The Grateful Christian

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The Grateful Christian

• Ephesians 511-20
• Ryan Habbena, Twin City Fellowship
• September 30, 2007

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Ephesians 41- 530The Sanctification Exhortation

• Ephesians 4 1-2 Walk worthy of Your Calling
• Ephesians 4 3-7 Walk in Unity
• Ephesians 4 8-16 Walk in the Word
• Ephesians 4 17-32 Walk as the New Self
• Ephesians 5 1-2 Walk in Love
• Ephesians 5 3-10 Walk as Children of the Light
• Ephesians 5 11-18 Walk Wisely
• Ephesians 5 19-20 Walk in Thanksgiving

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Expose the Deeds of Darkness

• Ephesians 511-12
• Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of
  darkness, but instead even expose them for it is
  disgraceful even to speak of the things which are
  done by them in secret.

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Life and Light in Jesus Christ

• Ephesians 513-14
• But all things become visible when they are
  exposed by the light, for everything that becomes
  visible is light. For this reason it
  says,         "Awake, sleeper,      And arise
  from the dead,          And Christ will shine on
  you."

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Walk Wisely in the Lord

• Ephesians 515-17
• Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise
  men but as wise, making the most of your time,
  because the days are evil. So then do not be
  foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord
  is.

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Filled with the Spirit

• Ephesians 518-19
• And do not get drunk with wine, for that is
  dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
  speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and
  spiritual songs, singing and making melody with
  your heart to the Lord

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The Grateful Christian

• Ephesians 520
• always giving thanks for all things in the name
  of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father
  

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Why We Should Give Thanks

• Colossians 112-14
• . . . giving thanks to the Father, who has
  qualified us to share in the inheritance of the
  saints in Light. For He rescued us from the
  domain of darkness, and transferred us to the
  kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have
  redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

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Why We Should Give Thanks For All Things

• Romans 828
• And we know that God causes all things to work
  together for good to those who love God, to those
  who are called according to His purpose.

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A Warning from the Pen of Paul

• 1 Corinthians 101-5
• For I do not want you to be unaware, brethren,
  that our fathers were all under the cloud and all
  passed through the sea  and all were baptized
  into Moses in the cloud and in the sea and all
  ate the same spiritual food and all drank the
  same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from
  a spiritual rock which followed them and the
  rock was Christ. Nevertheless, with most of them
  God was not well-pleased for they were laid low
  in the wilderness.

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A Warning from the Pen of Paul

• 1 Corinthians 106-11
• Now these things happened as examples for us, so
  that we would not crave evil things as they also
  craved. Do not be idolaters, as some of them
  were as it is written, The people sat down to
  eat and drink and stood up to play." Nor let us
  act immorally, as some of them did, and
  twenty-three thousand fell in one day. Nor let us
  try the Lord, as some of them did, and were
  destroyed by the serpents. Nor grumble, as some
  of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer.
  Now these things happened to them as an example,
  and they were written for our instruction, upon
  whom the ends of the ages have come.

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A Promise from the Pen of Paul

• 1 Corinthians 1012-13
• Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed
  that he does not fall. No temptation has
  overtaken you but such as is common to man and
  God is faithful, who will not allow you to be
  tempted beyond what you are able, but with the
  temptation will provide the way of escape also,
  so that you will be able to endure it.

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1 Grow in Wisdom through Growing in the Word

• 2 Timothy 314-15
• You, however, continue in the things you have
  learned and become convinced of, knowing from
  whom you have learned them, and that from
  childhood you have known the sacred writings
  which are able to give you the wisdom that leads
  to salvation through faith which is in Christ
  Jesus.

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2 Give Thanks in All Situations

• 1 Thessalonians 518
• . . . in everything give thanks for this is
  God's will for you in Christ Jesus.