How You Can Be Filled With
The Holy Spirit
Group Discussion Questions
The self-centered
Christian manifests certain characteristics that reflect his worldly
nature. Consider these questions in your discussion:
a. What does he
think about most of the time?
b. What kind
of person is he?
c. What kind
of things will he be doing? Talk about both good and evil, religious
and non-religious activity.
Is the self-centered
Christian really a born again believer? How do you know? (See 1
Corinthians 3:1-3)
How can you
know for sure whether you are a self-centered or a Spirit-filled Christian?
Why do you need
to confess your known sin to God before He can fill you with His Spirit?
(See 1 John
1:5-7) If you confess your sin and still feel that you are not
forgiven, what must you do to receive that assurance? (See James
4:7; l John
1:9)
Once you have
been filled with the Holy Spirit, will you ever need to be filled
again? Why? How many times? When? How could you be filled again?
The Spirit-filled
Christian demonstrates certain characteristics that reflect his godly
nature. Identify and discuss these characteristics. What kind of thoughts,
desires, actions and emotions will he manifest? (See Philippians
2:12-16; Colossians
3:1-17)
Perhaps you
have asked God to fill you with His Spirit and to control your life.
But you don't feel any different? Does this mean you are not filled
with the Spirit? Or does it have any meaning at all? What should you
do about it?
Discuss the
differences between the fruit of the Spirit and the gifts of the Spirit.
Would you say that the fruit of the Spirit is to guide and control
the gifts, or do the gifts control the fruit? Why? (See Galatians
5:22,23; 1
Corinthians 12:27-13:10
