Sermons — Page 36

Ephesians 5 calls converted people to live as children of light because Christ has brought them out of darkness. The fruit of that light is seen in goodness, righteousness, truth, and a life that seeks to please the Lord.

Working through the parable of the vineyard laborers in Matthew 20, this message ties it to the other salvation parables in Luke to show that God justifies sinners by grace alone, not by performance, and exposes the resentment that

Ephesians 5 places commands against sexual sin, covetousness, and corrupt speech inside the larger call to imitate God in love. Christians pursue holiness because they love God, love their homes, and belong to Christ’s kingdom.

Ephesians 5 calls beloved children to imitate God by walking in love, with Christ’s self-giving sacrifice as the pattern and motivation. Obedience flows from being loved by God and giving ourselves up in love for Him and others.

Acts 5 warns that secret sin and spiritual pretense cannot be offered to the God of truth as acceptable worship. The deaths of Ananias and Sapphira call the church to honesty, repentance, and reverence before the Holy Spirit.

Continuing through Ephesians 4:25-32, the message urges believers toward wholesome speech and grace toward one another, warns against grieving the Holy Spirit, and presses listeners to examine whether the old self has truly given way to new

Contrasting the self-righteous Pharisee with the humble tax collector in Luke 18, the sermon shows that justification comes only through humble faith in Christ's righteousness, never through religious performance or self-righteousness.

Working through Ephesians 4:25-28, the message calls believers to put off the old vices of lying and stealing and put on truthful speech, righteous anger that hates sin without falling into it, and hard, honest work that enables generous

Concluding the parable of the prodigal son, the message contrasts the older brother's resentment with the father's relentless watching for his lost son, showing that repentance and faith are man's God-given responsibility even as the

Working through Paul's contrast between pagan futility and new life in Christ, the message calls believers to remember their new identity in Christ rather than drifting back into their former patterns of sensuality and impurity.