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Walking Differently (Ephesians 4:17 – 5:20) mouth money reactions to difficult people

Walking Differently (Ephesians 4:17 – 5:20) mouth money reactions to difficult people sexual purity kindness, compassion, and forgiveness appropriate confrontation of sin. Kindness, Compassion, and Forgiveness

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Walking Differently (Ephesians 4:17 – 5:20) mouth money reactions to difficult people

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  1. Walking Differently • (Ephesians 4:17 – 5:20) • mouth • money • reactions to difficult people • sexual purity • kindness, compassion, and forgiveness • appropriate confrontation of sin

  2. Kindness, Compassion, and Forgiveness Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:32

  3. Kindness, Compassion, and Forgiveness Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:32 aphiemi (50X): send away, release, let go, disregard, leave behind (Matthew 6:12-15) charizomai (10X): to do a favor to; to graciously pardon (Ephesians 4:32)

  4. Walking Differently • mouth • money • reactions to difficult people • sexual purity • kindness, compassion, and forgiveness • appropriate confrontation of sin

  5. Appropriately confronting sin Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness but rather expose them. Ephesians 5:11 Expose: confront, refute, find fault with, chide.

  6. Appropriately confronting sin Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness but rather expose them. Ephesians 5:11 Expose: confront, refute, find fault with, chide. Is it wrong to “judge” someone else’s behavior? Is it wrong to say to someone, “What you’re doing is wrong…”?

  7. Appropriately confronting sin • Have you “looked in the mirror” at your own heart? • Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For • in the same way you judge others, you will be • judged…. First take the plank out of your own • eye, and then you will see clearly to remove • the speck from your brother’s eye. • Matthew 7:1-2, 5

  8. Appropriately confronting sin • Have you “looked in the mirror” at your own heart? • Where are they at with Christ? • To the religious, Jesus said: • “You hypocrites…!” (Matthew 23) • To the irreligious (far from God), Jesus said: • “Go and sin no more” (John 8); “Believe in • me” (John 4)

  9. Appropriately confronting sin Have you prayed for wisdom to know how you should confront them? Harsh (1 Corinthians 5:12-13) Middle of the road (Matthew 18:15-17) Gentle (Galatians 6:1)

  10. Walking Differently • mouth • money • reactions to difficult people • sexual purity • kindness, compassion, and forgiveness • appropriate confrontation of sin

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