THE CHRISTIAN LIFESTYLE (1 OF 4)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: Ephesians 4:1
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The Christian Lifestyle (1 of 4)
Series: Eyes on the Bride
Scott Maze
Ephesians 4:1
Famed outlaw, John Dillinger escaped from a local jail in Crown Point, Indiana, using a fake gun he carved out of wood and blackened with shoe polish. He then stole the sheriff's brand new Ford to escape. Frank Lee Morris, as well as John and Clarence Anglin, escaped from "the Rock" by fabricating human heads from toilet paper, hair, and soap. They left the fake heads in their beds to fool prison officers making night-time inspections. They were never heard from again. And Frank Abagnale escaped from a Federal Detention Center in Atlanta by convincing the prison guards that he was an undercover prison inspector posing as an inmate. Once he was released from prison using his fake alibi, the guards never saw him again. All five of these men escaped prison.
The Apostle Paul knew all about prison. Before meeting Jesus Christ, he even imprisoned followers of Christianity (Acts 8:3). And rather than escape prison, the author of the New Testament book of Ephesians suffered in prison. Paul had been in prison more times than he would like to count (2 Corinthians 6:5). Yet, God's very plan imprisoned Paul, for he spoke of not being a prisoner of Rome but of Jesus Christ Himself (Ephesians 3:1). And we greatly profit because God put Paul behind prison bars. From the squalor of a dimly lit prison cell, Paul tells us how to live as believers.
When someone writes you from prison, you read it because it is urgent. Writing from prison means that what he writes is dangerous. It is not a nice, middle-class way to solve your problems and be comfortable.
Today in our study of the New Testament book of Ephesians, we will examine just one verse: "I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called…" (Ephesians 4:1).
How do I navigate this turbulent world successfully? I want you to pay close attention to four wo ...
Series: Eyes on the Bride
Scott Maze
Ephesians 4:1
Famed outlaw, John Dillinger escaped from a local jail in Crown Point, Indiana, using a fake gun he carved out of wood and blackened with shoe polish. He then stole the sheriff's brand new Ford to escape. Frank Lee Morris, as well as John and Clarence Anglin, escaped from "the Rock" by fabricating human heads from toilet paper, hair, and soap. They left the fake heads in their beds to fool prison officers making night-time inspections. They were never heard from again. And Frank Abagnale escaped from a Federal Detention Center in Atlanta by convincing the prison guards that he was an undercover prison inspector posing as an inmate. Once he was released from prison using his fake alibi, the guards never saw him again. All five of these men escaped prison.
The Apostle Paul knew all about prison. Before meeting Jesus Christ, he even imprisoned followers of Christianity (Acts 8:3). And rather than escape prison, the author of the New Testament book of Ephesians suffered in prison. Paul had been in prison more times than he would like to count (2 Corinthians 6:5). Yet, God's very plan imprisoned Paul, for he spoke of not being a prisoner of Rome but of Jesus Christ Himself (Ephesians 3:1). And we greatly profit because God put Paul behind prison bars. From the squalor of a dimly lit prison cell, Paul tells us how to live as believers.
When someone writes you from prison, you read it because it is urgent. Writing from prison means that what he writes is dangerous. It is not a nice, middle-class way to solve your problems and be comfortable.
Today in our study of the New Testament book of Ephesians, we will examine just one verse: "I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called…" (Ephesians 4:1).
How do I navigate this turbulent world successfully? I want you to pay close attention to four wo ...
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