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Introduction Spiritual Blessings (v1-14) Paul’s First Prayer (v15-23) You Were Dead, but Now Alive (2:1-10) You were Far Off, but Now Nigh (v11-22) What was Mystery is Now Known (3:1-13) Paul’s Second Prayer (v3:14-21) We began a new phase in Paul’s letter this past Sunday night. The first three chapters…

5 Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” 6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, 7 casting all…

Ephesians 5:21-33 We have been studying about having a godly home. Our relationships are the backbone of our homes. You must work at your relationships. We looked first at having a home of self-sacrifice. We learned we needed to follow God, not our own desires. We needed to walk in love, put off sin…

Review Last week, we recognized that sometimes we may ask the question, “how can I be filled or controlled by the Spirit?” But a better question is, “how can I submit myself to the filling of the Spirit?” We learned that… Submission to the Spirit is a deliberate choice you make by faith. As you make…

Review The contrast of the example “Stop being drunk with wine.” Instead, “put yourself under the control of the Spirit.” The command for filling Nowhere are we commanded to be baptized with the Spirit. Nowhere are we commanded to be indwelt by the Spirit. But here we are commanded to “be filled with…

TEXT: PHILIPPIANS 4:2-7 | INTENTIONAL UNITY INTRO ILLUSTRATION : I never dreamed that one day I would become a judge. It wasn’t on my list of things to do and it certainly wasn’t a part of my plans. But God in His sovereignty determined that would become a big part of my life. You see, every day, I have…

7 The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. 8 Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. 9 Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one…

Thesis Statement : Being filled with the Holy Spirit in not a momentary experience, it’s an every day lifestyle. Objectives: What Does it mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit How is one filled with the Holy Spirit WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Very important to first understand what it does not mean Having an…

Know the Spirit’s Job A Helper 16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— Learn and Remember 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that…

Light vs Darkness (5:1-20) Be light: follow God’s WILL instead of the WAYS of darkness. 3-7 But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people. Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse…

Intro; Since the beginning of this year we have been studying the Holy Spirit on Sunday mornings. I want us as the family of God to truly understand the importance of the Spirit in our everyday life. The Holy Spirit of God is the “promise of power” for God to be able to work through us for His glory…

Question: Why is the issue of male and female roles so important? We’re not just talking about what guys and girls do in terms of hobbies or general behavior differences, but also about what it means to be a man or a woman. It’s important to understand this from a biblical perspective because confusion…

Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost GOSPEL Mark 10:2-16 2 Some Pharisees came and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” 3 “What did Moses command you?” he replied. 4 They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.” 5 “It was because your…

Know the Promise 33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord : I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you;…

1 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. 17 Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. 1 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. 3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.…

Review Last week we started in the Gospels and looked through the book of Acts at a number of references that mention the filling of the Spirit. Filled: to fill up, to take possession of, to be completely under the influence, or wholly occupied with (controlled) We noted that when someone was filled…

Intro: Before we get into our passage today, I want to set the stage of what we will be talking about, by backtracking a few verses to set some context for us. Take a look at Ephesians 5:15-17 with me for a moment. It's the set up for the focal point of our passage today. Read: Eph 5:15-17 Look carefully…

Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord…

Ephesians 5:15–21 (ESV) — 15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled…

Review The characteristics of being filled What does the Bible indicate are the characteristics of being controlled by the Spirit? They are found in verses 19-21. Quick review: what are the five characteristics? Let’s start listing them beginning in verse 19: Speaking to yourselves in psalm and hymns…

For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake. One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil…

As with the other disciplines that we have discussed, submission begins with and inward focus that results in an outward reality. The key of all submission begins with the difficult, but true words of Jesus that we read a minute ago and, likewise 34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples…

Last week we began a series called Family Matters. Family is one of the greatest gifts that God has given to us. It is something that we shouldn’t take lightly. We need to love and cherish our family. Today we want to look at family conflict. How many here likes dealing with conflict? Anyone. None of…

Introduction Twisted ankle still plagues me. Past experiences affect how you walk. A broken bone, a pulled muscle, a surgery. Your past experiences, influences and environment and nature and nurture, affect your walk. As a Christian, we are called to have a certain walk, a certain life. Walk Differently…

So, this sermon is the sermon that I was not going to preach on Mother’s Day. Beware any pastor who preaches this passage on Mother’s Day. Of all passages of Scripture, this is one that I might have recieved the most questions about. This is also one of a few passages which make liberal Christians squirm.…