Sermon
Re-Thinking the Holy Spirit: Filling
Cross Church
Speaker: Nick Floyd
May 9, 2021 · 38 min
Summary
Drawing from Ephesians 5:18, the sermon distinguishes between the baptism of the Holy Spirit (a one-time event at salvation) and the continuous filling of the Spirit (daily surrender and yielding to God's control). The pastor challenges believers to stop living in spiritual defeat by relinquishing control of their lives to the Holy Spirit, comparing the filling process to continuous submission rather than receiving more of God.
Highlights
The Holy Spirit is God's provision for you to live the Christian life.
Holding onto control and the filling of the Spirit never go hand in hand.
It is a greater sin not to be filled with the Holy Spirit than it is to be drunk with wine.