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    Filled: The Supernatural Results of the Spirit-filled Life
    Filled: The Supernatural Results of the Spirit-filled Life
    Filled: The Supernatural Results of the Spirit-filled Life
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    Filled: The Supernatural Results of the Spirit-filled Life

    By Joel Siegel

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    God created man so that man could be full of God. It was never the Father’s intention for Christians to live spiritually empty. Fullness, however, entails more than many have thought. God wants to do great things for us, but He can only do for us according to the fullness within us. Filled: the supernatural results of a Spirit-filled life shows believers how to live a lifestyle of fullness, where we continually partake of the things of God, and God continually reveals the riches of His glory to us. A supernatural life awaits the believer who learns to drink from the fountain of God and live in His overflow.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSiegel Ministries, Inc.
    Release dateJul 1, 2016
    ISBN9780997221237
    Filled: The Supernatural Results of the Spirit-filled Life
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    Joel Siegel

    Faith in God’s Word, and constant reliance on the Holy Spirit have been the keys to success in the life and ministry of Rev. Joel Siegel. Raised and educated as a Jew, Joel Siegel, at age 18, had a life-transforming encounter with Christ that brought him true purpose and fulfillment.  Rev. Siegel began preaching and teaching the Word of God soon after he was saved in 1986. He entered full-time ministry in 1990, serving for three years as the music director for the gospel music group Truth. Truth’s road schedule took Joel and his wife Amy worldwide to over 300 cities a year, ministering in churches and on college campuses. From 1993 to 2000, Joel was the musical director for Rev. Kenneth E. Hagin’s RHEMA Singers & Band. In addition to assisting Rev. Hagin in his crusade meetings, Joel produced many music projects for the ministry, including his first solo release, Trust & Obey. From 2000 to 2011, Joel and Amy served as founding pastors of Good News Family Church in Orchard Park, NY. During this time, they were frequently asked to host shows for the TCT Christian Television Network. Joel regularly hosted their popular Ask The Pastor program. Rev. Siegel spends his time ministering to congregations in the U.S. and abroad, passionately endeavoring to fulfill his assignment to help lead this generation into the move of God that will usher in the return of Christ.  The Siegels make their home in Colorado. Joel oversees Faith Church Colorado in the town of Castle Rock, where Amy is lead pastor.  For music recordings, audio teaching series, books, and other resources, or to invite Rev. Joel to minister at a church or event, please visit siegelministries.org.

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      Filled - Joel Siegel

      Chapter 1: A God-filled Man

      For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:14-19

      Prayers such as this one express the Apostle Paul's desire that the Body of Christ learn and understand – really know – who they had become in Christ. Paul was passionate about these truths, for he understood that the believer in Christ is a different kind of person than the unbeliever: a different species, one could say. Look at this familiar verse, also penned by Paul.

      Therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17 (AMP)

      The New Man

      In the automotive industry, each new model-year brings a handful of new features to the cars. Sometimes, however, engineers prefer to start fresh, giving certain models a complete redesign. The particular model that's being redesigned will still retain some of its original identifying characteristics, yet the design templates from the past several years will have been thrown out. Take, for example, the Chevy Corvette. A Corvette has always been a Corvette, yet aside from the basic look, the cars produced today share little in common with the ones produced in the 1960's.

      In the same way, the born again person – the new creature – may look human and share many human characteristics, but inside they are much more than a mere human being. The blueprints from the old human nature have been thrown out, replaced with the DNA of God. The Christian isn't just human, he's human-enhanced: a human body with supercharged components under the hood.

      Just as Adam was created in the image and likeness of God, the Christian has been recreated in the image and likeness of God. On the inside – in the inner man – there's no difference between us and Jesus. We have been cast, as it were, from the same mold. Believers should no longer think of themselves using worldly or scientific terminology. We are not mammals, Homo sapiens, or even just human beings. We’re God-men, indwelled by divinity. We neither think nor act like mere men.

      For you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way? For when one says, I follow Paul, and another, I follow Apollos, are you not being merely human? 1 Corinthians 3:3-4

      Most Christians – including many preachers – would take exception to the statements I've made so far, exclaiming, That's ridiculous. What planet is this guy from? I'm from Paul's planet – Heaven – and so are you, if you're saved. The statements I've made about the make-up of the believer are based on the clear teachings of Scripture – no embellishment, no exaggeration – just revelation from God's Word. People who think these kinds of statements are outrageous are ignorant of the scriptures that teach us who we really are.

      Although ignorance in these areas has long been prevalent, it cannot be allowed to continue. Believers must begin to understand and act like who they really are if we are to progress in the plan of God. Paul endeavored to neutralize ignorance by preaching these truths in his letters. He prayed prayers such as the one we saw in Ephesians chapter three, and this one in Ephesians chapter one:

      I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places. Ephesians 1:16-20

      Paul's prayers weren't a plea for God to do, but rather a petition that the people might know. His prayer was that God would shine the floodlight of His Spirit into the hearts of believers. This would enable them to see, know, and understand all that was already theirs. This knowledge was not a luxury for a few but a necessity for all. He needed the people to know who they were, what they had, and what they could do as new creatures in Christ. He needs us to know this same thing today.

      The Old and the New

      Is there any difference between believers in the Old and New Testament? All God-followers would agree that there are, but not all fully understand the differences. Under the Old Covenant, God's people could worship and serve Him. They could enjoy a measure of His presence and blessing. They could follow God's teachings and perform good works on His behalf. Do these things sound familiar? Many today emphasize these things as the highest expression of our Christian faith. While they are indeed important, Jesus didn't need to come and die for us to do any of them; all were available under the Jews' religion. Christianity must include something more.

      God's plan is not just that we serve Him, do good works, and follow His teachings. It's not just that we receive His blessings and enjoy life. He's not just looking for people that will live for Him, rather He's looking for people who will let Him live through them. More than just being God to us, He wants to be God through us. This concept of God living in and through us is what Paul referred to as the mystery or secret of the New Covenant: a central truth long hidden but now revealed.

      For I am a minister of the Church by divine commission, a commission granted to me for your benefit and for a special purpose: that I might fully declare God's word—that sacred mystery which up to now has been hidden in every age and every generation, but which is now as clear as daylight to those who love God. They are those to whom God has planned to give a vision of the full wonder and splendor of his secret plan for the sons of men. And the secret is simply this: Christ in you! Yes, Christ in you bringing with him the hope of all glorious things to come. Colossians 1:25-27 (Phillips)

      It's God's indwelling presence that makes the New Testament Era distinct from the Old. It's the Spirit within that takes me beyond my humanity. God lives in me! As a New Testament believer, I'm accompanied by omnipotence.

      God's indwelling of man does not occur in some dumbed-down form; the Holy Spirit is not the junior member of the Godhead; He's in us with all His ability, all His knowledge, all His power and wisdom. All that He is, He is in us. This is a tremendous truth carrying unlimited possibilities. Has anyone ever seen how much the Spirit of God can do through a man? Yes. When Jesus was on Earth, we saw the Spirit's full capabilities. We saw God living through man.

      God needs us here on Earth. He needs our heart, our soul, and even our bodies. Think about this: if no one allowed the devil to use their mouth or body, the devil would be silenced in the earth. Satan needs a body to host him: a mind to think his thoughts, a mouth to repeat his lies. The same is true with God. When people fail to yield to Him, His voice is greatly diminished in the earth. He, like the devil, needs us thinking His thoughts and speaking His words. He also needs our body to host His presence.

      This is what the Christian life – serving God in the New Testament Era – is all about. God goes where I go, speaks through my lips, and ministers His power through my hands. We partake of His divinity and He partakes of our humanity. He needs us and we need Him. This great mystery (what scholars call our union with Christ) is the pinnacle of Christianity. We're not just adhering to His teachings, we're hosting His presence: He and I are living and flowing as one.

      In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit. Ephesians 2:22

      What an amazing privilege. What enormous responsibility. References to our union with Christ fill the pages of the New Testament. God, dwelling and living in man, is a main reason why the believer remains on Earth after salvation. We must recognize this great privilege, taking care to live a life worthy of His presence. Several other New Testament passages speak to this truth, referring to the believer as God's temple:

      God's Temple

      What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, "I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 2 Corinthians 6:16

      Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple. 1 Corinthians 3:16-17

      Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

      We must see ourselves as the temple of God: a holy place housing His holy presence. We must also see the entire Body of Christ as God's collective temple: each of us being built together into a spiritual house (1 Peter 2:9). There's yet another sense in which each local church could be considered a temple of God, housing not only believers, but also God's presence. Whether we're speaking of God's temple individually or collectively, we must understand that we are not our own. We are His. We're in Him and He's in us. He doesn't just have weekend visitation rights, He lives with us. All the time.

      Jesus answered him, "If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. John 14:23

      Solomon's Temple

      To fully understand what it means to be the temple of God, one must look back at God's temple in the Old Testament. The Old Testament temple was a type – a prophetic picture – of God's temple today (the Church). 2 Chronicles chapter 5 recounts the events that took place at the dedication of God's temple. (It's worth reading the entire chapter to observe the care, reverence, and honor necessary to house God's presence.) Notice below what occurred as God inhabited His dwelling place for the very first time.

      And it was the duty of the trumpeters and singers to make themselves heard in unison in praise and thanksgiving to the Lord, and when the song was raised, with trumpets and cymbals and other musical instruments, in praise to the Lord, For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever, the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud, so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God. 2 Chronicles 5:13-14

      Once the temple had been prepared, God's first act was to flood it with His presence. That's what He wants to do

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