The Believer’s Strength (6:10)

• Strong Christians _____________ the Lord.
  • Trust the Lord for _____________.
  • Trust the Lord for _____________. (Ephesians 1:17-20)
    • You cannot be strong if you are not in the Lord.
    • You are not strong because you are in the Lord.
• Strong Christians _____________ the Lord.
  • Spiritual warfare is not about learning how to fight the _____________.
  • Spiritual warfare is about learning how to obey the _____________.

The Believer’s Supply (6:11)

• Put on the _____________ armor of God.
  • God _____________ the armor in divine sovereignty.
  • God _____________ the armor in divine generosity.
  • God _____________ the armor in divine justice.
• Stand against the schemes of the devil.
  • The _____________ is our external enemy.
  • The _____________ is our internal enemy.
  • The _____________ is our infernal enemy.

The Believer’s Struggle (6:12)

• Our struggle is not against _____________ forces.
  • Christians are not called to fight people.
  • We have no business fighting one another.
• Our struggle is against _____________ forces.

The Believer’s Stand (6:13)

• ● Some days are especially evil days…
  • ○ When you are a _____________ believer in Christ.
  • ○ When you are spiritually idle.
  • ○ When you are _____________ from other believers.
  • ○ During times of loss, sorrow, or _____________.
  • ○ During seasons of _____________ in your life.
  • ○ After you have won a _____________.
  • ○ When you are near _____________.
• ● Every day is an evil day. (Ephesians 5:16)
  • ○ Stand up for Jesus in _________________.
  • ○ Speak up for Jesus with _________________.

​A Brief Word About Slavery (continued)

• The biblical writers never condone or endorse slavery.
  • Instead of a political revolt, Paul is aiming at a ______________ revolution.
  • Paul did not try to change the outward system. Instead he aimed at the human _________.
  • Paul dealt with the reality of slavery by preaching the ___________ to one day destroy it.
• Paul’s two main ideas for all who do work:
  • Your work matters because it is ultimately done for the ______________ of Christ.
    • There is no distinction in Scripture between secular work and sacred work.
    • All of our work should be an act of ______________.
    • All of our work is an opportunity to be a ______________.
  • Every square inch of your workplace falls under the ______________ of Christ.
    • This text affects ______________.
      • Work through Christ, like Christ, for Christ.
    • This text affects ______________.
      • Lead through Christ, like Christ, for Christ.

Encouragement to Employees: Do Your Work As You Would For Christ (6:5-8)

• Glorify Christ by working __________________.
• Glorify Christ by working wholeheartedly.
  • Do not deceive your boss by __________.
  • Do not defraud your boss by being __________.
• Glorify Christ by working ______________.
• Glorify Christ by working ______________.

Exhortation to Employers: Treat Your Workers As You Would Christ (6:9)

• Practice mutuality.
  • Glorify Christ by seeking their _____________.
• Avoid hostility.
  • Glorify Christ by not making __________.
• Live with God-centered accountability.
  • Glorify Christ by submitting to the __________.
• Remember God’s partiality.
  • Glorify Christ by not playing ______________.

Gospel Foundations continued

• The grace of God is the ultimate ___________ for marriage.
  • The major problem in every marriage: __________.
  • The major solution for any marriage: a _______________.
• The gospel of God is the ultimate _______________ in marriage.
  • Wives give a picture of the _______________ to the world.
  • Husbands give a picture of _______________ to the world.

A Marriage Made in Heaven (5:31-33)

• The church is described in three ways in Ephesians to show her union with Christ:
  • The church is the _______________ with Christ as the foundation.
  • The church is a _______________ with Christ as the head.
  • The church is a _______________ with Christ as the husband.
• The mystery of marriage is that human marriage was always about Christ’s love for the Church.
  • This mystery is not a secret to keep, but a truth to be _____________!
  • The Bible is the story of God choosing a bride for his __________.
  • Christ and the church are the solid substance… human marriage is simply the _____________.
• When you realize marriage is not ultimately about you, but about reflecting the gospel, it should affect your marriage in three ways:
  • The gospel relieves the crushing pressure of _______________.
  • The gospel redefines the ultimate purpose of your marriage.
  • The gospel sustains your marriage in seasons of _______________.

Gospel Exhortations

• To married couples…
  • Husbands, _______________ your wife.
  • Wives, _______________ your husband’s leadership.
  • Husbands and wives, let Christ serve you.
• To the single…
• To the divorced…
• To the widowed…
• Remember the ________________!

“The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.”
- Tim Keller

The Illustration for Wives (5:23-24)

• The order of creation…
  • God created men and women with _____________ dignity.
    • We all _____________ God.
    • We all _____________ God.
    • We all have the capacity to _____________ to God.
    • We all have personal ______________________ before God.
  • God created men and women with _____________ roles.
    • Man and woman complement one another.
      • Man was created to be the _____________.
      • Woman was created to be the _____________.
    • Man and woman were created for one another.
      • Man was created to exercise _____________ authority over woman.
      • Woman was created to extend _____________ submission to man.
  • Are you sure about that?
    • The design of creation…
      • God made a wife for Adam from him: She is _____________ him.
      • God made a wife for Adam after him: He _____________ her.
      • God made a wife for Adam for him: He was _____________ without her.
    • God created men and women as a reflection of the Trinity.
      • The persons of the Trinity are equally _______________.
      • The persons of the Trinity are positionally _______________.
        • The Father has authority over the Son.
        • The Son is subject to the Father.
• The order of the church…
  • As Christ is the Savior of the church, the husband is the sacrificial leader of his wife.
  • As the church submits to Christ, the wife is the joyful servant to her husband.

Three Conclusions:

• All of this is _______________ for us.
• All of this is _______________ to God.
  • He is our Head.
  • He is our Helper.
• All of this is the essence of the _______________.
  • Christ is our sacrificial _____________.
  • We are His submissive ______________.

Life in the Spirit (5:18) continued

• Christians should not get drunk.
  • Alcohol is a depressant. Spirit-filling is a ______________.
  • Alcohol makes you lose control. The Spirit gives you _______________.
  • “Debauchery”- Christians should not do anything that contradicts our ___________.
• Instead, Christians should be filled with the Spirit.
  • It is a ___________, not a suggestion.
  • It is for ___________, not just a few.
  • It is ___________, not permanent.
  • It is ___________, not performed.
• How are we filled with the Spirit?
  • To get drunk on alcohol, you must drink a lot of ___________.
  • To be filled with the Spirit, you must drink a lot of the ___________. (Col. 3:16)

Marks of the Spirit-Filled Life (5:19-21)

• Mark #1: Worship
  • The Spirit will not teach you to sing, but He will give you a ___________.
  • We do not sing to promote ourselves. We sing to build up ___________.
    • Singing in church should be…
      • Mostly ___________________. “Addressing one another…”
      • Completely ____________. “in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs…”
      • Centered on ____________. “Making melody to the Lord…”
      • Stylistically ____________.
    • Singing that pleases God must come from the ____________.
• Mark #2: Thanksgiving
  • Spirit-filled people give thanks ___________________.
  • Spirit-filled people give thanks ___________________.
• Mark #3: Submission
  • We submit to one another because of the rule of God’s kingdom:
    • To get ____________ what the Lord has put under you…
    • You must first get ____________ what the Lord has put over you.
  • We submit to one another out of reverence for the king.
    • The Holy Spirit will make you ____________ before other Christians.
    • The Holy Spirit will cause you to ____________ Christ.

A Command to the Dead Sinner: Arise! (continued)

• The light of the gospel will _______________ you.
  • You will not only ________ the light…
  • You will now ________ light!
• Will you come to the light? Will you repent of your sin? Will you trust in Christ?
  • The call of the gospel is not for _________ people to become good people…
  • The call of the gospel is for __________ people to become alive!

A Call to the Sleeping Saint: Awake!

• It is a great _______________ to be a sleeping Christian.
  • You can be asleep and not know it.
  • You can be asleep in a sleeping _______________ with no one to wake you up.
  • You can guard yourself from waking up.
  • You can be active and still sleeping.
    • Some people _______________ in their sleep.
    • Some people _______________ in their sleep.
    • Some people _______________ in their sleep.
• It is a great _______________ to be a sleeping Christian.
  • You are a servant.
    • While Christ is _______________, we are napping.
  • The Enemy is awake.
    • While the devil is _______________, we are snoozing.
  • Time is fading.
    • While souls are _______________, we are slumbering.
• We must hear the _______________ of Christ.
  • It is a voice driven by _____________.
  • It is a voice rooted in wisdom.
  • It is a voice with absolute _________________.
  • It is a voice that has been repeated often.
  • It is a voice that is intensely _________________.
• We must hear the _______________ of Christ.
  • His light will be your spiritual _______________.
  • His light will bring you unstoppable __________.
  • His light will turn you from a sleeper to a _______________.

A Cry to Seek the Savior: He’s Alive!

• The way of salvation is not…
  • Work _______________.
  • Wake up and serve.
• The gospel message is…
  • Jesus Christ suffered in the place of his people.
  • Trust Christ and be _______________.

Reveal  the Deeds of Darkness
​Command 2:

• _________________ deeds of darkness (Ephesians 5:11)
  • We expose darkness by:
  1. ____________________ the Gospel (Romans 10:17)
  2. ____________________ the Word of God (Psalm 119:105)

Warning!

• When exposing the unfruitful works of darkness:
  • Proceed with __________________ (Ephesians 5:12)
  • Choose your workd ______________________.
    • Don't ignore these matters as _______________ (Ephesians 5:12)
    • Don't fixate lest you be ________________ (Galatians 6:1)

Application:

• Take no part (Command 1)
• Set _________________ (accountability)
• Two thoughts for exposing the deeds of darkness (Command 2)
  • The goal of exposing is :
    • __________________for the believer (1 Corinthians 5)
    • __________________ for the sinner (Romans 1:16)
  • ​__________________ darkness is inot easy

A Radical Transformation: Display Light by Living Out Your Identity (5:8)

• We must remember our ________________ history.
  • We once were darkness.
    • We were spiritually ________________.
    • We were morally ________________.
    • We were intellectually ________________.
    • We were totally ________________.
• We must remember our ________________ identity.
  • We are now light in the Lord.
    • We must ________________ the light of Christ. (Matthew 5:16)
    • We must ________________ the love of Christ. (1 John 2:10–11)
    • We must ________________ the word of Christ. (Philippians 2:14-16)

A Radical Demonstration: Display Light by Doing All that Is Good, Right, and True (5:8-9)

• Notice that Paul repeatedly tells us who we ______ before he says what we must ______.
  • In Christianity, the indicative always comes before the imperative.
  • If we are children of light, we will bear the fruit of light.
• To live in the light, we must…
  • Do good ________________. (Ephesians 2:10)
  • Live ________________. (Ephesians 4:24)
  • Speak the ________________. (Ephesians 4:15)

A Radical Examination: Display Light by Pleasing the Lord (5:10)

• Pleasing the Lord requires ________________.
• Pleasing the Lord requires ________________.
  • The crucible of Scripture…
    • The Test: Does the Bible explicitly command or forbid this?
  • The crucible of wisdom…
    • The Test: If the Bible is silent, is this choice ultimately helpful or hindering?
  • The crucible of love…
    • The Test: Will this choice build up my neighbor or cause them to stumble?
  • The crucible of glory…
    • The Test: Can I honestly thank God for this and do it to His glory?
    • Pleasing the Lord requires ________________. (Hebrews 11:6)

The Sins We Must Shun (5:3-4) continued

• Sins of the Tongue…
  • Do not be _______________ regarding sex.
  • Do not be _______________ in speech.
  • Do not be _______________ about sin.
• Saints of the Lord…
  • There must be no _______________ of immorality among us.
    • We must _______________ sin.
    • We must _______________ sexual immorality.
  • We must hunger for what is _______________.

The Speech We Must Speak (5:4)

• There are two indications of a person’s character:
  • What makes him _______________.
  • What makes him _______________.
• The antidote to sexual sin is ____________________.
  • We must strip off the rags of impurity and put on the garment of _______________.
  • Gratitude is what you feel when you believe God is for you and not against you.

The Sentence We Must See (5:5)

• The unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God.
  • Notice Paul’s _______________.
  • Notice Pauls’ consistency.
  • Notice Paul’s _______________.
  • Notice Paul’s _______________.
• Your sexual sin problem is fundamentally a _______________ problem.
  • In the OT, idolatry was considered spiritual _______________.
  • In the NT, immorality is considered spiritual _______________.

The Seduction We Must Stop (5:6)

• Do not be deceived…
  • With _______________ words.
  • With _______________ for sin.
• Do not disobey…
  • The _______________ of God is coming.
  • The _______________ of God is available.
    • Turn from your _______________.
    • Trust in the _______________.

The Path We Must Walk: God’s Love

• Forgiveness was the supreme _____________ of God’s love. (Revelation 1:5)
• Forgiveness will be the convincing _____________ of our love.
  • The depth of our love is shown by how much we _____________. (1 Peter 4:8)
  • The depth of our love is known by how much we have been _____________. (Luke 7:36-47)

The Price He Paid: God’s Son

• The _____________ of love…
  • We do not measure love according to the _____________.
  • We measure love by the _____________.
    • Jesus died as our _____________.
      • He gave himself up “to God.”
    • Jesus died as our _____________.
      • He gave himself up “for us.”
• The _____________ of love…
  • Jesus died for sin. We must die _____________ sin.
  • Jesus gave his life for us. We must give our _____________ for him.
• The _____________ of love…
  • When God smelled the aroma of Noah’s offering…
    • He promised never to _____________ the ground.
  • When God smelled the aroma of Christ’s offering…
    • He promised never to _____________ his people.
• The _____________ for love…
  • We can love others…
  • Because he first loved us.

Replace Losing Your Temper with Righetous Anger (4:26-27)

• Be angry and do not _____________. (Psalm 4:4)
  • Be angry at the right things.
  • Be angry in the right way.
• Be angry, but watch the _____________.
  • Do not _____________ on your anger quietly.
  • _____________ with your anger quickly.
• Be angry, but watch out for _____________.
  • Your emotional life is to be under the sovereignty of God.
  • Your emotions are to be ruled by the Holy Spirit of God.

Replace Stealing with Sharing (4:28)

• Repentance involves stopping and starting.
  • _____________ stealing.
    • Stealing seeks to _____________ others.
    • Working seeks to _____________ others.
  • _____________ working.
    • We should work _____________.
    • We should work _____________.
• Salvation should change us from takers into givers.

Replace Corrupt Talk with Edifying Talk (4:29-30)

• Corrupt speech tears people down. Christians must build one another up.
• Four Questions to evaluate your speech:
  • Am I speaking the truth in _____________?
  • Will it _____________ them up in this moment?
  • Does it impart _____________ to those who hear?
  • Will what I’m about to say or do please the Spirit or _____________ the Spirit?

Replace Bitterness and Rage with Kindness and Forgiveness (4:31-32)

• At the heart of bitterness is an __________________ spirit.
  • An unforgiving spirit is the devil’s ___________________.
  • An unforgiving spirit will eventually become a Christian’s __________________.
• Bitterness hardens the heart.
  • A bitter person refuses to _____________.
  • A bitter person keeps a _____________ of wrongs.
• Bitterness and anger grieve the Holy Spirit.
  • Bitterness in the heart makes us treat others the way _____________ treats them.
  • Grace helps us treat others the way _____________ treated us.