Filled to Overflowing
The sermon emphasizes the availability of the fullness of the Holy Spirit for all needs, experienced through moment-by-moment faith and trust in Jesus Christ.
Alan Redpath emphasizes the concept of being 'Filled to Overflowing' with the fullness of Christ, explaining that this fullness encompasses the complete character of God and is made available to believers through the Holy Spirit. He highlights that as we trust in Jesus and live out His words, we are continuously filled and empowered for every need and ministry. Redpath encourages a moment-by-moment faith that allows us to receive this divine fullness, ensuring that we lack nothing necessary for our spiritual journey.
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For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily,and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority.
Col. 2:9-10
Fullness is being completely filled to the full, nothing lacking, complete in the character of God, but not in the nature of God (Eph. 3:19Open in Logos Bible Software (if available)). Fullness is having all that Jesus was and is living in our hearts now. Jesus indwells our hearts by the power of the Holy Spirit and this fullness is available for any need, any ministry, any godly purpose. We lack nothing that we need as live the words of Jesus and trust the Father to perform the works of Jesus.
The fullness of the Holy Spirit is a continuous supply from Jesus Christ himself; a moment-by-moment faith in a moment-by-moment filling and a moment-by-moment cleansing. The moment I begin to believe, that moment I receive, and as long as I go on believing, praise the Lord! I go on receiving.
Charles Inwood quoted in Alan Redpath, "Full of Faith . . .Grace . . . Power," Keswick Week 1957 (London: Marshall, Morgan and Scott, 1957), 155.
Sermon Outline
- The Fullness of Deity
- The Nature of Fullness
- The Source of Fullness
- The Experience of Fullness
- Moment-by-moment faith
- Moment-by-moment filling and cleansing
Key Quotes
“Fullness is being completely filled to the full, nothing lacking, complete in the character of God, but not in the nature of God.” — Alan Redpath
“The moment I begin to believe, that moment I receive, and as long as I go on believing, praise the Lord! I go on receiving.” — Alan Redpath
Application Points
- We can trust in the fullness of the Holy Spirit to meet all our needs and supply us for any ministry or godly purpose.
- Moment-by-moment faith is essential to experiencing the fullness of the Holy Spirit.
- The fullness of the Holy Spirit is a continuous supply from Jesus Christ, available to us as we trust and believe.