Key Thought In Ephesians 5, Paul contrasts what pagans and believers value. Believers need to forget about partying and focus on all that is good, right, and true.
August 26, 2023

1. Have a volunteer read Ephesians 5:1-10.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. In what sense does Paul intend believers to be imitators of God?
3. Personal Application: In what ways are Paul’s words about successful behavior applicable to your culture, wherever you live? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “Why does Paul say we are not to become partners or partakers with sinners? Aren’t we supposed to be in the woirld but not of the world? How can we influence people if we don’t spend time with them and do things with them?” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Ephesians 5:11-14.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What powerful warning is Paul giving here, and how does it apply to our present situation?
3. Personal Application: How do you live the kind of lifestyle that can expose words of darkness for what they are? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “What does it mean to awake from sleep and arise from the dead? What light is Paul speaking about giving us?.” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read Ephesians 5:15-17.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What is the difference between walking not as fools but as wise?
3. Personal Application: Confronted today with a viral culture that pushes its values through media 24/7, how can believers adopt Paul’s high standards? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your neighbors states: “What does it mean when Paul says we are to redeem the time?” How would you respond to your relative?

4. Have a volunteer read Ephesians 5:18-20.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What does Paul imagine Christians gathering to do in worship?
3. Personal Application: How can we use music to enhance our own worship experience? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.

(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared.”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).

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