THE APOSTOLIC CHURCH, GHANA

KOFORIDUA DISTRICT
GLORIOUS ENGLISH ASSEMBLY
BIBLE STUDY OUTLINE
FOCUS: THE SPIRIT-FILLED LIFE

A. INTRODUCTION
Just as the person filled with wine is under the influence or control of the wine, so the
person filled with the Spirit is under the Spirits control. Furthermore, Paul is talking here
primarily about a condition of increasing spiritual maturity, not about a momentary
experience.
For example, Luke 4:1 describes Jesus as full of the Holy Spirit. In Acts 6:3, the
Apostles direct the early church to select seven men of good reputation, full of the
Spirit and of wisdom, to help with the need of serving the widows. One of the men,
Stephen, is described (6:5) as a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit. Later (Acts
11:24), Barnabas is described as a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith.
The phrase, full of the Holy Spirit, describes a person who habitually lives with every
area of his life under the control of the Spirit. He is not a self-willed man, but a Spirit-
controlled man. The fullness of the Spirit does not mean that he once had a dramatic
experience, but rather that he has consistently walked with his life yielded to the Holy
Spirit, so that the fruit of the Spirit characterizes his life.

B. BIBLE VERSE - Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one
another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to
the Lord. NKJV

C. DISCUSSION
1. Compare the following bible verses - Ephesians 5:18 and Colossians 3:16
2. Examine the following evidences of a Spirit-filled life
Isaiah 30:15; 1 John 1:8-10; 1 Corinthians 10:13; 2 Peter 3:18;
3. The spirit-filled life are seen in the lives of the Apostles and the early Christians.
(1) Peter (Acts 2:4,14); (2) the Church (Acts 4:31); (3) the first Deacons (Acts 6:3,5,7); (4)
Stephen (Acts 6:15; 7:60); (5) Saul (Acts 9:17-18); (6) Paul (Acts 13:9,10); (7) the
Disciples (Acts 13:52).

CONCLUSION

To be filled with the Holy Spirit is the CHRISTIANs greatest need. To be filled with the Holy Spirit
is EVERY Christians need. To be filled with the Holy Spirit is every Christians NEED. It is not a
luxury but a necessity for all. To be filled with the Holy Spirit is every Christians GREATEST
need. Just as the greatest need of the lost is to be saved, so the greatest need of the saved person
is to be filled with the Holy Spirit.