THE CHRISTIAN WALK

EPH. 5:15-21

INTRO:   IN VERSES 8-9, I THANK GOD THAT THIS WALK IS AN ENLIGHTING WALK

FRUITFUL WALK

GOOD  WALK

RIGHTEOUS WALK

TRUTHFULL  WALK

--HOW THE BELIEVER OR CHRISTIAN WALKS DAY BY DAY IN LIFE IS CRUCIAL TO THE CAUSE OF CHRIST.

--OUR WALK IS IMPORTANT, IN THE FACT THAT FOLKS ARE LOOKING ON AT US.

--SO ITS IMPORTANT THAT THE CHRISTIAN WALK CAREFULLY AND STRICTLY THROUGH THIS LIFE.

BUT HOW ARE WE TO WALK THIS CHRISTIAN WALK?

1-  BY LOOKING AROUND AND WATCHING EVERY STEP

--VERSE 15  (D)

--WISE--SOMEONE WHO IS THINKING, THOUGHTFUL, CAREFUL, CARING, SPIRITUALLY MINDED PERSON.

--WE NEED TO WATCH WHAT WE ARE DOING, WHERE WE GO, BE CAREFUL LITTLE HANDS, FEET, EYES, EARS.

--WALK CIRCUMSPECTLY.

2-  BY REDEEMING THE TIME

--VERSE 16

--WE NEED TO USE OUR TIME WISELY

--SUCH AS PRAYER, STUDY, GIVING GOD HIS TIME

--WE NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT COME OUR WAY, SUCH AS WITNESSING, SOUL WINNING.

--WE NEED TO LIVE RIGHTEOUSLY AND GODLY

--WE NEED TO SHARE CHRIST

--WE NEED TO SET AN EXAMPLE

--TO BE FAITHFUL TO AND FAMILY

--VERSE 16,  WHY DO WE NEED TO REDEEM THE TIME?   BECAUSE THE DAYS ARE EVIL.

--ONE DAY THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRAY,  WITNESS, LOVE, MINISTER, SING, TEACH, PREACH,  WILL PASS AWAY.

--IF WE ARE GOING TO DO THESE THINGS WE NEED TO BE DOING THEM, BECAUSE JESUS IS COMEING SOON.

--ARE WE WASTING TIME?

3-  BY UNDERSTANDING THE LORDS WILL

--VERSE 17

--UNWISE MEN DON’T UNDERSTAND  THE LORDS WILL, BUT A WISE MAN DOES.

--BUT HOW CAN A PERSON KNOW WHAT THE WILL OF GOD IS?

A---BY KNOWING THE WORD OF GOD

     --STUDY TO SHOW THYSELF APPROVED A WORKMAN UNTO GOD,

        RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD OF GOD.

B---BY BEING SENSITIVE TO THE HOLY GHOST

     --ROM. 8:13-14

4-  BY REJECTING DRUNKNESS

--VERSE 18

--THE WORD “EXCESS” IS EXCESSIVE BEHAVIOR

--ONE SAID THE GREEK MEANS:  THE DISSIPATION AND WASTING AWAY OF THE BODY.       UNCONTROLLED BEHAVIOR.      RIOTING, DEBAUCHERY, WILD AND OUTRAGEOUS BEHAVIOR AND CONDUCT.

--IT KEEPS A PERSON FROM THE KINGDOM OF GOD, GAL.5:21.

--IT LEADS TO OTHER MISBEHAVIOR AND SIN.

5-  BY BEING FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT

--VERSES 18-21

--A SPIRIT FILLED MAN HAS:

A--A SINGING SPIRIT    VERSE 19,      AND   1COR.14:15

B--A THANKFUL SPIRIT  VERSE 20

C--A SUBMISSIVE AND RESPECTFUL SPIRIT    VERSE 21

   --THERE SHOULD BE NO CRITICISM, ENVY, DIVISIVENESS.

CONCLUSION:     HOW IS YOUR WALK AS A CHRISTIAN A CHILD OF GOD?    IS IT AN EXAMPLE,  ARE WE PRESENTING OUR BODIES A LIVING SACRIFICE, HOLY AND ACCEPTABLE UNTO GOD WHICH IS OUR REASONABLE SERVICE. (ROM. 12:1)