If GOD moved into the neighborhood for mission, so should we.

There’s a spiritual battle behind all of life.

Eph 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

“Oikos” Networks & the “Household” Code

What is the modern equivalent of “Oikos” today?

What are modern “Oikos” Networks?

Application then & now: Christians, penetrate oikos networks:

Eph. 5:21 – Mutual Submission by Christians in “Oikos” Networks

Eph. 5:22-33 – by Wife / Husband -> disciple-making

Eph. 6:1-4 – by Children / Parents -> disciple-making

Eph. 6:5-9 – by Employee / Employer -> disciple-making

The respectable & orderly lifestyle encouraged in the household codes promote healthy relationships, builds healthy society, and aids in the execution of the evangelistic mission.

God Designed the Family – So Let’s Trust and Enjoy His Design!

Ephesians 5:7-14Therefore do not become partners with them; for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,“Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

If you are a Christian, you are called to put off the old and put on the new life as a disciple of Jesus.

Ephesians 4:20-24

But that is not the way you learned Christ! assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.

If you are a Christian, you are called to put off the old and put on the new life as a disciple of Jesus.Ephesians 4:20-24But that is not the way you learned Christ! assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.

Christ has given us gifts to equip us to do ministry, which leads to maturity and church unity as we are built up in the love of Jesus.