What Does It Mean To Be Filled With The Spirit

Ephesians 5:18And be not drunk with

wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

Temperament“Temperament is the

combination of inborn traits that subconsciously affects

man’s behavior” Tim Lahaye, Spirit Controlled

Temperament.

Hippocrates

460 - 370 B.C

Credited with coining the Hippocratic Oath, still

relevant and in use today.

Blood - Sanguine Yellow Bile - CholericBlack Bile - MelancholyPhlegm - Phlegmatic

SparkySanguin

eExtrovert *He is the pleasure seeking,

sociable, lively, and enjoying

temperament.

SparkySanguin

eGood salesmen

Hospital workersTeachersActors

Public speakersOccasionally good leaders

Weaknesses*He is

impractical and disorganized.

*He seldom lives up to his potential.

*He is great at starting

something and never finishing

them.

Weaknesses

*He easily forgets his

appointments, and obligations

*He can go overboard and

become obnoxious by

dominating, not just the major

part of the conversion, but

all of it.

Rocky Choleric

ExtrovertThe hot, quick,

active, practical, strong-willed temperament

Rocky Choleric

*They make executives, idea men, producers,

dictators, or even criminals, depending on

their moral standards.

Weaknesses

*Christian compassion is foreign to his

nature.

*He is thick-skinned and

unsympathetic toward other people, their dreams, and

needs.

Weaknesses

*He can be cruel, running

roughshod over the feelings of

others.

*It is hard for him to

apologize.

Weaknesses

*Success can make him very

proud, haughty, and domineering

to the point where he becomes

obnoxious

*He makes others frustrated,

feeling they can never please him.

Maestro Melanch

olyHe is the

analytical and quit

temperament.

He often referred to as the “Black, or

dark temperament.”

Maestro Melanch

oly*Many of the

world’s geniuses, artists,

musicians, inventors, and educators were

melancholy.

Weaknesses

*He is self-centered. His self-

centeredness is usually covered up

through his willingness to

sacrifice.

*He is consistently self examining

himself

*He is prone to depression.

Weaknesses

*He is easily offended or

insulted, “he carries his feeling on his sleeve”.

*He is pessimistic.

*He is indecisive and fearful of

making decisions because he

doesn't want to be wrong.

Weaknesses

*He makes marriage very

difficult because 90 percent of the time his partner never measures up to

what is expected of her.

*Because of his sensitive nature he can harbor feeling of resentment and

animosity for years.

FlipPhlegma

tic*He is the

relaxed and peaceful

temperament.

FlipPhlegma

tic*He makes a

good diplomat, accountant,

teacher, leader, scientist, or

other meticulous-type

worker.

Weaknesses

*He is prone to be slow and

lazy.

*He can be stubborn and opposed to

change of any kind.

Weaknesses

*He is selfish, looking at an opportunity

presented to him as, “what is it going to cost

me?” or “What will it take out of

me?

*He is indecisive.

Ephesians 4:22 That ye put off concerning the

former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful

lusts

Dr. Henry Brandt once stated:

“You can use your background as an excuse for present

behavior only until you receive Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and savior. After that you

have a new power within you that is able

to change you conduct.”

How do I start?Seek righteousness

By confessing any unconfessed sin that may be in your life.Submit yourself completely to God.Ask God to fill you.Believe