Read Ephesians 5:18-21 (NIV).
Explore the meaning of the words: Addressing, Singing, Giving thanks, and Submitting. (Using the ESV Translation)
How do these actions show up in your church community and in your personal life?
Read Acts 4:31-35. In this passage, what are specific ways that the Holy Spirit brought growth and movement into the first Christian community?
Where is the Holy Spirit bringing growth and movement into your life?
Read John 14:15-26. How does the Holy Spirit help you love Jesus?
What do you learn about the Holy Spirit in verse 16-17?
What do the other verses in this passage teach you about the Holy Spirit?
Read Galatians 5:18-25. Each of us has reason to repent and reason to rejoice.
Which of the works of the flesh do you need God’s help with today?
Which of the fruit of the Spirit do you see in your life and is reason to give thanks to God?
Read Romans 8:26-27. The Spirit-filled life is one of prayer, our prayers, and the prayers of the Holy Spirit.
What does the Holy Spirit do for us when we do not know how to pray?
When was the last time you did not know what to pray?
Read Galatians 5:16-17 and 2 Timothy 1:7. Describe the Spirit-filled life according to these two passages.
Where in your life do you see this?