How should we think, and how should we NOT think, about sexuality? In this sermon we learn about keeping one’s self holy with regard to sexuality. From [esvignore]Ephesians 5:3-5[/esvignore], the commands of Paul include putting off the world’s corrupted view of sexuality and taking up the Bible’s view of intimacy as a wonder and a gift. Rather than treating God’s good gift…
A Reformed Baptist Church Serving Southern Houston
A Reformed Baptist Church Serving Southern Houston
Sermons by Scott Head (Page 23)
In this message we move into [esvignore]Ephesians 5[/esvignore]. Our passage, [esvignore]Ephesians 4:31-5:2[/esvignore], summarizes the preceding examples of Paul’s principle of put off and put on, but introduces the overall motivation for why we are to practice any of the Christian life. It is the forgiveness offered by Jesus Christ. What a good and convicting message to hear on Resurrection Sunday! Our sermon…
We have been looking in detail at Paul’s examples that illustrate the put off/put on principle for Christian behavior. In [esvignore]Ephesians 4:25-5:2[/esvignore], we find several very direct instructions. In this sermon, we will examine [esvignore]verses 28-30[/esvignore] and learn how important it is for Christians (yes, Christians) to consider their own hearts when it comes to theft and a foul mouth. We also…
Paul has given us a principle for Christian behavior for the purpose of nurturing untiy and peace. In [esvignore]Ephesians 4:25-5:2[/esvignore], we find several. In this sermon, we will examine [esvignore]verses 25-27[/esvignore] to learn how to deal with lying and governing anger. Paul encourages us to put on the righteousness of Christ to mortify the flesh, we learn here what that looks like.…
Here we jump into an extended application section of our sermon from two weeks ago, Walking in the New Life. We learned that our task as Christians is to renew our minds and to put on the new man. Jumping off from [esvignore]Ephesians 4:20-24[/esvignore], we learn how to do just that. Drawing heavily from other passages and using tools from our forefathers…
Our text for this Sunday is [esvignore]Ephesians 4:17-24[/esvignore]. We look at the contrast between walking in the new life and walking in the futility of the old life. In this sermon we learn what the darkened mind looks like and how Christians can be deceived into thinking the old, dead self is attractive. This sermon sets us up for part two in…
Our sermon, from [esvignore]Ephesians 4:11-16[/esvignore] examines the work and ministry of God’s gifts to His people for the purposes of equipping the church. Here we find the idea of maturity and growth by means of speaking the truth in love. It is vital that all the individual members of the church exercise their gifts so that the church will be an army…
Our sermon from [esvignore]Ephesians 4:1-7[/esvignore] speaks of unity of the new society of Christ. We learn some of the marks of unity and also why the church doesn’t seem so unified with all of our denominations and apparent fractures. We also learn that unity at the expense of truth is no unity at all. Ephesians 4:1-7
Here is look at Paul’s prayer for the strengthening of the [esvignore]Ephesians[/esvignore] found in [esvignore]chapter 3[/esvignore], [esvignore]verses 14-21[/esvignore]. Up to this point, we’ve been learning some lofty and beneficial doctrine with our minds focused on great truths. In this prayer, Paul yearns for the Ephesians to also experience the love of Christ in fullness, because…
In this sermon we examine [esvignore]Ephesians 2:11-22[/esvignore]. Our chief concern is the breaking down of hostile divisions between the Jew and Gentile, and the new people resulting from the peace that Jesus Christ has brought to us – that new people is the Church. Up to this point, we have been concerned with the work of Christ on the personal level; here,…