We are in the WALK portion of Ephesians in chapter 4:1 where the word WALK is used 6X through mid-Chapter 5. In this section, the WALK of the believer is further CLARIFIED, EXPLAINED, and ILLUSTRATED in hopes that…

We entered the WALK portion of the book of Ephesians in 4:1, and the word “walk” used 6 times from there until the middle part of Chapter 5. From 5:1 to the end of the book we have an additional 28…

We have been looking at how NOT to live the Christian life and how TO live the Christian life and this morning we are going to continue to look at some practical, visible, and observable actions of…

Of all of the many things in our lives that we can be thankful for, this morning we will see that the Spirit of God desires for us to be thankful for the Word of God. In fact, the text in Colossians 2:7 says…

We have been looking at how NOT to live the Christian life and how TO live the Christian life and this morning we are going to look at some practical, visible, and observable actions of a…

Last week we looked at “How NOT to Live the Christian Life,” and we considered a step-by-step explanation of how we sin. Verses 17-19 provided a technical break down of HOW we sin from start to…

If you’ve ever wondered WHY, as a believer, you struggle with sin OR if you’ve ever wondered WHY you struggle with the same kind of sin over and over again, this morning we are going to look at a…

Last week, we continued looking at God’s Church Growth Program – specifically about the GOALS OF GOD in doing it the way He set it up to be done. This morning, we will see that In order for GOD’S GOALS to be…

Last week, we began looking at God’s Church Growth Program and this is something to be excited about – Paul definitely was! We considered NOT only spiritual gifts given to believers but GIFTED MEN given to…

After explaining the UNITY believers possess IN Christ in verses 1-6, Paul begins to explain God’s method of working out this UNITY. His method, although seemingly counterintuitive, is through diversity of…

Having spoken about the UNITY we possess as believers, Paul now explains God’s method of working out this UNITY – it is through diversity of spiritual gifting. This seems counterintuitive – diversity typically…

Verses 4-6 describe seven aspects of THE unity accomplished by the Spirit of God by uniting us IN Christ. The mention of “endeavoring” to keep the unity of the Spirit in verse 3 is what springboards Paul into…