LESSON SIX
How You Can Continue to Be Filled With the Holy Spirit
If you are a Christian, the Holy Spirit already dwells within you. When you purchase a mechanical item that runs on battery power, frequently the notice “Batteries Not Included” is printed on the box. The Holy Spirit—your Source of power for living—is “included” when you receive Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord. Therefore, you do not need to invite him to come into your life. He came to live within you when you became a Christian, and Jesus promised that he will never leave you. The moment you received Christ, the Holy Spirit not only came to indwell you, but he imparted to you spiritual life, causing you to be born anew as a child of God. The Holy Spirit also baptized you into the body of Christ. In 1 Corinthians 12:13, Paul explains, “We were all baptized by one Spirit into one body.” There is but one indwelling of the Holy Spirit, one rebirth of the Holy Spirit, and one baptism of the Holy Spirit—all of which occur when you receive Christ. Being filled with the Holy Spirit, however, is not a once for all experience. There are many fillings, as is made clear in Ephesians 5:18.
Lesson Objective: To experience the Spirit-filled life as a moment-by-moment reality
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