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  • Ephesians 5 Intro

    Chapter 5 of Ephesians continues to help us walk in this new life in a way that pleases God. This chapter covers purity, generosity, speech, walking in light, encouraging one another, and relationships in the home. Whew! I love the first two verses. These verses set a foundation for the remainder of the chapter. KJV:…

  • Ephesians 4:22-32, pt 8

    We are coming to the end of our passage today. I knew it would be a long walk through it, but hadn’t anticipated eight days. It has been good. Talk about polar opposites. Look at today’s verses (KJV): 31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you,…

  • Ephesians 4:22-32, pt 7

    We have just a few more verses in our walk through Ephesians 4:22-32. As believers, the Holy Spirit lives inside of us. Read verse 30 (KJV): “30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.” The Holy Spirit is with us always. We are not to grieve…

  • Ephesians 4:22-32, pt 6

    As my pastor dad would say, “This verse sits down hard and takes up a lot of pew.” Ephesians 4:29 (KJV): “29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.” Christians will sometimes state that this means…

  • Ephesians 4:22-32, pt 5

    Ephesians 4:22-32 As we continue to stroll through this passage, I am again struck by the contrast between the old and new life. Verse 28 shows the vast difference again: “28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have…

  • Ephesians 4:22-32, pt 4

    It is such a blessing to walk through this practical guide for new life living. Today’s verses (26-27) are so important. KJV: “26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 27 Neither give place to the devil.” Notice that anger is not the problem. It says to be angry…

  • Ephesians 4:22-32, pt 3

    We continue to walk through Ephesians 4:22-32. It is exciting and challenging to me to walk through the practical aspects of living this new life in Christ. The end of verse 24 speaks of righteousness and true holiness. Verse 25 carries on this theme of truth. Notice that it presumes we have put away lying…

  • Ephesians 4:22-32 pt 2

    Yesterday we took a first look at Ephesians 4:22-32 by comparing characteristics of the old man and new man in a chart format. This is sometimes helpful to get an overview. The list is so much more than a “Do This, Not That” list. It is not a checklist, but rather real change from the…

  • Ephesians 4:22-32, pt 1

    Comparison and Contrast. Death and Life. Separate and United. Part and Whole. The remainder of the chapter shows the contrast of what our life was before and after Christ. Life with a relationship with Christ changes everything. Ephesians 4:22-24, “22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to…

  • Ephesians 4:20-21

    We are learning how to walk in the Lord. Verses 17-19 show how we used to think or how the Gentiles thought before they met Christ. Paul will show us how to walk in the new way, but the verses today are a bridge or the change-point between old and new. Paul says, “20 But ye…