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...

Ephesians 4:11a Christ’s Gifts to Men CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Christ gave himself and then when he left he gave some men to help the body of Christ.  He also gave us grace to do our function in the body (v. 7).  Every one of us has been given grace that...

Ephesians 4:7-10 Captivity Captive CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Captivity captive is a reference to Jesus resurrecting the souls of the OT saints at his own resurrection.  They had been held in Abraham’s Bosom until then. Old Testament: Lk 16:19-31 In Abraham’s Bossom In Hell Lk 23:42-43 Paradise down there, Eph 4:9...

Ephesians 4:4-6 Theres Just One CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Eph 4:4-6, the unity of the Spirit and the bond of peace from v. 3 are maintained when everybody is in agreement about the doctrines in v. 4-6.  The trouble is that God says, “There is just one,” but men have come...