All Sermons in Ephesians

(Audio/Video/Text) Title: Put Off/Put On Part Two: Self-Control Intro: What’s the angriest you’ve ever been? 1.  Notable Variant English Translations: NIV:  “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,” NASB:  BE ANGRY, AND YET DO NOT SIN; do not let the sun go down on…

(Audio/Video/Text) Title: Put Off/Put On Part Three: Labor Intro: Anyone except Dan can answer this question:  Why is work important?  Now, Dan, you can answer. Read from v.26 through v.28 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil.  Let him who…

(Audio/Video/Text) Title: Put on/Put Off Part Four:  Right Speech Intro: Tell me things in your life that you can simultaneously love and hate.  (For me:  Browns games, working out, Hospice work…and…THIS sermon.) (read/pray) Notable English Translation Differences: NASB:  Let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but if there is any good word for…

(Audio/Video/Text) Title: Put On/Put Off Part Five:  Grieving the Spirit Intro: How many of you have ever heard your parents say “I’m not mad, I’m disappointed?”  How many of you (as parents) have said that to your kids? Why is this such an effective way to draw someone to repentance? (read/pray) Notable English Translations Differences:…

(Audio/Video/Text) Title: Put on/Put off Part Six:  Bitterness to Love Intro: Why does good teaching, particularly good difficult teaching, usually have a summary at the end of it? Similarly, today we reach the apex and the final of the six changes that Paul outlines in which we transform as believers putting the old man off…

(Audio/Video/Text) Title: Too Much is Not Enough Intro: Guys, this is going to be tough; this is going to be challenging.  And the further we get into this one verse, and the message I have prepared, the harder it will be.  I’m going to ask you to contribute this morning, even more so than usual….

(Audio/Video/Text) Title: The Power of Unique Precision Language Intro: This single verse is so unique in a Greek langauage sense because Paul identifies three things that we ought to avoid, but he chooses his words execptionally carefully, and we know this because Paul, who wrote 2/3rds of the NT, uses three words that we are…

(Audio/Video/Text) Title: For This You Know Intro: We’ve spent a few weeks doing some deep dives into the original Greek language to draw deeper meaning, but today’s language is pretty straight forward so we’re going to focus more on context and application. Let me just highlight briefly a few of these terms. Terms to know…

(Apologies: Text Only, Audio and Video did not record properly) Title: Deception and Partners Intro: Anyone here ever had to form an allegiance that your had reservations about?  Anyone ever come to regret those allegiances? (read/pray) empty Greek:  Kenos Definition:  empty, vain, devoid of truth, of places, vessels, etc. which contain nothing What are the…

(Audio/Video/Text Available) Title: Jack Gestalt and the Pen Cap Intro: No Time! (read/pray) A few weeks ago an old friend reached out to me through tex.  He was very frustrated that some of his old habits and addictions seemed to be making a more regular appearance in his life and he was extremely frustrated.  (Any…

(Audio/Video/Text Available) Title: Correct Exposure Intro: Do not participate in the useless deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them; for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. Dave Guzik: 1.  Instead of associating with ungodliness, we expose the unfruitful works of darkness.  2.  However, we…

(Audio/Video/Text Available) Title: WAKE UP, SHEEPLE! Intro: When I say that, what comes to mind?   Why do we become dismissive of such language?  (Because it’s loud, obnoxious, and does not stand up to scrutiny) Today, I want to share a “wake up” message that absolutely, 100% DOES stand up the the necessary scrutiny.  In…