"On Our Way To Spiritual Renewal At East 38th Street" Part 5
"As Dear Children!"
Ephesians 4, 5:1-10

INTRO: Four weeks ago I started a series. "On Our Way To Spiritual Renewal At East 38th Street." Our message was entitled, "Erase The Mark From The 'John Mark' In Your Lives." Basically I dealt with the theme of "Reclaiming The Confidence In Each Other So We Can Regaining The Proper Direction God Wants Us To Have."

Then I dealt with the theme, "Receiving the Chastening of the Lord with Joy, that We Might Gladly Remove the Carnality that Clings to our Life." My message was entitled, "Carnality or Holiness, Which will it be?"

I continued on with the series, using next as a theme: Realigning our Ideas or Attitudes that are Contrary to the Spirit, That We Might Receive the Message of Reconciliation." Last weeks message was entitled, "So, Which Self Shows Up Today?"

Then I continued on with the series, using a theme: "Removing the Righteousness That We Own From Our Lives, That We Might Replace it With God's." I used as a title, "Pharisee or Publican; Saint or Sinner?"

Today I will finish the series, "On Our Way To Spiritual Renewal At East 38th Street." I will use as a theme: "Redeeming The Time That God Has For Us That We Might Rejoin The Cause For His Work To Succeed." My title this morning will be , "As Dear Children!"
 
 

  1. We are Family

    2.  
    1. With different Gifts (and)

      2. Abilities
      Jobs
      Responsibilities
      Ministries
      Earthly abodes
       
    2. With the same Goals for Evangelism (and)

      3. Need of personal salvation
      Hunger for unity
      Master
      Responsibility to walk worthy
      Eternal abode
       
  2. We need maturity to help our family

    3.  
    1. Fulfilling our potentials

      2. Growing for Christ
      Giving our allegiance
      Standing Upright and Holy
      Striving to daily improve
       
    2. Shedding childish (ungodly) practices (we should know better) vs.14-32

      3. Not deceived by every wind and doctrine
      Using God's word to strengthen us
      Using love and truth to grow - vs. 15
      Not a copy-cat vs. 17
      Filled with knowledge vs. 18
      Unneedful, unhelpful, uncomplemntary, unwelcome, etc. 19-32
       
       
  3. We need to be followers

    4.  
    1. Of God, the great provider

      2. In love
      Thankful
      Representing
      Sweet (as dear children are)
       
    2. As dear children with a purpose

      3. Separated from the others
      Non-partakers
      As CHILDREN OF LIGHT
  11-08-98 Am Gary Marcum