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Ephesians Part 5 : In your anger don't sin

Ephesians Part 5 : In your anger don't sin

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In the fourth of our series on the book of Ephesians, Pastor Steve Reilly unpacks Paul’s teaching regarding what it means to live a life which reveals God to the world in which we live. Pastor Steve highlights the two foundational truths on which Paul builds - that we are to live a life of love, and to live as children of the light. This is a high calling, and only possible by living in partnership with the Holy Spirit who empowers and energises this life. Hence Paul’s exhortation to us to keep on being filled with the Holy Spirit. Pastor Steve encourages us to pray daily: “Father, fill me with your Holy Spirit today!”Paul then takes into some very challenging practical areas of Christian living. He talks about “putting off” our old way of life and “putting on” a lifestyle consistent wth our new identities as children of light. We notice how Paul takes a negative - to put off - and replaces it with the positive we are to put on. Pastor Steve reminds us that a holy life is a positive and beautiful life, whereas a sinful life is ugly. Pastor Steve picks out three specifics from our passage today.i).Put off falsehood - put on truth. Biblical truth is as true for the world as it is for the church. Relationships established on trust, founded on honesty, are strong and can stand the test of time, whereas falsehood breeds suspicion and mistrust. Pastor Steve reminds us that the longevity of our influence will be far more down to character than gifting.ii).Don’t let anger lead you into sin, but keep it under control. It’s not wrong to be angry, especially with regards to injustice. But we need to put boundaries on our anger so that it does’t leave the devil a foothold from which he can influence us towards bitterness or resentment. Unresolved anger is a route to unforgiveness - the past unhelpfully influencing our present and future. Pastor Steve explains how the journey of forgiveness is our road to freedom and recommends Dr Amy Orr Ewing’s book Forgiveness - Reclaiming Its Power in a Culture of Outrage and Fear. To be truly children of our heavenly Father, Jesus teaches us to love our enemies, prayer for our persecutors, and seek reconciliation where possible.iii).Silence unwholesome talk - invest in speech that builds up. Our speech can be fuel to the fire, or the water that cools and extinguishes it. Pastor Steve reminds us of Scriptures that speak of the power of our speech and encourages us to let our conversation lead to peace not strife, to life and not death.Finally, Pastor Steve reminds us that whatever negatives have been spoken over us in the past, these do not define us. What defines us is our identity as children of God, blessed with His lavish love.We welcome you to Bridge Community Church, Leeds!We invite you to join our online community!Like us on Facebook: https://bit.ly/BCCLeedsFacebookJoin our Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/BCCOnlineCommunityGroupFollow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/BCCLeedsInstagramFollow us on Twitter: https://bit.ly/BCCLeedsTwitterVisit our Website: https://www.bccleeds.org/If you would like to give to further our work. You can use the link below:https://bit.ly/GivingtoBCC#EveryoneWelcome #ChurchOnline #Leeds #Burmantofts #LincolnGreen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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