always giving thanks to God the
Father for everything, in the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

27. Results of being filled with the Holy Spirit
Serving others
Ephesians 5:21 (NIV)
21 Submit to one another out of
reverence for Christ.

28. Results of being filled with the Holy Spirit
Godly marriage
Ephesians 5:33(NIV)
33However, each one of you also
must love his wife as he loves
himself, and the wife must respect
her husband.

29. Results of being filled with the Holy Spirit
Understanding family
Ephesians 6:4 (NIV)
4 Fathers, do not exasperate your
children; instead, bring them up
in the training and instruction of
the Lord.

30. How to be filled with the Holy Spirit
Admit any sins Isaiah 59:2 (NIV)
2 But your iniquities have
separated you from your
God; your sins have hidden
his face from you, so that he
will not hear.

31. How to be filled with the Holy Spirit
Admit any sins 1 John 1:9 (NIV)
9 If we confess our sins, he is
faithful and just and will
forgive us our sins and
purify us from all
unrighteousness.

32. How to be filled with the Holy Spirit
Admit any sins
Ask to be filled
Luke 11:13 (NIV)
13 If you then, though you
are evil, know how to give
good gifts to your children,
how much more will your
Father in heaven give the
Holy Spirit to those who ask
him!"

33. How to be filled with the Holy Spirit
Admit any sins
Ask to be filled
Accept in faith
Mark 11:24(NIV)
24Therefore I tell you,
whatever you ask for in
prayer, believe that you
have received it, and it will
be yours.

35. One of the scribes…asked him,
“Which commandment is the first of all?”
Jesus answered, “The first is: ‘Hear, O Israel:
the Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall
love the Lord your God with all your heart,
and with all your soul, and with all your mind,
and with all your strength.’ The second is this:
‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
There is no other commandment greater than these.”
MARK 12