Pastor: Pastor Mike | Jesus Christ is God’s Only Plan for salvation!
Isaiah 7:14, “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel,” (cf.Matthew 1:18-23).
Micah 5:2, “But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago,
From the days of eternity,” (cf. Luke 2:4-10).
Galatians 4:4-5, “when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons.”
See Luke 2:1-7. All Jews returned to the town of their ancestors: Joseph (Solomon, Matthew 1:1-16), Mary (Nathan, Luke 3:23-38) the line of David.
See Luke 2:8-18. If there were shepherds out in the fields near Bethlehem, keeping watch over their flocks at night, it was not December. Whenever it occurred, an angel told them, “in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is Christ the Lord.
The One being born in Bethlehem brought God’s peace to everyone who would believe in God’s Son!
Mark 1:10-11 says, at Jesus’ baptism, heaven opened, the Spirit descended, and a voice said, “You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased.”
Matthew 17:5 says, This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!”
See Luke 2:15-16. The angels went back into heaven, the shepherds went to find the baby, after which (2:17-18) they declared to all, the Savior had come.
See Luke 2:19. “Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart.”
See Luke 2:20. The shepherds returned to their flocks, praising God for all they had seen. g
The first time Jesus came: There was no room for Him to be born. The next time, He will be the landlord.
The first time Jesus came: Only a few shepherds saw Him. The next time, everyone will see Him..
The first time Jesus came: He came as a baby boy. The next time, as the KING of Kings and LORD of Lords.
The first time Jesus came: Only a few Magi brought Him gifts. The next time, He brings gifts to all those who believe in Him.
What is the center of your Christmas celebration?
2Corinthians 9:15, “Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
Jesus Christ is the Savior who came to earth in the flesh of a baby; He grew up in obscurity, and in His early 30’s was put to death on a cross, because He claimed to be God; He was then placed in a tomb, but on the third day after His death, eye witnesses said He came out of the grave alive (just like He had said that He would), victorious over sin, death and judgement, forever!
Christmas is about Jesus, because Christmas is Jesus. Christmas is a celebration that is to honor and glorify God’s Son, the Holy Messenger and Savior from God, who has come.
Jesus is the Reason for the Season, and He is the only genuine hope that we have now, and forever!
Merry Christmas to all on whom God’s Favor rests, for you have God’s Peace and you are able to know God’s Pleasure now and forever, through Christ the Lord!
Merry Christmas!

Pastor: Pastor Mike |  
Out of 195 countries, about 160 celebrate Christmas, but a growing effort is trying to remove all references Christ and/or Christianity from our culture.
B.C. = Before Christ
A.D. = Latin Anno Domini (the Year of the Lord) C.E. = Common or Current Era
B.C.E. = Before Common Era
Christmas = Christ [Anointed or Holy One] and Mass [assembly or gathering for religious observances].
See Luke 1:1-57. See Luke 2:1-8.
It is no very likely that Jesus was born in December, for a variety of reasons… But then, when He was born is not so important, the fact that He was born according to the Scriptures, is very important.
See John 1:1-4, 14, 18; 8:12; 1John 1:5
The Light of the world has indeed come.
The Christmas season is all about the Incarnation of God, in Christ; He put on flesh and lived among us, then He went to the cross to pay our penalty for sin.
Christmas is a special time to reverently worship the Savior, born in the town of David: He is Christ the Lord.
Christmas celebrates the coming of the promised Messiah, sent by God to save us from our sins.
Christmas is a time when people are more open about the gospel, and we should make the most of every opportunity, to be witnesses of the saving grace, mercy, and love of God, through Jesus Christ.
Christmas provides a wonderful opportunity to share God’s greatest gift to us: Jesus Christ, Immanuel.
Next Sunday, we’ll consider the events surrounding the birth of God’s One and Only Son; if you know someone who hasn’t received Jesus Christ, invite them, perhaps even offer to bring them to church, so they might be exposed to and perhaps receive God’s Gift.
The majority of the world rejects Jesus Christ, and the rest of the world is confused about Him.
As Christians, our purpose and blessing is to share the Reason for the Season of Christmas, with others.
God came to us in the flesh of a baby, conceived in the womb of a young virgin, raised in obscurity, His ultimate purpose was to bring forgiveness for sin to everyone who would receive Him, believing in God’s irrevocable and eternal Gift: Jesus Christ, Lord and Savior.
If you are a Christian, your greatest blessing is to spread the news: Everyone who calls on Him for the forgiveness of sins will be saved.
Because of that sovereign truth we can boldly say, Merry Christmas!

Bible Text: Ephesians 5:15-21 | Pastor: Pastor Mike | Series: Ephesians | See Ephesians 5:15-16. Christians must not be foolish, but instead are to know and to obey God’s Word, devoted to the Lord’s work.
Acts 20:24, “I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me – the task of testifying to the gospel of God’s grace.” Timothy 4:7, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith.”
Our life on earth is brief (see James 4:13-14).
See Ephesians 5:17. God’s priorities are our priority! Romans 12:2, “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.”
Acts 4:12, “And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.”
Acts 2:21, “And it shall be that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
Acts 16:31, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved.” 1Thessalonians 5:9, “For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” 2Peter 3:9, “The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.”
1Timothy 2:3-4, “This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”
John 14:6, “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.’”
See Ephesians 5:18. We must avoid influences that lead us away from honoring God, and instead we must seek the things of the Spirit (the Word of God).
See Acts 4:29-31. God’s people are “filled” with the Spirit of God, but not by asking or “praying” to be filled:
Concerning John the Baptizer (Jesus’s older cousin)…
Luke 1:15. He was filled with the Holy Spirit at birth. Luke 1:41, Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. Luke 1:67, Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit.
Concerning Peter (fisherman turned Apostle)…
Acts 4:8, “Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: ‘Rulers and elders of the people!’”
Concerning Saul (renamed Paul, the Apostle)…
Acts 9:17, “So Ananias departed and entered the house, and after laying his hands on him said, ‘Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.’”
We are commanded (Ephesians 5:18), to “be filled [Gk. pleroo = be being kept filled] with the Spirit.”
See Ephesians 5:19-20. The Spirit’s indwelling is expressed in the life of the believer (cf. Galatians 2:20).
See Ephesians 5:21. This is a transitional verse for the next section (Ephesians 5:22-6:9), but clearly, we are commanded to submit to one another, out reverence for the Lord, and to have the same attitude as that of Christ Jesus (Philippians 2:5-8) “Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.”
As members of one body, we serve the Lord together.
Galatians 3:28, “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”
Colossians 3:17, “Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.” 23-25, “Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve. For he who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong which he has done, and that without partiality.

Bible Text: Ephesians 5:8-14 | Pastor: Pastor Mike | Series: Ephesians | These are the outline notes found in the sermon; please also click on the full sermon notes and the bulletin if you like.
12.01.19 ~ Ephesians 5:8-14, Letting God’s Light Shine Through You
Ephesians 5:7-14. Reject Christ remain in darkness, believe in Christ receive the light and life from God.
John 1:1-4 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.”
John 8:12 Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”
John 12:46 “I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness.” 2Corinthians 6:14 “Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?” 1Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.”
1John 1:5-7, “God is light,” in Him there is no darkness. (cf. Genesis 1:1-4; Revelation 21:23-24; 22:3-5).
Ephesians 5:8-9 says those who belong to Christ walk in the Light, i.e., in obedience to God’s Word.
Jesus (John 14:6) is the way, the truth and the life; we learn (Ephesians 5:10) to do what is pleasing Him.
Romans 12:9, “Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good.”
To love the Lord is to hate what He hates and (Ephesians 5:11) to expose it, for everyone to see.
Read 1John 1:8-10. Everyone is a sinner; but Jesus sets us free from sins penalty (see John 5:24; Romans 8:1).
Paul now warns us (Ephesians 5:12) that some things done by evil men are so vile that they should not even be discussed, even describing them can be morally and spiritually hazardous. Instead of giving attention to the details of such filth, we ought to pronounce God’s judgment, calling it what it is, sin.
Ephesians 5:13 says it is God’s Light, His Revelation, His Word, that qualifies, evaluates and exposes everything, even the sin filled heart condition of a person, by the conviction of the Holy Spirit.
Therefore (Ephesians 5:14), unbelievers, those who are spiritually dead, can be made alive in Christ, through repentance and belief.
The Holy Spirit (John 16:8-9) convicts the world of its guilt in regard to the sin of not believing in God’s Son.
Paul invites the dead to be made alive, “Awake, sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” God’s cure for the death and darkness of sin, is eternal life through Jesus Christ.
1Timothy 2:3-4, “God our Savior, …desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”
To all who believe in Him, Jesus said (Matthew 5:14, 16) “You are the light of the world.” …”Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.”
If you are a believer and follower of Christ, you will desire for the Light of Christ to be seen in you, so you can tell others how He died on a cross to take their punishment, was buried, and on the third day, He rose from the grave alive; and one day He will come back to take all who belong to Him, to a place ere there is no darkness, no death, no mourning, or crying, or pain, for those things have been put away forever!.

Bible Text: Ephesians 5:3-7 | Pastor: Pastor Mike | Series: Ephesians | This is the outline found in the bulletin. The full sermon notes and weekly bulletin are also a click below:
11.24.19 ~ Ephesians 5:3-7, Living to Please God
See Ephesians 5:3. immorality = all sexual sin (fornication, adultery, homosexuality, pedophilia, pornography). impurity = all immoral thoughts, passions, fantasies, and behaviors. greed = all lusting after, leading to avarice (replacing God worship with creature worship).
See Ephesians 5:4. filthiness = all that is disgraceful, obscene, vile and dirty, in reference to speech. silly talk (dull, stupid, silly, speech) coarse jesting = crude, offensive
See Ephesians 5:5. Immorality, impurity, and greed, are characteristic of unbelievers (see 1Corinthians 6:9-11; Galatians 5:19-21).
See Ephesians 5:6. God’s people are not live like those who will spend eternity in hell
1Corinthians 6:11, “Such were some of you.” It is (Galatians 5:21) “those who practice such things,” who will not go to heaven.
See Ephesians 5:7. Christians are not to be like the ungodly (see Psalm 1:1-3).
We must be mindful and alert, we either influence others for God or they influence us to sin!
2Peter 1:3-4, “His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust.”
The ways of God and the ways of the world are very different. Most religious belief and practice in America doesn’t align with biblical Christianity.
Don’t be deceived! no one is born-again apart from the repentance of sins and belief in Christ.
If you do not desire to know and obey what God’s Word teaches, it is possible you are still dead in your sins, separated from life with God (see John 1:12-13; John 3:1-8; 5:24).
No one coming to Christ can expect to remain in the same condition they were in before being born again (cf. 2Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 2:20). 1John 5:11-13, “And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.”
If you belong to Christ, you know you have forgiveness and eternal life; you will desire to live in a manner that pleases God.
If you you aren’t sure, you need to ask Him right now, right here, to forgive your sins and save your soul (cf. Romans 10:9-10, 13).
John 14:6, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.” 1Timothy 2:3-4, “God our Savior, …desires all men (women and children of age) to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”
God turns no one away from salvation through Christ. Christians among all peoples should be a thankful people, for we belong to (Revelation 1:8), “the Alpha and the Omega, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty,” and therefore we should declare (Revelation 7:12), “Amen, blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might, be to our God forever and ever. Amen.”

Bible Text: Ephesian 5:1-2 | Pastor: Pastor Mike | Series: Ephesians | This is the outline that was in the bulletin. Full sermon notes, and a church bulletin are available– please click below.
11.17.19 ~ Ephesians 5:1-2, Loving One Another, as God Loves Us
Read Ephesians 5:1-2. Jesus is our example how we are to love God and to love others..
Colossians 1:15, “He is the image of the invisible Go the firstborn over all creation.” 19, “For it was the Father’s good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him.”
Colossians 2:9, “For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form.”.
1John 2:6, “ the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked.
Read 1John 4:7-8. Love and obedience should be evidenced in our actions and attitudes.
God is Love, as His child, you will also love.
Read 1John 4:9-10. Through Jesus Christ we receive eternal life from God (cf. John 3:14-15; 2Corinthians 5:21; Romans 10:9-13).
Jesus died for all sin, but only those who repent and believe are saved (cf. John 3:16-21).
John 5:24, “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life” (cf Romans 5:8; 8:1).
Read 1John 4:11-12. We should seek to know and obey God’s Word, follow Christ’s example.
God’s Son is the Creator and Savior of mankind (John 10:17-18), “I lay down My life so that I may take it again. No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from My Father.”
1Peter 2:17, “love the brotherhood.”
Luke 8:21, “My mother and My brothers are these
who hear the word of God and do it.”
John 1:12-13, “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.”
Read 1John 4:13-18. God places His Spirit in us, marking us as His (cf. Ephesians 1:13-14).
1Corinthians 6:19, “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?”
2Corinthians 13:5, “Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you fail the test?”
When you confess that Christ died for your sins and God raised Him from the grave, you are His.
Read 1John 4:19. We love others because God first loved us. Jesus Christ is our example of how we are to love others (cf. 1John 3:16-18).
Love is a verb, so live a life of love.
Read 1John 4:20-21. We express love toward our brothers and sisters in Christ.
John 13:35, “By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Ask God to reveal in your heart where you have failed to love others on His behalf; or to forgive those who hurt you, and/or have failed to seek forgiveness from those you have offended.
You cannot, at the same time, love God yet be unwilling to love your brothers & sisters in Christ.
And all God’s children said? Amen!

Bible Text: Ephesians 4:26-32 | Pastor: Pastor Mike | Series: Ephesians | Here is the bulletin insert to follow along as you listen to the sermon. Click below for a copy of the bulletin and for the full sermon notes.

11.10.19 ~ Ephesians 4:26-32,
Living Like God’s Children, Brothers and Sisters in Christ.
Ephesians 4:26a. Anger motivated by the flesh is sin. Ephesians 4:26b. We should reconcile our differences in
haste, in order to deter poisoning our heart.
Ephesians 4:27. Satan [lit. diabolos= the diabolical one, the one who maligns] seeks to malign the Word God.
1Corinthians 13:4-7, “Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”
Colossians 3:12-13, “So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.”
James 1:19-20, “This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.”
Psalm 97:10 Hate evil, you who love the Lord, Who preserves the souls of His godly ones; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.”
Romans 12:9, “Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good.” 19, “Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,’ says the Lord.”
Paul commands us (Ephesians 4:28) not to steal.
2Thessalonians 3:10-11, “For even when we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either. For we hear that some among you are leading an undisciplined life, doing no work at all, but acting like busybodies.”
1Timothy 5:8, “But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”
Acts 2:44-45, “And all those who had believed were together and had all things in common; and they began selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need.”
Acts 20:35, “In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
Ephesians 4:29 commands us to speak what is good and useful to others.
For the nature of our tongue, see James 3:1-10. The tongue speaks what is in the heart (see Matthew 12:34; 15:10-11, 16-19).
Unwholesome words can grieve the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:30).
We must (see Ephesians 4:31) get rid of these sins destroy relationships and weaken the church:
Bitterness- Wrath- Anger- Clamor- Slander- Malice-
Ephesians 4:32 says we should be eager to forgive.
See 2Corinthians 5:14-21.
John 13:34-35, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Bible Text: Matthew 6:5-15 | Pastor: Pastor Mike | Please note that the audio has a silent spot for the first 30 seconds. Thank you for your patience.
This is the sermon outline. You can also have the full sermon notes if you click below.
11.03.19 ~ ”How We Should Pray,” Matthew 6:5-15 Read Matthew 6:5-8… Nowhere in the NT is a prayer used
in a repetitious or ritualistic manner.
Matthew 6:9, “Pray, then, in this way:” To Whom, for What, and How to pray.
Matthew 6:9b, “Our Father who is in heaven,” Father of all in Christ (John 1:12-13; Galatians 3:26).
Matthew 6:9c, “Hallowed be Your name:”
He is Holy (Colossians 3:17, 23-24; 1Corinthians 10:31).
Matthew 6:10, “Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
God wants to save (1Timothy 2:3-4; 2Peter 3:9-10). God wants obedient and willing hearts (Romans 12:1). Sin and Satan appear to be winning, but(2Peter 3:3-7;
Matthew 25:41; Revelation 20:10, 15).
Matthew 6:11, “Give us this day our daily bread.”
Bread is symbolic of what we need for our physical and spiritual needs. Jesus is the bread of life (John 6:35-41).
Jesus is God’s Provision – daily, not weekly, monthly or yearly, but daily; and often it is moment by moment.
Matthew 6:12, “And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.”
Sin is our greatest enemy; forgiveness is our greatest need (Joel 2:32; Acts 2:21; Romans 10:13; 1John 1:8-10).
Because the Father is forgiving, His children are also to be forgiving (Ephesians 4:32; 5:1-2).
Matthew 6:13a, “And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil.”
God tempts no one, but He does allow us to be tested (James 1:13-14; 4:4-10).
We ask God to help us not give in to sin (1Corinthians 10:13; Romans 12:9). God has provided all we need for victory (2Timothy 3:16-17; Romans 12:2; 2Peter 1:3-4).
Heartfelt forgiveness of toward others, illustrates that we have received God’s forgiveness ourselves.
Matthew 6:13b [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.] *Although not found in earlier manuscripts, this is indeed biblical.
1Chronicles 29:11-13, “Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all. Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and in Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen everyone. Now therefore, our God, we thank You, and praise Your glorious name.”
Matthew 6:14-15, “For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.”
God paid the penalty for all sin, on the cross, to-day cleansing from sin that corrupts us, and in order to that we stay intimate with God.
God disciplines us when we disobey, so, we confess our sins (cf 1John 1:9) in order to receive dad-to-day cleansing, like washing our hands after contact with something dirty, although the rest of our body is clean.
An unforgiving spirit is inconsistent with one who has been forgiven (Matthew 18:21-22), Peter asked, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” Jesus *said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.”
Our prayers are to exalt God’s Name, Kingdom, and Will, while expressing thanksgiving for everything we need, now and forever, through Jesus Christ, the Lord.
God is good, all the time; all the time, God is good!

Bible Text: Ephesians 4:25 | Pastor: Pastor Mike | Series: Ephesians | Here is the bulletin insert/outline; below you can click to read the full sermon.

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10.27.19 ~ Ephesians 4:25, Speaking the Truth
See Ephesians 4:11-25.
As a Christian, you are to be a witness for
Jesus Christ, so others might be saved.
“Christianity is either relevant all the time or useless anytime. It is not just a phase of life; it is life itself.” – Richard Halverson
We are to speak truth to all people, but especially to fellow believers (Galatians 6:10), ”So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.”
The native language of God is truth; the native language of Satan is lies (see John 8:42-47).
John 14:6, Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.”
John 14:16-17, “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.”
John 17:17, “Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.”
God is the God of Truth, Jesus is the Truth.
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth, and He lives in every Christian.
The Word of God [the Bible] is the Truth, and we are set apart by the Truth.
Jesus’ most common statement to those who followed Him was, “I tell you the truth.”
“The best way to show that a stick is crooked is not to argue about it or spend time denouncing it, but to lay a straight stick alongside it.”-D.L. Moody
“Of all the work done under the sun, religious work should be the most open to examination. There is positively no place in the church for sleight of hand or double talk. Everything done by the churches should be completely above suspicion. The true church will have nothing to hide.” – A.W. Tozer
We are to speak that which is helpful for building others up, according to their needs.
Colossians 3:17, “Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.”
Colossians 3:23-24 “Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.”
Jesus is the Truth; everything He said and did is Truth. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth, guiding and empowering every Christian. The Word of God is the Word of Truth, setting us apart.
If you are a Christian, you are a new creation and you will speak the truth!

Bible Text: Ephesians 4:20-24 | Pastor: Pastor Mike | Series: Ephesians | This is the sermon outline for the bulletin. You may also click below to see the full sermon notes.

10.20.19 ~ Ephesians 4:20-24,
Off with the Old, On with the New

Paul declares that when someone comes to Christ, he/
she becomes a new person with a desire and propensity
to know and obey God’s Word, to live in a manner that
pleases God (cf. 2Corinthians 5:17).
See Matthew 7:7-8, 13-14
The small gate leads to eternal life; the wide gate
leads to eternal death..
Apart from repentance, no one is saved.
Romans 3:23-24…
Romans 6:23…
Romans 5:8…
Romans 10:9-10, 13…
Salvation is granted to those who come to Christ as
Savior, by faith, repenting of their sins.
Mark 1:15, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God
is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” 17, “And
Jesus said to them, ‘Follow Me, and I will make you
become fishers of men.’”
Paul reminds us (Ephesians 2:1-3) that every
Christian was an unbeliever cruising down the broad road.
Paul exhorts us, to put off the old, and put on the new.
See Romans 12:2; 13:14
Those belonging to God have God’s Spirit in them.
See John 3:3-8; 14:15-17, 25-26; 1Corinthians
6:19-20; Ephesians 1:13-14.
Those who belong to Christ are to walk and talk
differently than than those who do not (John 10:9),“I am
the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved.”
John 11:25-26, “I am the resurrection and the life; he
who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone
who lives and believes in Me will never die.”
You cannot become unsaved, but you can live like an
unbeliever. Let’s talk about sewage soaked clothing!
Christ cleanses you of all the sewage of your life.
2Corinthians 5:21, “He made Him who knew no sin to
be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the
righteousness of God in Him.”
John 5:24, “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My
word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and
does not come into judgment, but has passed out of
death into life.”
1John 1:8-9, “ If we say that we have no sin, we are
deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we
confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us
our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
Psalm 103:12, “As far as the east is from the west, so
far has He removed our transgressions from us.”
Isaiah 43:25, ““I, even I, am the one who wipes out
your transgressions for My own sake, and I will not
remember your sins.”
Hebrews 10:17, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I
will remember no more.”
Everyone is born traveling on the broad road to hell;
when you trust God’s Son to forgive your sins, you enter
the small gate that leads to heaven.
Jesus Christ (John 14:6), is the only Way to God, the
only Truth of God, and the only Life from God.