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OK . . . WE ALL RECOGNIZE THAT WE WERE AT ONE TIME APART FROM GOD . . .

- DEAD IN OUR TRESPASSES AND SINS

- FOLLOWED SATAN AND HIS WAYS

- LIVING IN THE PASSIONS OF OUR FLESH

- CARRYING OUT THE DESIRES OF OUR BODY

- BY NATURE CHILDREN OF WRATH

- SEPERATED FROM CHRIST

- ALLENIATED FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF ISRAEL.

- STRANGERS TO THE COVENANTS OF PROMISE

- HAVING NO HOPE

- WITHOUT GOD IN THIS WORLD

WE ALL AGREE WITH THIS RIGHT?

AND THEN WE ALL RECOGNIZE THAR THOSE TWO WORDS CHANGED EVERTHING

BUT GOD . . . .

HIS MERCY / HIS GRACE / HIS LOVE

HAS REDEEMED US . . .

(THE ACT OF ATONING OR MAKING RIGHT FOR A WRONG)

AND HE HAS DONE THAT THROUGH:

- REVIVAL

o (HE HAS MADE US ALIVE WITH HIM)

- RESTORATION

o (WE HAVE BEEN BROUGHT NEAR)

- RECONCILIATION

o (19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God)

AND ALL THIS IS ONLY THROUGH THE CROSS . . .

16 and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility.

📷WE ALL AGREE, RIGHT?

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT ANY OF THIS THAT NEEDS TO BE CLEARED UP?

AND WHAT COULD BE THE THEME VERSE FOR THE ENTIRE BOOK IN CHAPTER 2 VERSE 10

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SO, TONIGHT I JUST WANT TO EXPAND A LITTLE MORE ON EXACTLY WHAT THAT MEANS.

IN CHAPTER 4, PAUL URGES . . . PLEADS . . . BEGS THE CHURCH . . .

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SO, LET US TAKE SERIOUS THIS CALL . . .

LOOK AGAIN AT 2:10 AND LET’S DISECT THIS VERSE A LITTLE

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WHEN HE SAYS WE SHOULD “WALK IN THEM”

- WHAT IS PAUL REFERRING TO?

Ø GOOD WORKS

IN THIS LETTER, PAUL GIVES 3 WAYS IN WHICH WE ARE TO WALK.

AND THEN 3 EXAMPLES . . . OR AREAS TO PRACTICE THOSE WAYS

1) WE ARE TO WALK “IN CHRIST”

2) WE ARE TO WALK “IN UNITY”

3) WE ARE TO WALK “IN LOVE”

1) WE ARE TO WALK “IN CHRIST”

QUESTION:

- IF I AM DEAD IN MY SINS AND TRESPASSESS WITHOUT GOD, HOW CAN ANY OF MY WORKS BE GOOD?

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THE ANSWER IS WE ARE “HIS” WORKMANSHIP

- WE ARE CREATED “IN CHRIST”

AND THIS IS THE FIRST WAY IN WHICH WE ARE TO WALK

- “IN CHRIST”

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NOW, UP TO THIS POINT PAUL IS USING THE PERSONAL PRONOUNS . . . WE . . . US

THEN LOOK IN VS 13

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SO, IN SUMMARY

IN HIM . . .

HE CHOSE US

HE PREDESTINED US FOR ADOPTIONS AS SONS

WE HAVE REDEMPTION

WE HAVE FORGIVENESS

ALL THINGS ARE UNITED

WE HAVE AN INHERITANCE

WE HAVE BEEN SEALED WITH THE PROMISED HOLY SPIRIT

QUESTION:

HOW DOES KNOWING THIS AFFECT OUR DAILY LIVES?

1) WE ARE TO WALK “IN CHRIST”

SO THE FIRST WAY WE SHOULD WALK IS “IN HIM”

THE SECOND WAY WE SHOULD WALK IS “IN UNITY”

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2) WE ARE TO WALK “IN UNITY”

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7 TIMES PAUL USES THE WORD “ONE”

REMEMBER THIS MORNING . . .

- HE HAS RECONCILED US

- HE HAS BROKEN DOWN THE WALL OF HOSTILITY

- BETWEEN MAN AND GOD

- AND EVEN BETWEEN MAN AND MAN

WE SPOKE OF THIS ON WEDNESDAY . .

JESUS PRAYS FOR US! ()

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QUESTION:

WHY IS WALKING IN UNITY SO IMPORTANT?

WHAT IS IT THAT MAKES US ALL THE SAME?

- WE WERE ALL DEAD IN OUR TRESPASSES AND SINS.

- WE HAVE ALL FALLEN SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD.

HOW THEN DOES OUR UNITY (BASED ON THESE FACTS) HELP UP WHEN DEALING WITH THE REST OF THE FALLEN AND BROKEN WORLD?

1) WE ARE TO WALK “IN CHRIST”

2) WE ARE TO WALK “IN UNITY”

3) WE ARE TO WALK “IN LOVE”

THE THIRD WAY IN WHICH WE SHOULD WALK

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“IN LOVE”

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“IMMITATORS OF GOD”

- “AS BELOVED CHILDREN”

“WALK IN LOVE”

AND TO BE SURE YOU KNOW HOW JESUS LOVED

- “AS CHRIST LOVED US AND GAVE HIMSELF UP FOR US”

QUESTION:

WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT THAT WE WALK IN LOVE?

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PAUL FINISHED THIS LETTER WITH TWO ALL ENCOMPASSING WORDS

CHAPTER 6

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WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS MEANS?

SO . . . THREE WAYS IN WHICH WE SHOULD WALK

1) WE ARE TO WALK “IN CHRIST”

2) WE ARE TO WALK “IN UNITY”

3) WE ARE TO WALK “IN LOVE” (INCORRUPTIBLE LOVE)

THEN THREE EXAMPLES OR AREAS IN WHICH TO PUT THESE INTO PRACTICE:

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ALL HAVE TO DO WITH RELATIONSHIPS

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HERE IS THE QUESTION I WANT US TO CONSIDER WITH EACH OF THESE AREAS:

HOW CAN I PRACTICALLY WALK IN CHRIST / IN UNITY AND IN LOVE?

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HOW CAN I PRACTICALLY

WALK IN CHRIST /

WALK IN UNITY AND

WALK IN LOVE?

WITHIN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A HUSBAND AND WIFE?

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HOW CAN I PRACTICALLY

WALK IN CHRIST /

WALK IN UNITY AND

WALK IN LOVE?

WITHIN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN

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HOW CAN I PRACTICALLY

WALK IN CHRIST /

WALK IN UNITY AND

WALK IN LOVE?

WITHIN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MASTERS AND SERVANTS?

FIRST WE NEED TO DCIDE WHAT MASTERS AND SERVANTS WOULD REFER TO?

SOME WOULD SAY THAT IS THE SAME AS HUSBANDS AND WIVES

OTHERS WOULD SAY THAT IS THE SAME WITH PARENTS AND CHILDREN

BUT WHAT IS AN AREA THAT WE COULD APPLY THIS TO?