“The Presence of the Holy Spirit” Ephesians 5:1-21

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Date: March 17, 2024 Author: Wayne J. Edwards

According to the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, most ‘Christians’ in the United States don’t believe the Holy Spirit is a real Person. Of the 69% of Americans who call themselves Christians, a majority (58%) “contend that the Holy Spirit is not a real, living being but is merely a symbol of God’s power, presence, or purity.” For those who are self-identified, born-again Christians (about 35% of the population), “62% contend that the Holy Spirit is not a real, living being but is merely a symbol of God’s power, presence, or purity.” However, Jesus told us very clearly that the power to live as His disciple comes from the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit. Sadly, in most churches today, there is an absence of preaching and teaching on the person and work of the Holy Spirit, which is why the majority of Christians are struggling in their spiritual lives, and the majority of churches are so weak.

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Old Testament Reading – Ezekiel 36:16-38 New Testament Reading – Romans 8:13-30

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According to Ephesians 5:18, for a believer to live without the constant fullness of the Holy Spirit is to live in disobedience to God’s Word and God’s will. However, according to the latest research, over 90% of those who claim to be Christians do not know what it means to be indwelt by the Holy Spirit, much less to be filled and empowered.

While some believers have “experienced” a work of the Holy Spirit in their lives, in addition to the day their salvation, the overwhelming majority have not, and sadly, they will not until a crisis occurs and they discover they do not have the spiritual strength to endure it.

How to be continually filled with the Holy Spirit:

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