Salvation is a big word that describes the act of God that saves a sinner from hell. The salvation described in the Bible is when a person repentantly responds to God’s conviction of sin, then believes that God the Son died and rose again to pay the full punishment for his sin, and by faith […]
Military boot camp is a basic training time for new recruits to the military. It is a time of strenuous exercise, discipline, and training in the ways of war. Such training is essential for those in the military. Every Christian needs to go through spiritual boot camp to get in shape and to learn how […]
Another place that it is difficult for Christians to submit is in the workplace. This was especially true for first century slaves. Yet if the Holy Spirit is in control of his life, a worker can submit and do his job as unto the Lord. Transition This evening we will note three ways in which […]
We learned in Ephesians 5:21 that submitting is an evidence that the Holy Spirit is in control of one’s life. In the last two weeks, we saw how this applies to wives and husbands. Now we are going to see how it applies to children. God knows that children struggle to submit in the area […]
Beginning with Ephesians 5:22, Paul tells us that Spirit-filled submission will be evidenced as wives complete their husbands, husbands love their wives, children obey their parents, and servants obey their masters. God knows that we men can be very selfish, self-centred, insensitive, and demanding, especially toward our wives. Because of this thorn in our character, […]
In the previous section, Paul commanded Christians to allow themselves to be filled (or controlled) by the Spirit. He listed five evidences of that filling: verbal praise, vocal praise, internal praise, thankfulness, and a submissive spirit. Beginning with v.22, Paul tells us that Spirit-filled submission will be evidenced as wives complete their husbands, husbands love […]
A few years ago, when I was witnessing, a man asked me if I was filled with the Spirit. He caught me off guard and I was not sure what to say. I knew the Holy Spirit lived in me, but I was not positive that He was then filling me. Are you filled with […]
Each morning, after I have my time with the Lord, I take a walk with our dog. Several mornings lately, it has been raining and I have had to adjust my walk. Sometimes I have to change the time of the walk, or the length of the walk, or not even go for a walk […]
After my mother had her oesophagus removed, she had to adjust her activities and eating. She can no longer bend over and she no longer can eat certain things. As Christians, because of the great change Christ has made in our lives, we must adjust our walk in life. Transition In verse 2, God commands […]
Have you ever heart a bird talk? Birds cannot really talk in the sense of carrying on a conversation with humans, but instead they mimic or imitate or copy the words they hear. In the opening verse of Ephesians five, the Holy Spirit commands us to be followers of God. The word translated “followers” is […]