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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…

Ephesians 5:8-21 I love a well lit home. When they did the remodel in the kitchen they added some can lights in the ceiling placed throughout. I love to see the kitchen all lit up. I think there is something cozy about a warmly lit, study with a fireplace and warm colors all around. But There is just…

Spurgeon: “I am afraid we are too much like the world for the world to hate us.” Why this sermon: Alistair Begg: 40 years of faithful preaching Told grandmother to attend her grandchild’s transgender wedding and bring a gift Rationale: This would surprise the grandchild who would expect the grandmother…

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…

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.…

Ephesians 5:1-6 One of the biggest pain points for people today is family. How do I save my marriage? How do I become a good parent? People have questions; questions the Bible can answer. The next four weeks we are going to focus on relationships in the home. We are going to use the instructions found…

Intro: My childhood epilepsy caused me to have a strange aura. (Mom and Dad in a shouting match with dad cussing.) You’ve probably heard the saying, like father like son. It is a saying that really is a description of sons that take on many of the traits of their father. This is not an uncommon thing…

Countdown Video Thank you for joining Faith Vision Christian Ministries Faith Vision i s a Christian church, based on the Word of God. We are a training ground for all things Jesus Christ. loving God , Loving People living by faith Thank you for joining us today , Please set everything aside as we come…

LBC - Walking in Light (Eph. 5:7-8a)

Walking Together: Purpose Ephesians 4:7-16 Central Truth: God has included me in His P urposes of B lessing ! -- What ‘Purposes’ Drive my Life? -- Matt. 20:25-28 , 1 Peter 2:9-12 The Manner of my W alk is defined by the manner of my C onnection to God’s W ork . < Ephesians 4:1-6 > < Ephesians 4:17-5:20…

Grievance of the Spirit: Something in a Name Introduction There is something in the name that we give to others. It signifies who, what, and how we relate to them. We give others nicknames that we associate with them. Other times we use terms that are universal to call to someone. If we forget their…

Introduction We live by example, we walk by example - what we see others doing, we begin to do. Everyone is a living example. Examples have a name. At your funeral people will say he or she was an example of .......... think of it Mother Teresea - an example of compassion - to be like her would be living…

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption to himself…

Big Idea: True salvation must include repentance. True Repentance always bears fruit. Vipers flee the fire God’s Children bear His fruit Dead trees are fuel for the fire “This life was not intended to be the place of our perfection, but the preparation for it.” -Richard Baxter Introduction: Last week:…

Good morning and welcome to Mission Church. If I haven’t had the pleasure of meeting you ....my name is John Lee and I serve Mission Church as the lead pastor. I am humbled and honored to be with you this morning…especially as we continue our journey through Paul’s amazing letter to the Ephesians.....…

Atlanta Fire Chief Fired for Expressing Christian Beliefs | CNSNews January 2015 Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran was fired on Tuesday by Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed. Why? Because, on his own private time, Cochran wrote a book expressing his biblical understanding of sexual morality. John Macrthur and…

Everybody has a sinful nature – I do, you do, everybody does. We’re all born with an innate ability to do the wrong thing. Because of that, because sin entered the world, everything in the world is broken – the weather’s broken, the economy’s broken, every family is broken, every body is broken, every…

Ephesians 5:1-21 Good morning again church! We are picking up our study this morning in the book of Ephesians 5 , some of you are bigger fans than others of this chapter, but there is much in here for all of us. We find ourselves in the second half of the book. If you recall, the first 3 chapters of…

Introduction Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 In our previous Torah portion we talked about consequences- Because; the heel - representing the walk; the difference between keeping and doing and the significance of numbers 2, 40 and the covenants of God - tablets We discussed…

Imitating Christ

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Please take your Bibles and turn them with me to Ephesians 5 , Ephesians 5 . Among the many superlative offerings to the Christian faith the late Dr. R.C. Sproul authored there was a set of children’s books meant to teach the principles of the Gospel…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Please take your Bibles and turn them to Ephesians 5 , Ephesians 5 . In the year 1803 a poet named Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wrote a poem based on an early 14th century legend from the German city of Hamelin. It seems that Hamelin had been troubled…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Please take your Bibles and open them with me to Ephesians 5 , Ephesians 5 . There are many concerns that vie for a pastor’s attention as he seeks to glorify God in the administration of His church. Will the lights turn on when you flip the switch.…

Disobedience is less about “personal failure” than it is a “personal offense” to God, who is holy. Self-purposed Living Grieves the Lord vv. 17-32 Without God, humanity walks in futility and deceit vv. 17-19 ++With Christ, believers walk in righteousness and truth vv. 20-24 ++With the Holy Spirit, God’s…

Scene 1: Light or Darkness is a choice we must make each day V 1-4 Someone once said that, “Some people change their ways when they see the light, others only when they feel the heat.” That is a choice, which we are faced with. Will we choose light or darkness? Purity or sin. I once heard a comment,…