Ephesians 5:6-14 Children of Light CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When you got saved, Christ called you out of darkness and into light, I Pet 2:9.  Compare Jn 1:4-5, Jn 8:12, Ps 119:105, 130.  The people who don’t get saved stay in darkness, Jn 3:19.  So once you get saved and you are...

Ephesians 5:1-5 Inheritance in the Kingdom CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO To have an inheritance in the kingdom of God, you must: Follow God as dear children – like a child follows his dad (v. 1) Walk in love (v. 2) – there’s no profit if you don’t 1 Cor 13 – walking in love...

Ephesians 4:31-32 Just Let It Go CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Christians today can be very bitter about some things.  So Paul gives a  great admonition on how to get past all that.  You’ve got to put away some things and that can be mighty tough.  He tells us to put away:...

 Ephesians 4:30 Sins Against the Spirit CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO  There are a number of sins against the Spirit: Disobedience – Grieve – Eph 4:30 Suffocation – Quench – I Th 5:19 Dissimulation – Lie to – Acts 5:3 Blasphemy – Say, “Jesus has an unclean spirit” – Mk 3:28-30 Rejection of Jesus (Jn 16:8-10) – Despise – Heb 10:29 Rebellion – Vex – Is  63:9-10 Unbelief – Resist – Acts 7:51 Primary danger right after getting saved,...

Ephesians 4:23-29 Putting on the New Man CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO  Yesterday we talked about putting off the old man and today about putting on the new man.  This is something you do continually. There is competition between the “old” and “new” all the time. There is a constant battle. Versus....

Ephesians 4:17-22 Putting Off The Old Man CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The old man is that natural man whose genealogy can be traced back to Adam and he has a walk that is common to all other natural men.  Here is the description concerning his: Mind – Worthless I Cor 3:19-21a Vain...

 Ephesians 4:12-16 Perfecting the Saints CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Pastors, Teachers and Evangelists are Gifts for the Body which: Perfect the Saints (v. 12) Not perfect as in sinless Rather perfect as in Job 1:1 Gen 6:9 Like a perfect fit Do the Work of the Ministry (v. 12) Preachers,...

Ephesians 4: 11b Evangelists, Pastors, Teachers CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Apostles – ended with the early church (Acts of the Apostles).  Prophets – you’ve got more prophecy in the Bible than anyone knows and the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy and with the sure word of prophecy you don’t...

Balanced Preaching Hosea 6:5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Bible preaching needs to be balanced preaching.  Preaching needs to be both positive and negative.  There is a heaven but there is also hell.  There is mercy with God but there is also the wrath of God.  There is righteousness but there is...

Return to God Amos 4:6 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Israel had forsaken the Lord for their idols.  And so the Lord brought trouble to them to get them to repent and return to God.  He brought them hunger from a lack of food, yet they did not return to God [Amos...