I. Be awake to the war

II. Know your strength, v10

III. Know your enemy, v11-12

When it comes to parenting, the law is good but grace is better.

I. Parents are God's ambassadors to His children.

II. God's plan for parenting: law and grace

III. Practical parenting with law and grace

Parenting is not only about a change of behavior but also a change of heart.

I. Children, obey your parents (6:1)

II. Children, honor your parents (6:2-3)

I. What is Marriage? v31

Marriage is one man and one woman clinging together in the wonder of oneness.

II. What is Oneness in Marriage? v31 and v28-29

III. Why sex? v32

The goal of marriage isn't a perfect marriage, but a perfecting marriage.

I. Christ's Goal for His Bride, v25-27

1. Jesus wants more than a saved Bride, He wants a holy Bride, v25-26

2. Jesus makes us holy by cleansing us from the pollutant of sin, v27

3. Christ's goal for His Bride is glorious perfection, v27

II. Christ's goal for our marriages, v28-29

Marriages that flourish are fueled by God's power and follow God's design.

I. God's Power for Marriage, v18-21

II. God's Design for Marriage, 22-25

Marital love is about keeping covenant rather than keeping a feeling because marriage is a picture of Christ's love for his church.

I. Marital love is more than a feeling; it's a covenant. v22-25

II. Marriage is a picture of Christ's love for His church. v25-33

I. Being filled with the Spirit is both experiential and habitual, v18

II. What does it look like to be Spirit-filled? v19-21

1. Spirit-filled believers sing to one another

2. Spirit-filled believers sing to God from the heart

3. Spirit-filled believers are grateful people

4. Spirit-filled believers follow and defer to one another

I. Who is the Holy Spirit?

II. What does it mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit?

III. How do we know if we're full of the Holy Spirit?

How you spend your time is how you spend your life.

I. Spend your time walking wisely, v15-16

II. Spend your time walking in God's will, v17