We are studying the biblical teaching of the Spiritual life of the Christian.

We have heard that the Word of God is a cleanser. It is God’s will that we walk in fellowship with Him day by day which prevents one from sinning against the Lord. In 1st John 1:7 it is written, “If we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship one with another and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son keeps on cleansing us from all sin”.

Dr. Mitchell goes on to the next truths. The Holy Spirit

intercedes for us in our weakness. Romans 8:26.

Likewise, John 17:9 and Hebrews 7:25, says the Lord Jesus Christ Himself intercedes for the Christian. His intercession guarantees our faith will not fail.

Here is Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast.

Our study into the Ministry of the Holy Spirit now turns to

the Spiritual Life of the Christians.

This Spiritual life begins with the Word of God.

Dr. Mitchell looks at the importance of the Word of God to

the believer and how it impacts the spiritual life of the

Christian.

There are several scriptures showing the impact

of the word of God on the one who believes it.

“It cleanses”, “the word of God transforms”, “it informs”,

“it can be treasured away in one’s heart”.

Dr. Mitchell goes on to share from Isaiah 40:8 which says,

“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.” This is needed in this day of political

upheaval and change. Even in the midst of change, the word of our God stands forever.

On the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, here is Dr. Mitchell.

In speaking of the conditions for being filled with

the Spirit, it is the Christian’s responsibility to be

filled, consistently and continually.

With this last lesson on the filling of the Holy Spirit,

we hear of a life lived by the Spirit of God.

Dr. Mitchell states, “When a Christian is walking in

fellowship with God, that person is Spirit filled.”

So, what is it that could break that fellowship with God?

It is sin. Dr. Mitchell will explore the subject and

relationship of the Christian and sin in this study.

What happens when a Christian sins while the world is

watching? What happens when Satan sees a Christian sinning?

How does one’s sin affect other believers? Does sin affect

oneself? How is God affected? What does God do when a

Christian sins?

Dr. Mitchell will address these questions in this lesson on

the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast.

Right from the beginning of this lesson, Dr. Mitchell shares

with us four things with regards to the real meaning of

being consistently filled with the Holy Spirit.

This is the sixth lesson on the Ministry of the Holy Spirit

for the Christian in regards to being filled by the Spirit.

Dr. Mitchell briefly overviews the responsibilities of God

in the ministry of the Spirit, and then the responsibility

of the believer. The believer’s responsibility is to be

filled with the Spirit.

Dr. Mitchell recalls to our remembrance the truth of what it

means for Jesus Christ to be Lord of one’s life. He states

the difference between Jesus as Lord as to His position

before God and Jesus as Lord and Master in a personal

relationship with the Christian.

Let’s join Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible

Broadcast speaking of Christ as Lord.

What is the meaning of being filled with the Spirit?

We are moving on to a fuller understanding of what the filling of the Spirit means to the Christian. The filling by

the Holy Spirit is evident when the Christian walks in fellowship with his Savior, Jesus Christ.

For the believer, it is the realization of the very presence

of the Lord Himself in one’s life day by day.

We will take a short journey to the book of Exodus as Dr.

Mitchell gives us an example from the life of Moses.

The third thing involved in being filled with the Spirit of God is power as Jesus announced in Acts 1:8. This is the

very power of God Himself who raised Jesus, Rom.8:11

Dr. Mitchell explains more of what it means to be filled

with the Spirit,

here on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast

We are continuing with the 4th study of 7 on being filled

by the Spirit. The exhortation is found in Ephesians 5:18.

Dr. Mitchell explains what it is that influences the Christian who is filled with the Holy Spirit of God.

He speaks of two things in this lesson.

First of all, the spirit filled life is one in which God has

full control of the believer in Christ as one who is fully

yielded to the Lord.

Dr. Mitchell states that being filled with the Holy Spirit

is God reproducing the life of Christ in the believer.

The second thing we hear is that being filled with the Spirit is walking in fellowship with Lord. This is exemplified in the very life of Christ Himself.

Let’s find out more on being filled with the Spirit here on

the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast with our teacher,

Dr. Mitchell.

We continue the study on the Ministry of the Holy Spirit.

We consider the filling of the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 5:18 says, “And do not be drunk with wine in which

is dissipation, but be ye filled with the Spirit...”. This

is the Apostle Paul’s exhortation in the context of being

wise and submitting one to the other in the fear of Christ.

The filling of the Spirit is the basis for right relationships in marriage, family and employment.

Dr. Mitchell gives us several passages from the inspired

history of the church found in the book of Acts of God’s

people being filled with the Spirit.

What does it mean to be filled with the Spirit?

Dr. Mitchell gives us a simple definition.

Here is Dr. Mitchell on the meaning of being filled with the

Spirit of God, on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast.

In this our second lesson on the filling of the Holy Spirit,

Dr. Mitchell takes us through the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts and then to Ephesians 5:18.

Our Lord Jesus is presented in Scripture as one who was

filled with the Holy Spirit. Jesus Himself is revealed as

one who was filled with the Spirit of God in Luke 4. Four

times, the filling of the Spirit is found in the Gospel of

Luke in various people. Luke goes on to speak of the

filling of the Spirit in his book of Acts. Dr. Mitchell

gives us an extensive overview of the verses dealing with

this filling by the Holy Spirit in Acts.

Here is Dr. Mitchell who gives great encouragement for

those of us who know Jesus, whether young or old, educated

or uneducated here on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast.

The next ministry of the Holy Spirit is the filling with the Holy Spirit as found in Ephesians 5:18.

This closely corresponds with letting the Word of Christ

dwell in you richly found in Colossians 3:15.

Dr. Mitchell gives a short overview of what we have

previously learned so far. He will be giving two lessons on this subject.

In this lesson, he tackles the confusion that surrounds this

topic by giving us the Bible’s understanding of what it

means to be filled with the Holy Spirit.

Dr. Mitchell says that the Spirit filled life is to be the

normal life of the Christian. Everyone from the youngest

believer to the oldest can be filled with the Holy Spirit.

The exhortation in Ephesian 5:18 is to be continually filled

with the Spirit.

Here is Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast.

We continue with the second study of the Baptism of the

Spirit with Dr. John G. Mitchell here on the Unchanging Word

Bible Broadcast. Thank you for listening along with us.

Dr. Mitchell begins by listing the several scriptures where

the subject of the baptism of the Spirit is written.

There are 4 in the Gospels, 2 in Acts and 1 in 1Cor. 12:13.

You may observe that in all these passages, it is God who is

doing the baptizing not man. This baptism is an act of God

alone and not an act or experience of man.

We will continue to learn what this baptism of the Spirit

means for each one who has trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ.

With Dr. Mitchell, here on the Unchanging Word Bible

Broadcast, let’s learn of the baptism of the Holy Spirit and

our union with Christ.