Intro: Standing in this World

Point 1: Who we stand against 

Point 2: Tools for standing

Point 3: Together we stand

Con: Standing for the next world

Forgetting what we can’t see (Eph 6:10)

1. Satan is real (Eph 6:11-12) 

2. Jesus is stronger than Satan, and He’s given us His armour to stand up to Satan (Eph 6:13-17) 

3. Standing up to Satan starts, continues and ends with prayer (Eph 6:18-20)

Trusting Jesus together (Eph 6:21-24)

Longing to walk wisely 

1. Survey your walk with Christ (Eph 5:15-17) 

2. Fill out the survey with Spirit (Eph 5:18-21) 

3. Filling our lives with Christs songs, service and submission

a. Marriages (Eph 5:22-33) 

b. Families (Eph 6:1-4) 

c. Public servants and masters (Eph 6:5-9) 

Walking like Christ

1. Imitate as children (v1-2)

2. Words and deeds (v3-5)

3. Let light shine (v6-14)

Imitation and discipleship

1.     Learning how to walk in Christ love (+)

learning the opposite (-)

2.     Learning how to walk in Christ light (+)

exposing the opposite (-)

Christ will shine on you 

Intro: A New Humanity?

1. Who You Were…

2. Off with the Old & On with the New

3. Living out the New Identity

The whole new world of blessing and fullness in Christ opens up a whole new walk of life and growth for his people. The old is set aside, and the fruitfulness of the new is pursued. For we now belong to one another because we have been forgiven in Christ.

Intro

Point 1

Point 2

Point 3

Conclusion

Intro: Change the World?

1. Captured by the Vision

2. Protecting our Unity

3. Saved to Serve

4. The Goal of Maturity

What if we really believed... that Christ gave gifts to the church to change the world 

- It would change our personal lives (4:1)

- It draw us to serve with others (4:2-6)

- It would give us a shared vision for life (4:7-10)

- We’d live to build the body of Christ. (4:11-14)

- We’d speak up, knowing God’s got unfinished business (4:15-16)

What if we really believed that Christ gave gifts to the church to change the world