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Going Green

Going Green. Eph 4:25-32.

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Going Green

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  1. Going Green Eph 4:25-32

  2. “If we want to reduce the amount of waste that the church generates, we have to look at what’s in the waste. There’s really only one way to do that—get our hands dirty! Once you know what types of waste you’re generating and where, you can develop effective programs to reduce that waste or implement recycling programs. In addition you can begin purchasing products that are more recyclable or made with recycled content.”

  3. This church needs to “Go Green”!

  4. We do have a responsibility to be environmentally responsible.

  5. We do have a responsibility to be environmentally responsible. • “The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it” (Gen 2:15, ESV).

  6. We do have a responsibility to be environmentally responsible. • “The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it” (Gen 2:15, ESV). • But, we must understand that the earth was created for man, not vice versa.

  7. This morning, we want to give some serious consideration to “Going Green.”

  8. This morning, we want to give some serious consideration to “Going Green.” Not recycling cans or plastics.

  9. This morning, we want to give some serious consideration to “Going Green.” Not recycling cans or plastics. Recycling our lives!

  10. Paul has told the Ephesians to get rid of their former lives.

  11. Paul has told the Ephesians to get rid of their former lives. • “Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds” (4:17, ESV).

  12. Paul has told the Ephesians to get rid of their former lives. • 4:17. • “Put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and . . . be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and . . . put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in truth righteousness and holiness” (4:22-24, ESV).

  13. Paul has told the Ephesians to get rid of their former lives. • 4:17. • 4:22-24. • Paul is telling these Christians to put their old selves in the recycle bin & to get out their new selves.

  14. What do these new lives look like?

  15. What do these new lives look like? In this morning’s text, Paul tells the Ephesians what a “recycled life” looks like.

  16. A Recycled Mouth vv 25, 29

  17. “Having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another” (v 25, ESV).

  18. Falsehood belongs to the old life.

  19. Falsehood belongs to the old life. • It is through “deceitful schemes” that individuals are carried away from the truth of Christ (Eph 4:14).

  20. Falsehood belongs to the old life. • It is through “deceitful schemes” that individuals are carried away from the truth of Christ (Eph 4:14). • The desires of the old life are themselves deceitful (Eph 4:22).

  21. Falsehood belongs to the old life. • The recycled mouth, however, speaks truth.

  22. Falsehood belongs to the old life. • The recycled mouth, however, speaks truth. • The verb for “speak” indicates a continual action, a way of life.

  23. Falsehood belongs to the old life. • The recycled mouth, however, speaks truth. • The verb for “speak” indicates a continual action, a way of life. • Our recycled mouths must make truth a way of life.

  24. Falsehood belongs to the old life. • The recycled mouth, however, speaks truth. • The verb for “speak” indicates a continual action, a way of life. • Our recycled mouths must make truth a way of life. • God himself “never lies” (Tit 1:2, ESV).

  25. Falsehood belongs to the old life. • The recycled mouth, however, speaks truth. • The verb for “speak” indicates a continual action, a way of life. • Our recycled mouths must make truth a way of life. • God himself “never lies” (Tit 1:2, ESV). • Jesus is “the truth” (Jn 14:6, ESV).

  26. Falsehood belongs to the old life. • The recycled mouth, however, speaks truth. • The verb for “speak” indicates a continual action, a way of life. • Our recycled mouths must make truth a way of life. • God himself “never lies” (Tit 1:2, ESV). • Jesus is “the truth” (Jn 14:6, ESV). • The word of God is truth (Jn 17:17).

  27. The recycled mouth not only speaks truth, but it is careful what it says.

  28. The recycled mouth not only speaks truth, but it is careful what it says. • “Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear” (v 29, ESV).

  29. The Greek word for “corrupting” refers to something that is rotten.

  30. The Greek word for “corrupting” refers to something that is rotten. • “Every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit” (Mt 7:17-18, ESV).

  31. The Greek word for “corrupting” refers to something that is rotten. • “Every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit” (Mt 7:17-18, ESV). • “Corrupting talk” is “diseased talk.”

  32. The Greek word for “corrupting” refers to something that is rotten. • “Every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit” (Mt 7:17-18, ESV). • “Corrupting talk” is “diseased talk.” • In context, this talk tears down, does not fit the occasion, & does not impart grace to the hearer.

  33. Recycled speech builds up, fits the occasion, & imparts grace.

  34. Recycled speech builds up, fits the occasion, & imparts grace. • The Lord expects us to encourage others with our words.

  35. Recycled speech builds up, fits the occasion, & imparts grace. • The Lord expects us to encourage others with our words: “Encourage one another with these words” (1 Thess 4:18, ESV).

  36. Recycled speech builds up, fits the occasion, & imparts grace. • The Lord expects us to encourage others with our words: “Encourage one another with these words” (1 Thess 4:18, ESV). • The Lord also expects us to speak as “fits the occasion.”

  37. Recycled speech builds up, fits the occasion, & imparts grace. • The Lord expects us to encourage others with our words: “Encourage one another with these words” (1 Thess 4:18, ESV). • The Lord also expects us to speak as “fits the occasion.” • Literally=“according to the need.”

  38. Recycled speech builds up, fits the occasion, & imparts grace. • The Lord expects us to encourage others with our words: “Encourage one another with these words” (1 Thess 4:18, ESV). • The Lord also expects us to speak as “fits the occasion.” • Literally=“according to the need.” • Thus, we encourage as the need arises.

  39. Recycled speech builds up, fits the occasion, & imparts grace. • The Lord expects us to encourage others with our words: “Encourage one another with these words” (1 Thess 4:18, ESV). • The Lord also expects us to speak as “fits the occasion.” • Such speech will impart grace to the hearer.

  40. Recycled speech builds up, fits the occasion, & imparts grace. • The Lord expects us to encourage others with our words: “Encourage one another with these words” (1 Thess 4:18, ESV). • The Lord also expects us to speak as “fits the occasion.” • Such speech will impart grace to the hearer. • The word “grace” often refers to a gift.

  41. Recycled speech builds up, fits the occasion, & imparts grace. • The Lord expects us to encourage others with our words: “Encourage one another with these words” (1 Thess 4:18, ESV). • The Lord also expects us to speak as “fits the occasion.” • Such speech will impart grace to the hearer. • The word “grace” often refers to a gift. • The idea is that by encouraging our hearers we are giving them a gift.

  42. “I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned” (Mt 12:36-37, ESV).

  43. “I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned” (Mt 12:36-37, ESV). • What will your words say about your on the day of judgment?

  44. “I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned” (Mt 12:36-37, ESV). • What will your words say about your on the day of judgment? • Do you need to recycle your mouth?

  45. Recycled Hands v 28

  46. “Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need” (v 28, ESV).

  47. The Greek doesn’t use the word “thief.”

  48. The Greek doesn’t use the word “thief.” • The Greek=“The one who is stealing.”

  49. The Greek doesn’t use the word “thief.” • The Greek=“The one who is stealing.” • The participle is in the present tense.

  50. Paul envisions that some of the Ephesians are still struggling with stealing.

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