Ephesians 5:17-20

"Dear Father, Help me speak to my spouse, my family, your church, and the world about you and your grace. Let my heart and my mouth overflow with the...."

"Dear Father, Fill me with your heavenly wisdom, which involves alertness to problems and opportunities, avoidance of addictions, fullness of your..."

"Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns and songs from the Spirit......"

"Don't be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs..."

"Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns and songs from the Spirit......"

"Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for..."

"Don't act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do. Don't be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the....."

Inspirational illustration of Ephesians 5:19-20 -- Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ

Are you living under the influence? Phil Ware continues his SpiritFire focus on the Holy Spirit, this week looking at what it means to live under the influence of the Holy Spirit.

David danced with all his might amid the reverence and honor given to God as the ark, the representation of God's power and presence, returned to his people. Phil Ware and Demetrius Collins lead us into worship in song and the Word to experience, proclaim and rejoice in the majesty, goodness, and grace of our God who is powerful and present among us.

"Dear Child of Glory, The world is filled with many beautiful and precious people. Unfortunately, so many of them miss their greatest opportunities......"

"Dear Father, Help me to be careful about how I live. May I behave not as an unwise person but as a wise one. Help me make the most of every..."

"Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, ..."

Are you listening? Phil Ware continues his series on the Holy Spirit focusing on listening to the Spirit's voice and how we hear God and Jesus and the Spirit in our daily life.

So how much are you singing? A visit to the Phantom of the Opera on a cold night opens back wide the door of singing in a family's home.

Where are you living right now? We spend much of our life between highs and lows, great times and bad times, and we must learn to use this time productively.

What kind of spiritual food are you eating? While pigging out on junk food may be bad, spiritual fast food and junk is worse!

Songs enable us to speak to God from all the different tangents, orbits, pressures, situations, and experiences in our lives. Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in online worship through words and music using YouTube videos inviting us to rejoice and sing to the LORD with joy and thanksgiving.

"Dear Child of God, You are not forgotten. You are not abandoned. Your prayers are not ignored. My coming is assured. My salvation for you is closer...."

So can we learn to be more thankful? Rick Brown gives us insights on abstract prayers and the Rabbi's teaching that would help us be more thankful.

"Dear Beloved, In yesterday's note, I urged you to display your Father's righteous character and gracious compassion. Today, I apply that principle..."

Can you adjust to family life on the fly? Jenny Runkel reminds us of the rules of improv and shows us how to use them in our parenting!

What would life be like without it? Music is indispensable to us and our lives would be much deprived without it!

We can trust God's promises that the Spirit is at work in us! Phil Ware reminds us that God wants us to know that we have the Holy Spirit present and at work with power in our lives!

What happens the other 51 weeks of the year? Phil Ware begins a 4 part November series on giving thanks just in time for the Thanksgiving season.

How fast is your life? Change, and the days pass quickly and we grow old and time flies by, so we better use them to our advantage and God's glory.

What goes down on your calendar first this year? Rick Brown reminds us of what the big rocks, the big things, are in our lives to ourselves and to God.

What seems important to you today? We get so flustered about little things, God teach us to know what is important.

The God who invented time is right here with me—in the room. Sometimes I have to take a deep breath to remember that. Ron Rose reminds us that the key to getting things done on our huge to-do list is to take it to God and then have Him help us to one thing, and do it right!

What's your favorite way to sing? Singing changes and so must we, but the bigger issue is that we sing!

So what are you investing in? Rubel Shelly reminds us of the value of small increments of time used wisely to make an eternal difference by doing the small things in the lives of others that bless, encourage, and support them.

Does God still speak and make his presence known in our lives or is he silent, leaving us to decipher our own way through our troubled world? Phil Ware continues his series on finding God's vision for our lives and living on mission for God.

If all we have is a once-a-year sentimental baby Jesus, then we don’t have the real Jesus and our souls remain parched and thirsty and our whole being longs for SOMEONE more! Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to find Jesus' gift of the Holy Spirit the living water to end our soul-drought.