Lesson 2 - Being Sealed and Being Filled - In the Word with Michele Telfer

In the Word with Michele Telfer

Lesson 2 - Being Sealed and Being Filled

John 20:18-22; Acts 1:3-5&8; Acts 2:1-8 & 14-21; Acts 2:37-41; Acts 4:29-31; Acts 13:8-12; Acts 13:52; Matthew 28:18-20 and Ephesians 5:1-20. The Scriptures reveal that we are sealed with the Holy Spirit the moment that we put our faith in Jesus Christ, but what does it mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit? Are we perhaps settling for less in our walk with the Lord?

Lesson 1 - Who is the Holy Spirit?

Ephesians 1:13-14; John 16:7-15; Acts 5:1-4; Ephesians 4:30; Hebrews 10:26-29; Mark 3:22-30; Romans 8:15-17 & 26-27. Prior to looking at the different spiritual gifts God gives to those who trust in Jesus, we first look at what the Scriptures reveal about the Holy Spirit Himself and clear up some common misconceptions.

Lesson 3 - Gifts of His Grace

John 14:16-17; 1 Corinthians 3:1-3; 1 Peter 4:10; Ephesians 4:11-13; Acts 21:8-14; Deuteronomy18:22; Acts 8:29-31 and Acts 18:24-26. Spiritual gifts are meant for all Christ-followers. They come from God as expressions of His grace — in other words, we don’t earn or deserve them. We look at five gifts mentioned in Ephesians 4: apostleship; prophecy; evangelism; shepherding; and teaching.

Lesson 4 - One body, with many members

Romans 12:1-8, Acts 6:1-7, Acts 9:26-28, Acts 9:36-43, Acts 15:4-31. We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us and all of them need to work together in the Body of Christ. In this lesson, we look at five of the gifts as mentioned by Paul in Romans 12: the gifts of service or helps, encouragement, giving, leadership and mercy.