A Higher Authority - Ephesians 6:1-9
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Those children who are doted upon by their parents are greatly to be pitied, for they are apt to be allowed to have their own way, and a youth’s own way is sure to be a wrong one.
The Old Testament “Prodigal”, Volume 59, Sermon #3354 - 2 Chronicles 33:12, 13
Charles Spurgeon
1. Honor Your Father and Mother
1. Honor Your Father and Mother
Ephesians 6: 1-3
Right out the gate, Paul addresses children.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise—“so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”
“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise—“so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”
2. Parents— Do not provoke your children
2. Parents— Do not provoke your children
Ephesians 6:4
Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
Do not purposefully lead your kids to anger.
3. Authority Figures
3. Authority Figures
Ephesians 6:5-8
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people, because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do, whether they are slave or free.
Paul is telling us what it means to have a servant’s heart.
Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people, because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do, whether they are slave or free.
And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.
A Christ-Centered Life
A Christ-Centered Life
There is a higher authority that we answer to.
Every relationship we have should reflect God’s authority in our lives.
When Christ is the center of our home, everything we do is rooted in that center