Today on Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram.

How do you know if you're filled with the spirit?

Well, here's a clue.

When your actions line up with your words and your life as characterized by love and joy and peace and integrity, there's a strong indication that you're filled with the spirit. Now here's the question. How does it work? That's what we're going to talk about today, how you can be filled with the Holy Spirit.

Welcome to Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram.

The Christian life was never meant to be about willpower, performance, or simply trying harder.

Today, Chip opens Ephesians Chapter 5 and tackles one of the most misunderstood topics in the church,

what it actually means to be filled with the Holy Spirit.

This is part of our ongoing series called The New You,

claiming your birthright as a child of God.

If you ever miss a program, you can always catch up at living on the edge.org.

Well, now here's Chip Ingram with today's message titled How to Overcome Hypocrisy in Your Heart.

The $64,000 question is, how do you deal with hypocrisy in your heart?

How does it work where God changes you from the inside out?

If you'll turn the page, let's look at that together, and that's basically the topic of our time this morning.

How to overcome hypocrisy in your heart.

And the answer you're going to find is in Ephesians 5, verses 17 and 18.

Just so you get the flavor in the context, let's pick it up and follow along together beginning in verse 15.

He says, but be very careful then how you live. Not as unwise, but as wise, making the most

of the opportunity because the days are evil. Here's our passage. Therefore, do not be foolish,

but understand what the Lord's will is.

And then he gives us the Lord's will. Verse 18, do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery.

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