Discipline Two - Spirit-Filled Living - An Overflowing Life

With every new year that begins we must make our plans and priorities for the coming year. To help us settle in on what the Lord desires for each of us, we have started this series to refresh our minds with God's plan.

Our key passage for this series is I Timothy 4.7. Paul says we are to discipline our selves towards godliness. What are the disciplines that encourage a godly life? I call them The Disciplines of a Godly Life. The second discipline is the Discipline of Spirit Filled Living.

Last week we examined the Discipline of Scripture. Time alone with God in His Word, the Scriptures, is the great necessity of our spiritual lives. We need to be alone with God daily! We need to find times to get away alone. Psalm 16:11 You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

The Lord God of the Universe wants to Arrange your life, and Accompany you trip through life, and authorize everything needed from now on. Wow, that is the best life there is.

The second Discipline of a Godly Life: Spirit Filled Living. Jesus explained the Holy Spirit in our lives by using the image of a strong river of water flowing out of us. Lets turn there to John 7.37-38. Rivers of water is the way Jesus describes the normal life of believers, His children.

o Rivers of water would mean that when we were saved He flowed out of our lives making us joyous and thankful.

o He flowed out of our lives making us so excited about all our sins being gone.

o He flowed out of our lives so that when we read the Bible it seemed just like God was talking to us.

o He flowed out of our lives making prayer was so natural and uncluttered. It felt