The Nitty-Gritty Of Christian Living - Part 6: Celebrate Sex Rightly - Ephesians 5:3-7

The Nitty-Gritty Of Christian Living - Part 6: Celebrate Sex Rightly - Ephesians 5:3-7

Transformative Truth: God's holy people are to give thanks, not gratify self.   1.  Get rid of sexual sin (vv.3-4a) 2.  Give thanks instead (v. 4b) 3.  Grasp the reason why (vv. 5-7)

God Speaks Definitively - Hebrews 1:1-3

Transformative Truth: God Communicates for His Glory and for Our Benefit   I. God Speaks in Many Ways   II. God Speaks by Jesus His Son

The Nitty-Gritty Of Christian Living - Part 4/5: Talk Constructively & Treat Others Kindly - Ephesians 4:29-5:2

Transformative Truth: Be gracious like God in how you talk and treat others.   Talk Constructively Be gracious like God in how you talk and treat others. Treat Others Kindly The kindness we express to others is an extension of the kindness that God has lavished on us, in Christ.

The Nitty-Gritty Of Christian Living - Part 3: Work Honestly - Ephesians 4:28

Transformative Truth: Redeemed hands work hard and open wide. 1. Stop stealing (put off)  2. Start working (put on)  3. Share generously (purpose) 1. Stop stealing. Redeemed hands work hard and open wide. 2. Start working.  3. Share generously. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. - 2 Corinthians 9:7-8 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. - James 2:14-16 Redeemed hands work hard and open wide.

The Nitty-Gritty Of Christian Living - Part 2: Manage Anger Wisely - Ephesians 4:26-27

Transformative Truth: Deal with anger rightly, lest the devil hurt you badly.   Defining Anger Anger is an active, whole-person response of moral displeasure at a perceived wrong. Diagnosing Anger 1. Do you get angry about the right things? 2. Do you express anger in the right way? 3. How long does your anger last? 4. How controlled is your anger? 5. What motivates your anger? 6. Is your anger “primed and ready” to respond to another person’s habitual sins? 7. What is the effect of your anger? Diagnosing Anger Do you get angry about the right things? Do you express anger in the right way? How long does your anger last? How controlled is your anger? What motivates your anger? Is your anger “primed and ready” to respond to another person’s habitual sins? What is the effect of your anger? Dealing with Anger