Learning How To Walk

Learning How To Walk

Ephesians 4:1-6 (NASB95)
1 Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, 3 being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.

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I.       Introduction: It is exciting to see a baby learning to walk. It is tragic when they never do.

II.    Walk This Way (How we walk is important)

A.    Learn to walk while watching

B.     Learn to Walk With urging

C.     Learn to walk with Gracefully

1.      Worthy of your Calling

2.      With Humility

3.      With Gentleness

4.      With Patience

5.      With Tolerance

6.      With Unity

a)      Of the Spirit

b)      Bound by Peace

III. Walk As One (sack races, There is one sack, whether we like it or not)

A.    United in diversity

1.      We share one Body

2.      We share One Spirit

3.      We share One hope

B.     United by singularity

1.      United by One Lord

2.      United by One Faith

3.      United by One Baptism

4.      United by One God and Father

a)      Over all

b)      Through all

c)      In all

IV. Conclusion: Learn to walk, and even if you fall down, get back up. It is a tragedy when a baby never really learns to walk. It is a greater tragedy when we are called to walk for Christ, and we never learn how.

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[1] New American Standard Bible : 1995 Update. LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation, 1995.