WEBVTT - Chip Ingram - Nov 03 - 9:30 am

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<v Speaker 1>Today on Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram.

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<v Speaker 2>How do you know if you're filled with the Spirit? Well,

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<v Speaker 2>here's a clue. When your actions line up with your

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<v Speaker 2>words and your life is characterized by love and joy

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<v Speaker 2>and peace and integrity, there's a strong indication that you're

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<v Speaker 2>filled with the Spirit. Now here's the question. How does

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<v Speaker 2>it work? That's what we're going to talk about today.

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<v Speaker 2>How you can be filled with the Holy Spirit.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram. The

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<v Speaker 1>Christian life was never meant to be about willpower, performance,

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<v Speaker 1>or simply trying harder. Today, Chip opens Ephesians chapter five

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<v Speaker 1>and tackles one of the most misunderstood topics in the church,

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<v Speaker 1>what it actually means to be filled with the Holy Spirit.

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<v Speaker 1>This is part of our ongoing series called The New You,

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<v Speaker 1>Claiming Your Birthright as a Child of God. If you

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<v Speaker 1>ever miss a program, you can always catch up at livingontheedge.org. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>now here's Chip Ingram with today's message titled, How to

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<v Speaker 1>Overcome Hypocrisy in Your Heart.

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<v Speaker 2>The $ 64, 000 question is, how do you deal with hypocrisy

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<v Speaker 2>in your heart? How does it work where God changes

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<v Speaker 2>you from the inside out? If you'll turn the page,

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<v Speaker 2>let's look at that together. And that's basically the topic

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<v Speaker 2>of our time this morning. How to overcome hypocrisy in

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<v Speaker 2>your heart. And the answer you're going to find is

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<v Speaker 2>in Ephesians 5, verses 17 and 18. Just so you

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<v Speaker 2>get the flavor and the context, let's pick it up

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<v Speaker 2>and follow along together beginning in verse 15. He says,

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<v Speaker 2>but be very careful then how you live. Not as unwise,

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<v Speaker 2>but as wise. Making the most of the opportunity because

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<v Speaker 2>the days are evil. Here's our passage. Therefore, do not

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<v Speaker 2>be foolish. But understand what the Lord's will is. And

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<v Speaker 2>then he gives us the Lord's will. Verse 18. Do

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<v Speaker 2>not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead,

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<v Speaker 2>be filled with the Spirit. Notice the evidences when you're

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<v Speaker 2>filled with the Spirit. Speak to one another with psalms

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<v Speaker 2>and hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make melody in

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<v Speaker 2>your heart to the Lord. Always giving thanks to God

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<v Speaker 2>the Father for everything. in the name of our Lord

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus Christ. Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>And when your life corresponds with the Spirit of God, winsomely, lovingly, righteously, compassionately,

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<v Speaker 2>and with holiness, when you live it out like that,

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<v Speaker 2>you become the instrument of God that gives an invitation

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<v Speaker 2>to people that are living in chaos and hurt and

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<v Speaker 2>pain that Christ is the answer. And so what's at

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<v Speaker 2>stake here? The context is, is that how in the

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<v Speaker 2>world do you live that kind of life where you

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<v Speaker 2>honestly mimic God and you walk in love as children

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<v Speaker 2>of light? The answer to how is verses 17 and 18.

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<v Speaker 2>And the answer is this command to be filled with

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<v Speaker 2>the Spirit. So pull out a pen, if you would.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to put you to work here a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll do Bible study together. Let's do some research in

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<v Speaker 2>this passage and find out what's it mean to be

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<v Speaker 2>filled with the Spirit. The meaning of filling literally means

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<v Speaker 2>to be controlled by. When we think of being filled

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<v Speaker 2>with something, we tend to think of like a pitcher

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<v Speaker 2>of water or a cup of water, and we pour

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<v Speaker 2>it in, and as it comes up to the top,

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<v Speaker 2>we say the cup is filled. That's not the picture

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<v Speaker 2>that you want in your mind. The idea of this

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<v Speaker 2>Greek word has the idea of saturation. Allow God's spirit

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<v Speaker 2>to so saturate and be in control of your heart

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<v Speaker 2>and your mind that it will affect your speech, your attitudes,

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<v Speaker 2>your emotions, and your relationships. And so what I want

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<v Speaker 2>to do on the top of this page is walk

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<v Speaker 2>through very briefly the The difference between the baptism of

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<v Speaker 2>the Spirit and the filling. So follow along. First, baptism

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<v Speaker 2>does not equal filling. They're two different things. The baptism

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<v Speaker 2>of the Spirit is the non-experiential, unrepeated work of the

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<v Speaker 2>Holy Spirit at regeneration. That's the moment that you're saved.

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<v Speaker 2>Whereby we're placed in the body of Christ. Acts 2,

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<v Speaker 2>1 Corinthians 12, 13, Romans 8, 9. I've given them

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<v Speaker 2>to you. Study them. The filling of the Spirit, by contrast,

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<v Speaker 2>is the unobstructed or unhindered control or influence of the

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<v Speaker 2>Spirit upon every believer's life. Baptism of the Spirit occurs

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<v Speaker 2>only once in each believer's life. Filling of the Spirit

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<v Speaker 2>is repeated. The baptism of the Spirit cannot be undone.

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<v Speaker 2>Jot down Ephesians 1.13. By contrast, the filling of the

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<v Speaker 2>Spirit can be lost. So one results in a new position.

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<v Speaker 2>The other results in power. Baptism occurs when we believe

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<v Speaker 2>in Christ. The filling of the Spirit occurs throughout the

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<v Speaker 2>Christian life. Baptism, there's no prerequisite except belief in Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the day that you're saved. Filling depends on yieldedness. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>let me walk through one more thing. So, Acts 2,

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<v Speaker 2>Acts 8, Acts 10, and Acts 19. Those are the

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<v Speaker 2>four times where the baptism of the Spirit occurs. And

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<v Speaker 2>what you see in those four... is that in each

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<v Speaker 2>of those times, you have a different response. You have

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<v Speaker 2>a new group being formed. The Jews came into the

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<v Speaker 2>body of Christ, Acts 2. The evidence we have, they

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<v Speaker 2>speak in this other language as an outward confirmation. Acts 8,

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<v Speaker 2>you have the Samaritans. They're kind of the half-breeds, half-Jew, half-non-Jew.

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<v Speaker 2>Jews and Samaritans hate one another. So what happens is,

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<v Speaker 2>can they really be a part of God's family? They believe,

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<v Speaker 2>and then Peter and John come down a day or

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<v Speaker 2>two later and say, yeah, God's in this. And as

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<v Speaker 2>they bless them, they speak in another language. Then you

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<v Speaker 2>have Acts 10, the Gentiles join the church. And when

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<v Speaker 2>the Gentiles joined the church, the pattern changes. There isn't

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<v Speaker 2>second experience. As Peter's talking, they believe and they evidence

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<v Speaker 2>the speaking in another language. And then you have in

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<v Speaker 2>Acts 19, some of John's disciples kind of took off

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<v Speaker 2>on their own and were trying to tell everyone why

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<v Speaker 2>they were gone, the Messiah came. And Paul explains to them.

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<v Speaker 2>And the point I want to make very simply is

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<v Speaker 2>that when you look at the baptism of the Spirit,

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<v Speaker 2>the only time it happens is when there is a

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<v Speaker 2>new group to be placed in the body of Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>There is not a uniform idea of them necessarily speaking

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<v Speaker 2>in tongues. And you'll notice in Acts 2 and Acts 8,

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<v Speaker 2>it happens after their salvation. But in Acts 10 and 19,

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<v Speaker 2>it happens at their conversion. And there's a very key

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<v Speaker 2>role that Peter has as being the leader of the church.

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<v Speaker 2>And all I want you to see from that little chart,

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<v Speaker 2>we can develop it more at another time, is simply this.

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<v Speaker 2>The book of Acts gives no normative pattern for how

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<v Speaker 2>gifts and the Spirit's filling work together. You can't make

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<v Speaker 2>one there. You can't say it happens afterwards. Half the

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<v Speaker 2>time it does, half the time it doesn't. The baptism

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<v Speaker 2>of the Spirit has to do with God building His church.

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<v Speaker 2>Nowhere in the New Testament, in any of the epistles

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<v Speaker 2>that are teaching about how to live out this faith,

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<v Speaker 2>Are we ever commanded to receive the baptism of the Spirit?

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<v Speaker 2>Never is there any correlation throughout the New Testament that

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<v Speaker 2>when you have the baptism of the Spirit, you're necessarily

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<v Speaker 2>going to speak in another language. But that doctrine among my,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, people that I love deeply, my mom and

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<v Speaker 2>dad came to Christ through the Pentecostal movement. So there's

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<v Speaker 2>no ax to grind here. But you can spend a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of your life and energy chasing an experience, thinking,

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<v Speaker 2>that when I speak in another language or when I

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<v Speaker 2>have this moving spiritual experience, then I'm filled with the Spirit.

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<v Speaker 2>You can know when you're filled with the Spirit when

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<v Speaker 2>the fruit of the Spirit is being manifested in your tongue,

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<v Speaker 2>your thoughts, your attitudes, and your relationships. And my heart

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<v Speaker 2>goes out because I've been on that journey where you

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<v Speaker 2>go from meeting to meeting to meeting to meeting, trying

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<v Speaker 2>to get more of the Holy Spirit. Listen carefully. You

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<v Speaker 2>have all the Holy Spirit you will ever get and

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<v Speaker 2>you don't need anymore. He doesn't come in installments. When

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<v Speaker 2>you prayed to receive Christ, the Spirit of God came

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<v Speaker 2>into your life. You didn't get 77% of Him. And

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<v Speaker 2>you know another 23% to be named later. You got

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<v Speaker 2>all of Him. The question will be what we'll find

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<v Speaker 2>in just a minute is does He have all of you? Now,

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<v Speaker 2>back to our main topic. What I want to talk

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<v Speaker 2>about now is how does it work? Four principles to

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<v Speaker 2>help us get there. Number one, the issue, as I said,

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<v Speaker 2>is not getting more of the Holy Spirit. It's Him

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<v Speaker 2>getting more of you. And I came up with a

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<v Speaker 2>little picture. There's actually a booklet called My Heart, Christ's

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<v Speaker 2>Home that was instrumental, written by Robert Munger. And the

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<v Speaker 2>picture that I came up with in my mind that

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<v Speaker 2>really helped me is this picture here, the Spirit-filled life.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you see the furnace down there in the corner?

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<v Speaker 2>Do you know what HS stands for? Holy Spirit. Good.

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<v Speaker 2>The furnace is in a house, okay? What's the furnace do?

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<v Speaker 2>The furnace creates heat, and then do you see all

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<v Speaker 2>those little blocks? Those are the vents. Imagine those as

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<v Speaker 2>the vents in your house. When the furnace creates the heat,

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<v Speaker 2>it goes through a duct system, and there's a vent

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<v Speaker 2>in each room. If the duct vent is open, what happens?

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<v Speaker 2>The heat out of the furnace comes in, and the

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<v Speaker 2>more heat, it begins to change the atmosphere of the room, right?

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<v Speaker 2>it begins to exert influence over the entire room. But

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<v Speaker 2>if the furnace is going, it can go very, very strong.

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<v Speaker 2>But if the duct is closed, say in a closet,

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<v Speaker 2>or if the duct is closed in the family room,

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<v Speaker 2>or if the duct is closed in the work room,

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<v Speaker 2>the heat of the Holy Spirit can go in different

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<v Speaker 2>parts of your life, but appear to really not impact

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<v Speaker 2>some others the issue is not getting more of the

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<v Speaker 2>Holy Spirit when you pray to receive Christ he is

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<v Speaker 2>in you his power is available the same that raised

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<v Speaker 2>Christ from the dead is available here's the issue The

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<v Speaker 2>issue is allowing him beyond the prayer room and beyond

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<v Speaker 2>the private thinking and to open every duck as God

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<v Speaker 2>leads you and to allow the Spirit's influence to begin

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<v Speaker 2>to take control in every area of your life. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's why some of you and some of us have

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<v Speaker 2>met people. And this is true of your life to

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<v Speaker 2>a degree. It's true to my life to a degree.

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<v Speaker 2>Have you ever met someone and you've prayed with them

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<v Speaker 2>and there was a real sense, man, they are really

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<v Speaker 2>in touch with God. And then you saw them maybe

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<v Speaker 2>at work or in a ministry setting and you thought, man,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, this is authentic. God is really working. And

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<v Speaker 2>then have you gone home maybe and just got lunch

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<v Speaker 2>with them or something? You think, whoa, this guy treats

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<v Speaker 2>his wife worse than a dog. You know, or there's

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<v Speaker 2>or there's a lady in a similar situation. And I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>she is just cold and mean and harsh with her kids.

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<v Speaker 2>But what can she teach Bible study? And you look

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<v Speaker 2>at that and you think, man, what's what's going on here?

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<v Speaker 2>In your life and in mine, we are at various

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<v Speaker 2>levels allowing the Holy Spirit's control. And sanctification, or walking

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<v Speaker 2>with God, becoming more holy, living like a child of

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<v Speaker 2>the light, is incrementally opening the ducts to every area

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<v Speaker 2>of your life, including the closet, the stuff that no

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<v Speaker 2>one knows about, the stuff that's too painful to look at,

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<v Speaker 2>where you literally open the duct and let the Holy

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<v Speaker 2>Spirit begin to deal truth and life and love and

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<v Speaker 2>forgiveness and restoration. And then what happens is the change

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<v Speaker 2>happens from the inside out. And then outside this thing

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<v Speaker 2>you are, this house, you begin to exhibit the characteristics

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<v Speaker 2>of Christ in more and more every situation. And so

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<v Speaker 2>the issue of being filled with the Spirit isn't getting

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<v Speaker 2>more of Him. It's Him getting more of you.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Living on the Edge. We'll hear more

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<v Speaker 1>from Chip in just a moment. If you'd like to

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<v Speaker 2>Second principle is that we're never told to seek an

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<v Speaker 2>experience or a gift as an evidence. of being filled

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<v Speaker 2>with the Spirit. I'm all for spiritual gifts. I believe

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<v Speaker 2>God uses them greatly. I'm all for big experiences. I

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<v Speaker 2>want as many as God will give me. Just make

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<v Speaker 2>sure that your gifts and experiences don't equate those with

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<v Speaker 2>whether you're filled with the Spirit or not. Or you'll

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<v Speaker 2>spend your whole life seeking experiences rather than focusing on

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<v Speaker 2>the Lord. Third, probably most important, the conditions for being filled.

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<v Speaker 2>There's conditions. There's three conditions to allow, to open those

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<v Speaker 2>ducts so the Spirit of God is working in your life.

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<v Speaker 2>Condition number one is obedience. yieldedness, dedication. The Apostle Paul,

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<v Speaker 2>after teaching who we are in Christ for 11 chapters,

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<v Speaker 2>in chapter 12, verse 1 of Romans says, Therefore I

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<v Speaker 2>urge you, beloved brothers, in light of God's mercy that

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<v Speaker 2>you present, point in time, your bodies as a living

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<v Speaker 2>and holy sacrifice acceptable to God, which is your reasonable

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<v Speaker 2>or logical sense of worship. And then look at verse 2.

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<v Speaker 2>And do not be conformed to this world. Don't let

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<v Speaker 2>the world squeeze you into its mold, operating under the flesh.

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<v Speaker 2>But what? Have your mind transformed by the renewing of

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<v Speaker 2>your mind that your life or lifestyle might prove or

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<v Speaker 2>demonstrate what the will of God is, which is good, acceptable,

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<v Speaker 2>and perfect. And so what you see is the way

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<v Speaker 2>the Holy Spirit works and fills you, He will transform

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<v Speaker 2>your thinking, your attitude, your mind, your worldview, your perception.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, you want to really know how to get

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<v Speaker 2>filled with the Holy Spirit? Let me show you a chart.

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<v Speaker 2>As I was reading through New Testament, I came upon

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<v Speaker 2>a very interesting passage in Colossians 3. Ephesians and Colossians

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<v Speaker 2>are what are called twin epistles, written about the same

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<v Speaker 2>time to two different groups. Look at the parallels. Colossians

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<v Speaker 2>3.16 says, Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you.

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<v Speaker 2>Now let's look at the parallels between being filled with

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<v Speaker 2>the Spirit and being filled with God's word. When you're

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<v Speaker 2>filled with the Spirit, what's true of you? Speaking to

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<v Speaker 2>one another in hymns, psalms, and spiritual songs. When you're

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<v Speaker 2>filled with the word, teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns,

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<v Speaker 2>spiritual songs. Does anybody see a parallel here? When you're

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<v Speaker 2>filled with the Spirit, singing, making melody in your heart

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<v Speaker 2>to God. When you're filled with the Word, singing with thankfulness.

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<v Speaker 2>See the parallel? When you're filled with the Spirit, always

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<v Speaker 2>giving thanks for all things. Filled with the Word, giving

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<v Speaker 2>thanks through Him to God. When you're filled with the Spirit,

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<v Speaker 2>submitting to one another. When you're filled with the Word,

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<v Speaker 2>whatever you do, do all in the name of Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>Submission implied. And then after that, both epistles talk about

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<v Speaker 2>what relationships and family and children look like when you're

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<v Speaker 2>filled with the Spirit. Do you see the parallel between

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<v Speaker 2>being filled with the Spirit and being filled with the Word?

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<v Speaker 2>The Spirit doesn't do some mystical work where He just

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<v Speaker 2>changes you. He uses the raw material of God's Word.

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<v Speaker 2>Even Jesus said what? Man will not live by bread alone,

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<v Speaker 2>but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth

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<v Speaker 2>of God. Let me tell you something up front. If

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<v Speaker 2>you are not in God's Word on a very regular basis,

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<v Speaker 2>not just to read it, but to read it, to

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<v Speaker 2>think about it, to digest it and obey it, you

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<v Speaker 2>will not be filled with the Holy Spirit. It is impossible.

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<v Speaker 2>The raw material of the Spirit of God is the

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<v Speaker 2>Word of God. It's so that you can have your

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<v Speaker 2>mind renewed every morning or every night or both so

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<v Speaker 2>that the Spirit of God can put truth in your

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<v Speaker 2>mind and you'll know the truth and truth will set

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<v Speaker 2>you free. The first condition being filled with the Spirit

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<v Speaker 2>is obedience to God and to His Word. The second

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<v Speaker 2>condition is an undefeated life. And that doesn't mean perfection.

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<v Speaker 2>What I mean is when you know about sin. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sitting in the parking lot. I just sinned. I blew

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<v Speaker 2>up at my kid. God has convicted me. I got

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<v Speaker 2>a choice. I either repent of that sin or I say,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what? I'm tired. He deserves this. I know

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<v Speaker 2>I was wrong. Get in there. Have your music practice.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a pastor. The heck with you, kid. I've quenched

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<v Speaker 2>the Spirit. I've got news for you. The spiritual fruit

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<v Speaker 2>is not going to be born until I deal with that.

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<v Speaker 2>I either apologize to him, confess to God. The word

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<v Speaker 2>is repent. The word repent means just have a change

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<v Speaker 2>of mind. I was wrong. This is wrong behavior. This

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<v Speaker 2>is not godly. Repent. Seek forgiveness. Be restored. Ask him

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<v Speaker 2>to fill me afresh. If you're involved in activities... Ephesians 4.

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<v Speaker 2>30 and 31. Notice what it says. And do not

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<v Speaker 2>grieve the Holy Spirit of God with whom you were

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<v Speaker 2>sealed for the day of redemption. Don't grieve Him. Don't

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<v Speaker 2>make Him sad. This is about a relationship. What's it say?

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<v Speaker 2>Get rid of all bitterness and rage and anger and

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<v Speaker 2>brawling and slander along with every form of malice. And

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<v Speaker 2>then I love the next verse. And be positive, kind

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<v Speaker 2>to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another.

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<v Speaker 1>How?

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<v Speaker 2>Just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. Condition

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<v Speaker 2>number one, obedience to God and His Word. Condition number two,

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<v Speaker 2>an undefeated life. That means you deal with known sin.

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<v Speaker 2>Condition number three is a dependent life. John 15. It's

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<v Speaker 2>the picture of the vine and the branch. It's this

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<v Speaker 2>dependency that you need God. It's practicing the presence of God.

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<v Speaker 2>It's talking to Him as you're getting dressed and when

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<v Speaker 2>you're shaving and in between times and while you're driving

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<v Speaker 2>the car. It's this link all the time of I

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<v Speaker 2>need you. Galatians 5.16 says, walk or live by the

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<v Speaker 2>Spirit and you will not what? Fulfill the desires of

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<v Speaker 2>the flesh. Notice it's a walk. You take a step

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<v Speaker 2>and stumble. You take a step and stumble. God understands.

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<v Speaker 2>This isn't about perfection. This isn't about having it all together.

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<v Speaker 2>It's about obedience to God and His Word. It's about

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<v Speaker 2>dealing with what He shows me and then living with

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<v Speaker 2>a sense of dependence like a child to a father.

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<v Speaker 2>And the final one here is remember this is not mechanical.

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<v Speaker 2>It's relational. This is not about, okay, I want to

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<v Speaker 2>be filled with the Spirit, three chapters a day, one

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<v Speaker 2>at night. Let's see, I'm going to pray for 7.5 minutes.

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<v Speaker 2>Dear God, I love you, I love everyone, bless the world.

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<v Speaker 2>Good deeds, I'm going to do two good deeds today,

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<v Speaker 2>and oh, I've got a track, I'm going to tell

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<v Speaker 2>someone about Christ. Here, have you heard about Christ? Go

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<v Speaker 2>try that. When you think about building a relationship with

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<v Speaker 2>another human being, what do you do? Time, commitment, conversation, listening.

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<v Speaker 2>scheduling time away to be together, a connection of the heart.

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<v Speaker 2>Does it involve discipline? Sure. Do you always want to

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<v Speaker 2>spend time with someone you want to get close to?

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<v Speaker 2>You don't always feel like it, but you do it.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's not about legalism or rules. It's about a

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<v Speaker 2>heart relationship. The best picture I can give you is just,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm committed to building an intimate relationship with my wife

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<v Speaker 2>and with my kids. But you know, it's not like, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>Mondays I give her candy, Wednesdays I send her flowers. Hi, honey,

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<v Speaker 2>how are you? You know, it's not mechanical. Do we

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<v Speaker 2>set aside Fridays a date each week? Yes. Do we

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<v Speaker 2>commit to every day having a time where we really talk? Yes.

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<v Speaker 2>Do we sit down and do some planning about what

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to do with our money and our time? Yes.

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<v Speaker 2>Do we plan a couple, three weekends a year to

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<v Speaker 2>get away? Yes. But it's about your heart. It's about

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<v Speaker 2>wanting to be close. And God longs to be close

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<v Speaker 2>to you. He wants to fill you with the Spirit.

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<v Speaker 2>He wants to saturate your life with His love and

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<v Speaker 2>His joy and His peace. But before you walk out

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<v Speaker 2>the door, you are at the fork in the road.

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<v Speaker 2>You can be run by you or you can yield

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<v Speaker 2>to the Spirit of God right now And begin a

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<v Speaker 2>journey of being filled with the Spirit. And it will

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<v Speaker 2>change your heart. And you will increasingly become less and

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<v Speaker 2>less hypocritical. Just privately talk with God. And just ask Him, God,

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<v Speaker 2>ask Him, God, if you'll show me the first step

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<v Speaker 2>to be filled with your Spirit from what I've heard today,

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<v Speaker 2>I will do it. You pray that and sit quietly.

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<v Speaker 2>And He will show you.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram, and

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<v Speaker 1>today's message titled, How to Overcome Hypocrisy in Your Heart.

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<v Speaker 1>You can revisit or share this lesson anytime at livingontheedge.org.

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<v Speaker 1>What Chip unpacked today cuts right through the noise. You

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<v Speaker 1>don't need more of the Holy Spirit. He came in

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<v Speaker 1>full the moment you placed your faith in Christ. What

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<v Speaker 1>can really change is how much of you He's been

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<v Speaker 1>given access to. Think of it like a house with

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<v Speaker 1>a furnace in every room. but some of the vents

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<v Speaker 1>are closed. The power is already there. The question is

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<v Speaker 1>whether you've yielded the rooms. As Chip explained, living an

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<v Speaker 1>ongoing connection with God is like a branch drawing life

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<v Speaker 1>from the vine. It's not mechanical. It's relational. If you

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<v Speaker 1>want a resource to help you build that kind of

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<v Speaker 1>daily connection, Chip's brand new devotional, Growing Deeper in Christ,

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<v Speaker 1>A 365-Day Journey to True Discipleship, walks you through exactly that.

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<v Speaker 1>A few focused minutes in Scripture each day, one step

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<v Speaker 1>of obedience at a time, letting these truths move from

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<v Speaker 1>your head into your heart. Make your first gift or

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<v Speaker 2>Today we spent the entire program making clear the distinction

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<v Speaker 2>between the baptism of the Holy Spirit and the filling

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<v Speaker 2>of the Holy Spirit. Few issues among modern Christians have

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<v Speaker 2>caused more confusion and more struggle about how the Spirit

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<v Speaker 2>works and what happens when. With that said, some of

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<v Speaker 2>you may have tuned in a little bit late, and

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<v Speaker 2>this is so important. I want to walk through and

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<v Speaker 2>review what the Bible teaches it means to be filled

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<v Speaker 2>with the Track with me here. One, the issue is

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<v Speaker 2>not getting more of the Holy Spirit. It's Him getting

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<v Speaker 2>more of you. Remember that? Number two, we are never

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<v Speaker 2>told to seek an experience or a gift as an

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<v Speaker 2>evidence of being filled with the Holy Spirit. What we

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<v Speaker 2>know is the evidence of being filled with the Holy

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<v Speaker 2>Spirit is the fruit of the Holy Spirit, not an experience,

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<v Speaker 2>not a gift. Third, There are specific conditions laid out

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<v Speaker 2>in Scripture that tell us must be present in our

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<v Speaker 2>lives to be filled with the Holy Spirit. First, obedience.

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<v Speaker 2>We need to be obeying what we know is true. Second,

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<v Speaker 2>an undefeated life. And by that we meant dealing with

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<v Speaker 2>any known sin. And third, the key to experiencing the

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<v Speaker 2>filling of the Holy Spirit is a dependent life, a

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<v Speaker 2>John 15 abiding life, of the Word of God and

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<v Speaker 2>prayer operating back and forth. And fourth, the key perspective

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<v Speaker 2>is this is relational. It's not mechanical. The filling of

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<v Speaker 2>the Spirit is a relationship with the person of God.

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<v Speaker 2>It is the living God dwelling in you and you

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<v Speaker 2>allowing Him to take over more and more control so

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<v Speaker 2>that what comes out of your life, your mouth, your heart,

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<v Speaker 2>and in your relationships is the Spirit of Christ living

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<v Speaker 2>through you.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Dave Drewy. And next time, Chip Ingram continues our series,

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<v Speaker 1>The New You, with a message about the surprising antidote

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<v Speaker 1>God has designed for hypocrisy. That's next time on Living

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<v Speaker 1>on the Edge. Today's program is produced and sponsored by

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