What does First B Jackson teach about being filled with the spirit?
Drawn from the messages where it was actually addressed: the words said from the front, the passages taught, and where to hear the whole thing.
At First B Jackson, the teaching on being filled with the Spirit is rooted in Ephesians 5:18, and both Pastor Josh and Pastor Mike have given it sustained attention. The first thing the teaching establishes is that the grammar of the command matters. Pastor Mike pointed out that "be filled" is a passive construction, meaning God is the one doing the filling, not something a person manufactures through effort alone. Pastor Josh added that the verb form is present and ongoing, not a one-time event, so being filled with the Spirit is a continuous state the believer lives in rather than a box checked at conversion.
The teaching connects being filled with the Spirit directly to the five participles that follow in verses 19 through 21: speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing and making melody to the Lord; giving thanks always; and submitting to one another in the fear of Christ. Pastor Mike stressed that those are not five separate activities but five descriptions of what a Spirit-filled life actually looks like on the ground. Pastor Van, working through the household codes in Ephesians 5 and 6, held the same line, treating that list of participles as the practical shape of Spirit-filled living and noting that the command to submit to one another in verse 21 governs everything that follows in the passage.
Pastor Josh also drew a deliberate contrast between drunkenness and being filled, the two options Paul sets beside each other in verse 18. One takes control in order to destroy; the other takes control in order to transform. One leads to reckless living, the other to clarity and new mercies. The point is not merely a warning against alcohol but a picture of what it means to be under a different kind of influence entirely, one that reshapes speech, song, gratitude, and the way people treat one another.
Taught from Ephesians 5:18-21 · Ephesians 5:15-16 · Ephesians 5:17 · Colossians 3:16 · Ephesians 5:15-21
The passage taught · 1 Timothy 2
1 I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men:
2 for kings and all who are in high places; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior;
4 who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth.
World English Bible
Messages that go deeper
- June 7, 2026 Submitting to One Another in the Fear of Christ Pastor Van walks through Ephesians 5, exploring what mutual submission looks like for husbands, wives, children, parents, and workers who follow Christ.
- May 24, 2026 Pay Careful Attention to How You Walk Ephesians 5 calls believers to walk wisely, diligently, and in step with God's will, filled by the Spirit rather than wasting the season God has given.
- September 17, 2017 Walk Not as Unwise But as Wise Pastor Aaron walks through Ephesians 5, calling believers to walk wisely, avoid drunkenness, and instead be filled with the Spirit through song, gratitude, and mutual submission.