Episode 126 - Celebrating How We Love

Who We Are In Jesus - A Study In Ephesians

Ephesians 4:17-32

Continuing the thought from our Unity as a church family in the first 10 verses of Ephesians 4, beyond how we Grow together to maturity in Christ in verses 11-16, Paul now turns to how we practically live out our faith, with a picture of walking in love.

We love:

1. Not as the world does– v17-20

a. Futility, darkened, alienated, ignorant, hardness, callous, sensual, greedy, impure

b. Corrupt, deceitful desires

2. With a renewed mind – v21-23

a. Romans 12:1-2

3. In a new wardrobe – v24

a. Put off

b. Put on – in the likeness of God

c. True righteousness – internal, not external – Matthew 5:20

d. Holiness – 1 Peter 1:14-16

4. Truthfully – v25-26

a. Remember verses 2, 15

b. Confess

c. Repent

d. Forgive

e. Move Forward

5. Through Our Work – v27-28

a. Enabling us to help others

b. Pastor James will have more to share about this in a few weeks as we get into Ch 6.

6. With Our Words – v29

a. Building Up – v15-16 – James 3:6

b. Giving Grace

7. Remembering His Love for Us! – v30; 5:1-2

a. He sealed us; we are His beloved children;

b. Imitate Christ’s example of sacrifice to God i. It’s not about what you give up; but who you do it for! ii. He sacrificed for us, to God.

8. By releasing our hurts & initiating Forgiveness – v31-32

Friends, this is who we are and how we are to operate – The body of Christ, loving each other.

Let’s keep on Loving, together! I Thessalonians 4:9-10

Are you loving like this? Verse 4:21 - Love God? & Love Others – Whom do you need to love today? Forgive today?

Humble yourself and ask for forgiveness?

Eph 4:1-3 – He begins the chapter challenging us to walk worthy and concludes with challenging us to forgive those who have wronged us.

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