Paul Becomes
Personal!
Ephesians 5: 1 –6: 9
Last Week: Ephesians 4: 17 - 32
Growing to match
maturity Don’t be a CINO! Frog?!? Me???
Jesus
Christian In
Name Only
Paul becomes personal!
Me and
God
Me and Family
Me and Work
And Others… Eph 5: 1 to 6: 9
Me and God –our relationship
Follow Jesus! Be a fragrant offering and sacrifice
Not a hint of immorality seen in you
No impurity, no greed, no swearing, no dirty talk, no
mean joking –poking fun against
These behaviors equal worshipping idols!
Eph 5:1
-20
Me and God –our relationship
•These behaviors are not right for God’s house!
•These behaviors belong to the dark heart (which God will punish) –
you are now a child of the Light!
•People of the Light are good, do right, and truthful (liars no place
in heaven –Rev 21: 8)
•Find out what pleases the Lord
•Paul says, “Wake up…” – he quotes an early Christian song
•Don’t indulge in debauchery – too much playing with sensual
pleasures…feeding wrong thoughts and actions
•Be careful how you live!
Eph 5:1 -
20
Me and God –our relationship
•Be filled with the Holy Spirit
•Speaking to each other in psalms, hymns, songs from the
Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord
•Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ
Eph 5:1
-20
Me and My Family
V21 Submit to each other in reverence to Christ
V22-24 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as
you submit to God
The husband is the head (source of life) of the wife as
Christ is the head (source of life) of the Church. Wives
submit to their husbands in everything
Eph 5:
21 - 6: 4
Me and My Family
•V25 - 33 Husbands love your wives just as Christ loved the Church
and gave Himself for her (Jesus died for us/the Church)
•A husband’s love cleanses her and makes her holy – It is the husband’s
love that gives her courage to let go of the infirmities/insecurities
she holds onto as her identity
•His love creates a safe place for her to become radiant –holy and
without blame
•He should love her as much as he loves himself –problem = what do
when he does not love himself? If he holds infirmities against self?
Eph 5:
21 - 6: 4
Me and My Family
•V32 Remember: the two (husband and wife) become one flesh!
•V33 Husbands love your wives and wives respect your husbands!
•6:1 Children obey your parents –this is the first Commandment
(#5) that comes with a promise: “so that all may go well with you
and that you may enjoy long life on earth.”
•6:4 Fathers –Do not exasperate your children! Raise them by
training and instructing them in the Lord
Eph 5:
21 - 6: 4
Me, Work, and Others
Slaves/Employees: Respect and fear (be conscience of their authority)
with a sincere (honest) heart –have the same attitude as you do to
Christ
Obey (follow orders/requests/duties) not just when the boss is
watching - not just to win favor –BUT as if you are working for Christ
Serve wholeheartedly –as if you are serving the Lord not people
The Lord will bless you!
Masters/Employers (boss): Treat your employees as brothers and sisters
Do not threaten/oppress them –Remember you both have the same
Master (God) and there is no favoritism with God.
Eph 6:
5 - 9
Paul becomes personal!
Me and
God
Me and Family
Me and Work
And Others…
Eph 5: 1
to 6: 9
