15See then that you walk circumspectly,
not as fools but as wise, 16redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
17Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
18And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with
the Spirit, 19speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, 20giving thanks always for
all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21submitting
to one another in the fear of God.
Sunday
June 25, 2017
“The Style that Never Changes, not Even in the 21st
Century”
Pastor
Enoch Hanokh
A call for cautions and care-vv.
15-17
15See then that you walk circumspectly,
not as fools but as wise, 16redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
17Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
Circumspection
Wisdom
Buying
the opportunity (Watching against temptations)
A call to be filled?-vv. 18-19
. 18And do not be drunk with wine, in
which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, 19speaking to one another
in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your
heart to the Lord,
Not
giving to sensuality (drunkenness)
Giving
to being filled with Holy Spirit
Forming
the habit of speaking to one another
A call to thankfulness and
submission-vv. 20-21
20giving thanks always for all things to
God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21submitting to one
another in the fear of God.
Questions:
Share
with your group what you have learned from this passage and today’s
message.
Can
you think of any other forms of drunkenness (intoxication)?
What
can we learn from the merchants in regard to redeeming the time?
Do
Christians have to change in order to cope in this world?
8For you were once darkness, but now you
are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9(for the fruit of the Spirit
is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), 10finding out what is acceptable
to the Lord. 11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness,
but rather expose them. 12For it is shameful even to speak of those things
which are done by them in secret. 13But all things that are exposed are made
manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. 14Therefore He
says: “Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you
light.”
Sunday
June 18, 2017
“At an Age When it is Possible to Find Anything Out
There”
Pastor
Enoch Hanokh
1.What
is our condition and privilege?-vv. 8-9
8For you were once darkness, but now you
are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9(for the fruit of the Spirit
is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),
§The past
§The present
2.Expose
the work of darkness-vv.10-11
10finding out what is acceptable to the Lord.
11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather
expose them.
§Finding
what is acceptable to the LORD
§Shunning
fruitless work of darkness
§Exposing
works of darkness
3.Arise
from the dead-vv. 12-14
12For it is shameful even to speak of
those things which are done by them in secret. 13But all things that are
exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light.
14Therefore He says: “Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ
will give you light.”
§Unspeakable works
Is.
32:7-8 7Also the schemes of the schemer are
evil; He devises wicked plans To destroy the poor with flying words, Even when
the needy speaks justice. 8But generous man devises generous things, And by
generosity he shall stand.
§Manifest the light of God
Col.
1:9-12 9For this reason we also, since the day
we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled
with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
10rthat you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in
every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11strengthened with all
might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with
joy; 12giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the
inheritance of the saints in the light.
§Awake
Luke
21:34-36 34“But take heed to yourselves, lest your
hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and
that Day come on you unexpectedly. 35“For it will come as a snare on all those
who dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36“ Watch therefore, and pray always
that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to
pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
§Arise
Isa.
60:1-3 1Arise, ashine; For your light has come! And the glory of the LORD
is risen upon you. 2For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep
darkness the people; But the LORD will arise over you, And His glory will be
seen upon you. 3The Gentiles shall come to your light, And kings to the
brightness of your rising.
§Receive the light of
Christ
2
Cor. 4:55For
we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your
bondservants for Jesus’ sake. 6For it is the God who commanded light to shine
out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge
of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. Cast Down but Unconquered 7But
we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may
be of God and not of us. 8We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed;
we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9persecuted, but not forsaken; struck
down, but not destroyed— 10always carrying about in the body the dying of the
Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. 11For we
who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life of Jesus
also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. 12So then death is working in us,
but life in you.
1.What
is our condition and privilege in Christ?
2.In
a time when it is possible anything out there, what should be our position?
1Therefore be imitators of God as dear
children. 2And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for
us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma. 3But
fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among
you, as is fitting for saints; 4neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor
coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks. 5For this
you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an
idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6Let no one
deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God
comes upon the sons of disobedience. 7Therefore do not be partakers with them.
Sunday
June 11, 2017
“Walking in Love as God’s Dear Children”
Pastor
Enoch Hanokh
Exhortation to mutual love-vv. 1-2
1Therefore be imitators of God as dear
children. 2And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for
us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.
Acting from the Principle of Grace:
Conforming
to His Prevailing Example
Forgiving
others
Exhortation to what is befitting-vv.
3-5
3But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for
saints; 4neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are
not fitting, but rather giving of thanks. 5For this you know, that no
fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
Friendship with the World? James
4:2-5 2You lust and do not have. You
murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. 3Yet you do not
have because you do not ask. 3You ask and do not receive, because you ask
amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. 44Adulterers and adulteresses!
Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever
therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
5Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who dwells
in us yearns jealously”?
Remember Your Engagement to the LORD:
Jer. 2:2 1Moreover the word of the LORD
came to me, saying, 2“ Go and cry in the hearing of Jerusalem, saying,
‘Thus says the LORD: “I remember you, The kindness of your youth, The love
of your betrothal, When you went after Me in the wilderness, In a land not
sown. 3Israel was holiness to the LORD, The first fruits of His increase. All
that devour him will offend; Disaster will come upon them,” says the
LORD.’ ”
Sell Your Love for Nothing: Eze. 16:31-3431
“You erected your shrine at the head of every road, and built your high
place in every street. Yet you were not like a harlot, because you scorned
payment. 32“You are an adulterous wife, who takes strangers instead of her
husband. 33“Men make payment to all harlots, but you made your payments to
all your lovers, and hired them to come to you from all around for your
harlotry. 34“You are the opposite of other women in your harlotry, because
no one solicited you to be a harlot. In that you gave payment but no
payment was given you, therefore you are the opposite.”
You Have Only One Master: Mat. 6:24
24“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love
the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You
cannot serve God and mammon.
Exhortation not to share in
deception-vv. 6-7
6Let no one deceive you with empty words,
for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of
disobedience. 7Therefore do not be partakers with them.
Empty Words should be Offensive to a
Child of God
You shall not surely die: Gen. 3:2 4Then
the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5“ For God knows that
in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God,
knowing good and evil.” 6So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food,
that it was 1pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she
took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.
In
what way are we to be imitators of God?
What
friendship with the world is not and how can we avoid friendship with the
world?
What
else have you learned today? Share with your small group.
c. Don’t wander from the Commands of the
Word: vs. 10.
Based on today’s message let us consider
the following two questions and share with one another the understanding and
insight we have received. We are also encouraged to share how we want to apply
the meaning of the message in our personal Christian life.
1. What three practical ways can you can
walk with the LORD?
2. How can you put each into practice?
Each member should briefly share with
others how they intend to apply these practical ways in their walk with God.