Sermon Notes from Sunday, 6.9.13

Here are the sermon notes from Sunday, 6.9.13, from Ephesians 4.25-5.2.  You can find these notes in PDF and the sermon audio at sermons.heritagepark.org.  You can also download the audio via our podcast on iTunes.

Ephesians

Part 16 – A Picture of Justice and Beauty

Ephesians 4.25-5.2

5 Commands of Ethics that paint the picture of what justice/righteousness and holiness/beauty look like

Reside in Truth

• Remember that God is Truth (John 14.6)
• ExtMot: lying doesn’t just hurt the other, but me too.
• Speak the Truth to sin
• Find out the facts before you share

Have Self-Control

• Remember that the Spirit bears this in us (Gal. 5.23)
• ExtMot:  giving the devil a foothold is never good
• Are you angry about the right thing?
• Are you angry in the right way?

Live Generously

• Remember that Jesus is God’s generosity on display (Rom 8.32)
• ExtMot:  the shame of not having something to share
• Don’t steal
• Produce something:  work is the creation of value
• Share with others:  live as a self-limiting capitalist

Watch Your Words

• Remember Jesus warned us about careless words (Matthew 12.36)
• ExtMot:  you will grieve the Holy Spirit
• Words can wound or give grace

Check Your Attitude

• Put away:  bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, slander, malice
• Put on:  kindness, tenderness, forgiveness
• ExtMot:  This is how God treated you
• Remember God’s attitude toward us:  sacrificial love