Passage for reflection and meditation: Psalm 119:65-72

Outline:

1. What is fear?

2. What is reverence?

3. What did fear teach Jesus?

4. What can fear teach you?

Questions for Contemplation: What is God teaching you through COVID-19? What is one specific area of your life where you need to redeem fear from timidity and turn it into reverence (that is, power, love, and self-control)?

Ephesians 5:15-21

Passage for reflection and meditation: 1 Peter 3:8-17

Worship song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY4CW5pte98

1. Walk Wisely, Seizing the Day (15-16)

   1. Don’t be foolish (17)

   2. Understand God’s Will (18)

   3. Don’t just self-medicate (18a)

2. Keep Your Spirit Filled (18b)

   1. Address one another biblically (19a)

   2. Use music constructively (19b)

   3. Give thanks always (20)

   4. Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ (21)

      1. THIS is the key to winning the battle for your spirit

• Passage for reflection and meditation: 1 Peter 2:1-10

• Worship song: With all I am - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUtJz7H_DCE

• Sermon from Ephesians 5:1-15

Ephesians 4:17-32

• DON’T coast (17-20)

• DO connect with your new, true self (21-27)

  • Put off the old, put on the new (21-24)

  • Take off the mask (25a)

  • Speak truth (25b)

  • Develop emotional honesty (26-27)

• DESIRE basic integrity (28-29)

• DELIGHT in the Holy Spirit (30-32)

Ephesians 4:7-24

1. COOPERATE in God’s work of art that is you (11-13)

   1. Emphasize leadership character, not strategy - being, not doing (11-12)

   2. Embrace the Designer by embracing your design (13)

2. GROW up and out of immaturity (14-16)

   1. Use the tools God has provided (15-16a)
      Care - “truthing” in love
      Connect - every joint with which it is equipped
      Contribute - each part working properly

   2. Define maturity correctly (16b)

3. COMMIT to the process (4:17-5:1)

Eph. 4_1-13

• Encourage One Another to Walk Worthy (1)

• Control yourself (2)

• Care for others (3)

• Conquer self/other competition (4-6)

• Celebrate Grace Ascending and Descending (7-10)

• Build People Well So They Can Walk Worthy (11-12)

• Mature in Your Soul (13) - The Main Point!

Ephesians 3:14-21

• Introduction

• Practice Apostolic, Formational Prayer (16)

• Embrace an Extreme Makeover (17-18)

Ephesians 3:1-13

1. Explore your motivation (1-8)

2. Bring to light the mystery of the church (9)

3. Show God’s wisdom to principalities and powers (10-11)

4. Align with God’s purpose (12-13)

Ephesians 2:11-22

The Essence, Function, and Form of the Church

• THEN: Remember the Past (11-12)

• NOW: Get in the Present (13)

• HOW: Act like you believe the Gospel (14-18)

• WHO: Examine what you really identify with (19-22)

• CONCLUSION: Build people, not programs (20)

Ephesian 2:1-10

Seizing the True High Ground
Getting to the Heart of the Matter

Define Your B.C. Life Accurately (1-3)
Delight in God’s Grace (4-7)
Demonstrate More of Your Potential (8-10)