1. Be Filled with the Spirit “We have an old gas boiler in our house. The pilot light is on all the time. But the boiler is not always giving out heat and power. Some have only got the pilot light of the Holy Spirit in their lives, whereas when people are filled with the Holy Spirit, they begin to fire on all cylinders.”

2. Be Filled with the Spirit –insecure? –excited? –confused?

3. Be Filled with the Spirit Baptism with the Spirit –“I baptise you with water, but he will baptise you with the Holy Spirit." (Mark 1:8) –“For John baptised with water, but in a few days you will be baptised with the Holy Spirit." (Acts 1:5)

4. Be Filled with the Spirit Baptism with the Spirit –"Repent and be baptised, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” (Acts 2:38)

5. Be Filled with the Spirit Baptism with the Spirit –For we were all baptised by one Spirit so as to form one body - whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free - and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. (1 Cor 12:13)

6. Be Filled with the Spirit Baptism with the Spirit – be reassured

7. Be Filled with the Spirit Baptism with the Spirit – be reassured

8. Be Filled with the Spirit Filled with the Spirit? Context = living out new life

9. Be Filled with the Spirit Filled with the Spirit? Contrast with wine Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery… Instead, be filled with the Spirit... by

10. Be Filled with the Spirit Filled with the Spirit? Contrast with wine = different influence and results

11. Be Filled with the Spirit What does it look like? –speaking to each other –worshipping God –giving thanks –submitting to each other –and more….

12. Be Filled with the Spirit Baptised by the Spirit –reassured Filled by the Spirit – challenged