GRACE to YOU

1. KIF Spring 2012 Sermon Series - Ephesians GRACE to YOU

2. KIF Spring 2012 Sermon Series - Ephesians A Worthy Walk(Equipping the Saints)

3. Ephesians 4:17-24 What is the secret to a successful Christian life? 17 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. 18 They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. 19 Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, and they are full of greed. 20 That, however, is not the way of life you learned 21 when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. 22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

4. So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you (Christian) must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God lost all sensitivity they have given themselves to indulge in every kind of impurity, and are full of greed. put off your old self put on the new self, created to be like God Ephesians 4:17-24 ME

5. 20 That, however, is not the way of life you learned21 when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus.  Ephesians 2:3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Salvation is a change of mind. A new thinking process. Christianity is cognitive, before it's experiential.

6. 20 That, however, is not the way of life you learned21 when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. the attitude of your minds • we think different about our self • we think different about God • we think different about Christ • we think different about what we ought to do with our life

7. You were taught… The truth that is in Jesus Matthew 15 35 He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. 36 Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people. 37 They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 38 The number of those who ate was four thousand men, besides women and children. 39 After Jesus had sent the crowd away, he got into the boat and went to the vicinity of Magadan.

8. Matthew 16 1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,’ 3 and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. 4 A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Jesus then left them and went away.

9. 5 When they went across the lake, the disciples forgot to take bread. 6 “Be careful,” Jesus said to them. “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 7 They discussed this among themselves and said, “It is because we didn’t bring any bread.” 8 Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked, “You of little faith, why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread?9 Do you still not understand? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? 10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? 11 How is it you don’t understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 12 Then they understood that he was not telling them to guard against the yeast used in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

10. You were taught… The truth that is in Jesus Lessons from Magadan • Disciples followed Jesus across the lake • “Be Careful”: Jesus our teacher • Psalm 119:18 "Open Thou mine eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of Thy law.“ • Acts 1 "All those forty days, whenever He was with them, He taught them things pertaining to the Kingdom.“ • John 14:26 " But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you."

11. You were taught… The truth that is in Jesus Lessons from Magadan • Disciples followed Jesus across the lake • “Be Careful”: Jesus our teacher • The yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees • Luke 12:1 "The yeast of the Pharisees is hypocrisy." • It's phony religion, externalism without the heart, legalism, ritualism, ceremonialism. • Beware of legalism. ritualism, ceremonialism, externalism, where there's no heart for God;  Disciples and Yeast at Magadan

12. You were taught… The truth that is in Jesus • Thinking differently about • The authority structure of my life • Disciples forgot bread at Magadan • Recognizing the influence of the “Sadducees and Pharisees” • The “Wisdom” of this world • Get a good education • How I dress • Men must be tough • The Church of the world • Spirituality based on what we don’t do • Behavior over heart • Trappings vs. 本気　（honki)

13. You were taught… The truth that is in Jesus • Thinking differently about • The authority structure of my life • The realm in which I live • “Living by Faith” • There is a realm that is different from the physical realm • Living in an awareness of the spiritual real • God cares about me • God is here • The heart of God

14. You were taught… The truth that is in Jesus • Thinking differently about • The authority structure of my life • The realm in which I live • My source of Knowledge – “My Truth” • “He will teach you all things” • Holy Spirit our teacher for God • The Bible, the supreme authority • The Body: Holy Spirit teaches us through others

15. You were taught… The truth that is in Jesus • Thinking differently about • The authority structure of my life • The realm in which I live • My source of Knowledge – “My Truth” • “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.” • “YOU feed them” • My purpose for living - Others • 自覚 awareness • Action

16. 1 Corinthians 2:9-13 “THINGS WHICH EYE HAS NOT SEEN AND EAR HAS NOT HEARD, AND which HAVE NOT ENTERED THE HEART OF MAN, ALL THAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM.” 10 For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God. 11 For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God, 13 which things we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words.