Contrasting Drunkenness and Being Filled with the Spirit

• 18a And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery,  
  • Ephesians 5:8, 15
• 18b but be filled with the Spirit,  
  • Ephesians 1:13-14
  • Acts 2:12-13
  • Acts 13:52    

Evidence of a Spirit-Filled Life

• 19a addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
  • Colossians 3:16
• 19b singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,  
  • Psalm 4:7-8
• 20 giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
  • I Thessalonians 5:18
• 21 submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.
  • Philippians 2:3

So What?

• Is my life marked by the filling of the Holy Spirit?
  • Galatians 5:16-17, 22-23

Further Discussion  

• What worldly means of dealing with “evil days” (from 5:16), like drunkenness, am I tempted to run to instead of trusting the Spirit?
• Do I passionately participate in personal and corporate worship?  
• In what areas of my life do I fail to demonstrate thanksgiving?