LESSON FOUR
How You Can Be Filled With the Holy Spirit
Learning how to be filled (controlled and empowered) by the Holy Spirit by faith can be the most important discovery of your life.
We are filled with the Spirit by faith, just as we received Christ by faith. Everything we receive from God, from the moment of our spiritual birth until we die, is by faith.
Do you want to be filled with the Holy Spirit? You can be filled right now, by faith. This lesson will show you how.
Lesson Objective: To personally ask for the filling of the Holy Spirit by faith
BIBLE STUDY
Read Acts 6:8–7:60
Before you consider the many verses below, be sure to read the Bible passage listed above.
If you click on the verses in the study below you can see the entire verse! If you are not on-the-go, consider opening a physical Bible and looking up the passages.
What You Must Know
- What is the command found in Ephesians 5:18?
- What is the promise found in 1 John 5:14, 15?
- According to these Scriptures, why do you need to be filled with the Spirit?
Galatians 5:22,23
Acts 1:8
The fruit of the Spirit is never an end in itself, but only a means to the end. We win men and women to Christ, which in turn brings glory and honor to him (John 15:8).
What You Must Feel
- What is one prerequisite to being filled with the Spirit, according to Matthew 5:6?
- How are you applying this to your life?
What You Must Do
- If your desire to be filled with the Spirit is sincere, what will you do now (Romans 12:1, 2)?
This means there can be no unconfessed sin in your life. The Holy Spirit cannot fill an unclean vessel. He waits to fill you with his power. - How then are you filled with the Holy Spirit (Matthew 7:7–11; John 7:37–39)?
- Will the Holy Spirit fill you if you ask him? How do you know (1 John 5:14, 15)?
LIFE APPLICATION
Questions
- You can be filled with the Holy Spirit only by faith. Prayer is one way of expressing your faith. If you truly desire to be filled with the Holy Spirit, you can pray this prayer now:
Dear Father, I need you. I acknowledge that I have been in control of my life, and as a result, I have sinned against you. I thank you for forgiving my sins through Christ’s death on the cross for me. I now invite Christ to take control of the throne of my life. Fill me with the Holy Spirit as you commanded me to be filled, and as you promised in your Word that you would do if I asked in faith. I pray this in the name of Jesus. As an expression of my faith, I now thank you for taking control of my life and for filling me with the Holy Spirit. - What must you have when you ask him to fill you (Hebrews 11:6)?
- If you have asked the Holy Spirit to fill you, thank him. God is dependable; his Word is true. If you are sincere, he has filled you.
- What should be your attitude from this day forward (1 Thessalonians 5:18)?
Date of filling:
Your comments:
Memory Verse: “And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” (Romans 12:1, 2 NLT)
“Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit,” (Ephesians 5:18 NLT)
“And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for.” (1 John 5:14, 15 NLT)