Ephesians 4: 25-32

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Ephesians 4 25-32

• New Clothes, pt. 2

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• 25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood
  and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are
  all members of one body. 26 In your anger do not
  sin Do not let the sun go down while you are
  still angry, 27 and do not give the devil a
  foothold.

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• 28 Anyone who has been stealing must steal no
  longer, but must work, doing something useful
  with their own hands, that they may have
  something to share with those in need.

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• 29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of
  your mouths, but only what is helpful for
  building others up according to their needs, that
  it may benefit those who listen. 30 And do not
  grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were
  sealed for the day of redemption.

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• 31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger,
  brawling and slander, along with every form of
  malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one
  another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ
  God forgave you. Ephesians
  4 25-32

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• When we put on the new
• Our capacity changes

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• 19 Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which
  are immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20
  idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy,
  outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions,
  factions, 21 envying, drunkenness, carousing, and
  things like these, of which I forewarn you

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• just as I have forewarned you that those who
  practice such things shall not inherit the
  kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is
  love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
  faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control
  against such things there is no law.

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• 24 Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have
  crucified the flesh with its passions and
  desires.
• Galatians 5 19-24

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• When we put on the new
• Our capacity changes
• Our motivation changes

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• When we put on the new
• Our capacity changes
• Our motivation changes
• Dont hurt the body of Christ (v. 25)
• Dont give the devil a foothold (v. 27)
• Dont grieve the Holy Spirit (v. 30)

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• When we put on the new
• Our capacity changes
• Our motivation changes
• Our decisions change

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• Be Truthful

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• Be Truthful
• Control Your Anger

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• The lifestyle of unbelieving Gentiles
• Futile in their thinking
• Darkened in their understanding (blind)
• Separated from the life of God

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• Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to
  be angry with the right person and to the right
  degree and at the right time and for the right
  purpose, and in the right way - that is not
  within everybody's power and is not easy.
  Aristotle

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• Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the
  vessel in which it is stored than to anything on
  which it is poured. Mark
  Twain

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• Dont let the sun go down while you are still
  angry.
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• Psalm 44 - Tremble and do not sin when you are
  on your beds, search your hearts and be silent.

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• Be Truthful
• Control Your Anger
• Work Hard

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• Be Truthful
• Control Your Anger
• Work Hard
• Speak Words that Build Others Up

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• Control Your Anger
• Work Hard
• Speak Words that Build Others Up
• Be Kind, Compassionate and Forgiving

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• You will never find freedom or motivation
  focused on the people who hurt you you will only
  find freedom and motivation when you focus on the
  one who forgave you - He forgave us fully,
  finally and freely. Andy Stanley

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• To be a Christian means to forgive the
  inexcusable, because God has forgiven the
  inexcusable in you.
  
• C.S. Lewis

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• Those who have been forgiven so much, and at so
  great a cost, must be forgiving in their turn.

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• "Clean hands" will not suffice, unless they are
  connected with "a pure heart." True religion is
  heart-work. We may wash the outside of the cup
  and the platter as long as we please, but if the
  inward parts be filthy, we are filthy altogether
  in the sight of God,

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• for our hearts are more truly ourselves than our
  hands are the very life of our being lies in the
  inner nature, and hence the imperative need of
  purity within. Charles Spurgeon

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• Therefore, as Gods chosen people, holy and
  dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion,
  kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 
• Colossians 312