How to Be Filled with the Holy Spirit Every Day | 4 Practical Steps from Ephesians 5:18
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Jonny Ardavanis
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🗓️ 24 February 2026
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Is Ephesians 5:18 really the most important verse in the New Testament for believers? In this conversation, we break down what it truly means to be filled with the Holy Spirit — and how to actually live it out every single day.
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We cover:
- What "be filled with the Spirit" really means (and what most Christians get wrong)
- Why you can't obey a single command without the Holy Spirit's power
- The 4 valves of a Spirit-filled life: Surrendering, Listening, Obeying, and Trusting
- The difference between the "black and white" of Scripture and the promptings of the Holy Spirit
- The "Fill Up & Tune Up" method using the 6 guitar strings as a daily spiritual rhythmWhether you're a new believer or a seasoned Christian, this episode will give you a practical, biblical framework for walking in step with the Spirit moment by moment.
📖 Key Passage: Ephesians 5:18 | Galatians 5:16, 25
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| 0:00.0 | You mentioned a verse at the beginning of your sermon that you say is the most important verse in the New Testament for believers. |
| 0:06.6 | I want to tell us what that verse is and why? |
| 0:09.0 | Verses Ephesians 518, do not be drunk with wine, but be filled with the spirit. |
| 0:14.7 | Most important verse in the New Testament for the Christian because, as John MacArthur says, |
| 0:19.6 | you can't keep any of the commandments in the New Testament |
| 0:22.3 | without the enabling, empowering presence of the Holy Spirit in your life. |
| 0:26.9 | Get practical with us. |
| 0:29.5 | How do we do that? |
| 0:30.6 | How do I do that? |
| 0:31.4 | If that's the most important reality in my life as a Christian, |
| 0:33.9 | how do I do that every single day? |
| 0:42.3 | I know. Christian, how do I do that every single day? Harry, thanks for sitting down. |
| 0:43.3 | I was listening to one of your messages lately on being spirit-filled and walking by the |
| 0:48.3 | spirit. |
| 0:49.3 | You mentioned a verse at the beginning of your sermon that you say is the most important verse |
| 0:53.3 | in the New Testament for believers, something Charles Mdall said. say is the most important verse in the New Testament |
| 0:54.5 | for believers, something Charles Mdall said. This is the most important verse for a Christian |
| 0:59.0 | in the New Testament. You want to tell us what that verse is and why? |
| 1:03.0 | Verses, Ephesians 518, do not be drunk with wine, but be filled with the spirit. Most important verse in the New Testament for the Christian, because as John MacArthur says, |
| 1:15.6 | you can't keep any of the commandments in the New Testament without the enabling, empowering presence of the Holy Spirit in your life. |
| 1:22.6 | That's why that verse matters, or at least that's why you could say it's the most important verse for the Christian New Testament. You can't do anything without the spirit of God, the power of God, and the ability of God. Yeah, contextually in Ephesians, you know, one of the things that you highlighted in I've taught three Ephesians, you know, first three chapters are indicative of what God has done. Paul turns this corner in Ephesians for and says to walk in a manner worthy of the gospel in light of the fact that we were dead in our trespasses and sins. He made us alive because he's rich in mercy. We're called the walk in unity to walk in newness of love. Ephesians 5 1 be an imitator of Jesus Christ. You're talking about these kind of prescriptions to walk in sexual purity, |
| 2:02.4 | to make the most of our time. And then all of these things, though, all of these commands, |
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