C&YA Midtown Baptist Temple

Ephesians 5:15-21 / Paul has spent this entire chapter drawing contrasts
between the old and new man, children of light versus those who live in
disobedience. But in these verses he goes further, describing what it looks
like to find the motivation to truly follow Christ and practically walk in
the light.

Ephesians 5:8-14 / Jesus Christ has made us “children of light”, meaning
his gift of salvation has delivered us from the darkness of sin and hell
and brought us into the light of forgiveness and the kingdom of God. But
many of us are drawn back into the dark by old friends and old habits; too
many of us struggle to live our Christian lives “in the light”. In this
sermon we learn to live as children of light and how to overcome when the
darkness of old sin comes creeping back.

Ephesians 5:1-7 / Do you love God’s people? Do you love ministry? Do you
love going to church to worship? Many Christians struggle to love the
things that God loves. Why? Because they struggle to walk in his ways. In
this sermon we discuss what it means to walk as dear children rather than
children that are deceived by their emotions and the vain promises of the
world.

Ephesians 4:29-32 / Today we look at corrupt communication and how
destructive it can be when the Spirit of God doesn’t have control over our
words. In Ephesians 4, we learn that God has enabled us to put on the new
man, and learn to speak words that edify rather than tear down. We also
discover that despite our tendency to walk in sin, God has committed
himself to us by the sealing of the Holy Spirit.