By referring to “the day of redemption” (Ephesians 4:30), Paul has just invited his readers to consider their uses of speech in the context of Christ’s second coming. Ephesians 4:31-32, then, may be understood as addressing the use of speech as we approach that grand event. In the light of Christ’s return, what attitudes and behaviors, related to speech, … Continue reading –>
In discussing sins of speech within the Christian community, what exhortation does Paul share about the presence of the Holy Spirit with believers? Ephesians 4:30. Paul simultaneously offers a daunting warning and a heartwarming promise. Our sins against one another in the church are not minor misdeeds with little consequence: what grieves the Holy Spirit is our … Continue reading –>
You can view an in-depth discussion of Christ-shaped Lives and Spirit-inspired Speech in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. Click on the image to view: With thanks to Hope Channel – Television that will change your life.
Continue reading -->Monday’s section of this week’s Sabbath School lesson asks, the question, “What is the difference, the crucial difference, between learning about Christ and learning to know Christ?” This question reminded me of a conversation I overheard at an Oklahoma camp meeting way back in 1991.After recently getting baptized and becoming the first person in his … Continue reading –>
Which of Paul’s words of counsel with regard to the use of speech among believers is the most important to you just now? Why? (Ephesians 4:25-29). Paul repeatedly uses an interesting structure in Ephesians 4:25-32, which is illustrated by Ephesians 4:25 (NKJV): a negative command (“putting away lying”); a positive command next (“let each one of you speak truth … Continue reading –>
The book of Ephesians does show us “How to Follow Jesus in Trying Times”: Hymn 623 – I Will Follow Thee, My Saviour, so that our actions will always speak louder than our words. There are unfathomable changes to our lives, we see during our studies this week, when we follow our Lord and Saviour, Jesus … Continue reading –>
Key Thought Paul writes that believers have experienced a complete transformation. The old man has become new. It includes a renewal of the mind. August 19, 2023 1. Have a volunteer read Ephesians 4:20-24. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage. How does Paul … Continue reading –>
Lesson 8 *August 12-18 Christ-Shaped Lives and Spirit-Inspired Speech SABBATH AFTERNOON Read for This Week’s Study: Ephesians 4:17-32 ; Colossians 3:1-17 ; Zechariah 3:3-5 ; Zechariah 8:16 ; Isaiah 63:10 ; Romans 8:16 , Romans 8:26 Romans 8:27 . Memory Text: “You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off … Continue reading –>
In retelling the story of the conversion of his audience, what essential main point is Paul getting across to them? (Ephesians 4:20-24). Having described their former, Gentile existence (Ephesians 4:17-19), Paul does not say, “That is not the way you learned about Christ.” Instead, he exclaims, “That is not the way you learned Christ!” (Ephesians 4:20, ESV). Noting that … Continue reading –>
