Worthy Walk Series – Ephesians 6:18

Intro: Prayer is air, without it you suffocate! To many Christians are gagging in their spiritual walk. Not enough pr-ayer. Because of my exposure to a lot of sick people in the church, I find myself sick more than I care to admit. I really can’t do much more than I already am with washing my hands and praying that I don’t get it! When I do get sick the coughing stage is always the worst. When I couch it weakens my whole body and I find myself gasp...

Worthy Walk Series – Ephesians 6:17

Intro: What is it that God has created in you? For whatever the reason, I will always remember the old Young Frankenstein Movie with Marty Felton and Gene Wilder. When I first saw this movie decades ago it was a time when the theater was the best way to watch a movie. There are several great scenes that still come to mind when I recall that movie. First of all it was hilarious, one of the scenes that made me laugh the most occurred when Marty Felton who...

Worthy Walk Series – Ephesians 6:15-16

Intro: Have you ever stepped on something that you regretted later? Was it squishy, did it sting you, was it hot, or was it cold? Did it break, or did you twist an angle or hurt your knee, maybe your back went out again. So many things could be said about the step you just made! Or steps you are making …

The Bible tells us that when a person receives Christ, a key part of their walk with God is to step out on faith. “For I am not ashamed of the gos...

Worthy Walk Series – Ephesians 6:13-14

Intro: Surgical Room, having the proper equipment. Would you say that it is crucial to have the correct equipment before you go into surgery?

It has been said that a soldier is no better than his equipment. Paul has told us about our enemy and about our energy. Now, he takes the time to speak concerning our equipment. He lets us know that we know all about our enemy. We are blessed with boundless energy and we have the best equipment that any army in...

Worthy Walk Series - Ephesians 6:10-13

Intro: “Eye Exam” How often you hear someone say; you need your eyes examined. If you haven’t it is only a matter of time before you need to get your eyes examined. Whether you wear glasses or not sooner or later you will get your eyes examined. Probably most of you here today can relate. Karol and I recently had our eyes examined. The actual eye examine is fascinating, and the equipment that is used to check out your vision is quite high tech. Wh...

Worthy Walk Series – Ephesians 6:5-9

Intro: last week the worthy walk series took us into some uncomfortable waters, submission, loving your wife and avoiding the provoking of your children. This week is all about doing service as to the Lord: Imagine what the world would be like if everyone turned to the Lord, think about the economic relationships, world hunger, respect for all of mankind, yes it is starting to sound like a song: red and yellow black and white they our precious in His si...

Worthy Walk Series - Ephesians 5:22-33

INTRO: So now the worthy walk leads us to walk in a spirit of submission and love. How much more is there to this worthy walk concept? God’s instructions are not grievous! If we walk down the path God has laid for us—if we do just what He says—we experience the most loving and peaceful, the richest and fullest life imaginable. This is doubly true for husband and wife, for they have the companionship of each other as well of the Lord.

Marriage is a...

Worthy Walk Series – Week 20 (Ephesians 5:8-14)

Intro: The worthy walk series continues, we start off the new year by simply asking are you in the light or are you still living in the dark? Simple question hard to answer, WHY! No sarcasm intended; however, it is very hard to walk without legs, without any form of prosthetics or a wheel chair, or crutches…? It’s pretty much impossible. Interestingly enough there are people in the church wondering why they’re not walking. It is imposs...

Worthy Walk Series – Week 18 (Ephesians 4:25-32)

Intro: Commonality of Recipes & Clothes: The holiday season always brings the exchanging of Recipes. When a person clothes himself, he wants to be sure to put on the right clothes. If he dresses improperly and puts on clothes that clash and are unacceptable, he is unacceptable and rejected by most people. Most people avoid the person who is improperly dressed, for he embarrasses them. So it is with God. There are things that we are to put o...

Worthy Walk Series - Week 16 (Ephesians 4:7-16)

Text: Ephesians 4:7-16 (NKJV)

“But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift. 8 Therefore He says: "When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men." 9 Now this, "He ascended"--what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things. 11 And He Himsel...

Worthy Walk Series – Week 15 (Ephesians 4:1-6)

Intro: How do you really appreciate thankfulness? “Walk Worthy of your Call!”

How are we to live day by day? How does our position in Christ work itself out in our lives? How does Christ help us deal with the trials, problems, difficulties, and sufferings of day to day living? The believer's walk is the subject of Ephesians from this point on. We owe God more than we could ever pay. We owe God so much that we could never even begin to p...

Worthy Walk Series - Week 14 (Ephesians 3:14-21)

Text: Ephesians 3:14-21 (NKJV)

Intro: The Old Testament is full of examples of men of prayer; Noah, Abraham, Joseph, Daniel and the boys, and you can’t forget Jonah… The book of Philippians reminds us: “Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus.” Philippians 2:5 (NIV)

Our series continues today in the concluding verses of chapter three: “For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from wh...

Worthy Walk Series – Week 13 (Ephesians 3:8-13)

Text: Ephesians 3:8-13 (NKJV)

“To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, 9 and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ; 10 to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the pr...

Worthy Walk Series – Week 12 (Ephesians 3:7)

Intro: This profoundly affected Paul.

Text: Ephesians 3:7 (NKJV)

“Of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power.

Having revealed the mystery to his readers, wanted them to know how he came to be in the office he occupied. Did Paul just wake up one day and decide to be a preacher? Did he decide on a whim to turn his back on his heritage, his religion, and his people? No...

Worthy Walk Series – Week 9 (Ephesians 2:14-18)

Intro: All the makings of a great reality T.V. program: The plot of the program revolves around; running, hiding or just rationalizing your relationship with others and God. Christians aren’t supposed to be prejudice, they are supposed to get along, and they are supposed to go out of their way and be the Good Samaritan… THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE 1

Text: Ephesians 2:14-18 (NKJV)

“For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has...

Worthy Walk Series – Week 8 (Ephesians 2:11-13)

Intro: (Luke 15) Prodigal son story – Gentiles are the prodigal, Jews are the older brother.

Text: Ephesians 2:11-13 (NKJV)

“Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh--who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands-- 12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without Go...

Worthy Walk Series – Week 7 (Ephesians 2:8-10)

Text: Ephesians 2:8-10 (NKJV)

Intro: It has been no accident that God lead me to have a bible study from the book of Genesis. It is from the first book in the bible that God speaks to Moses and reveals to him: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” In the five translations I looked at when reading this verse other than an “s” all five of these translations were identical. “In the beginning God created.” Our Lord...

Worthy Walk Series - Week 3 (Ephesians 1:11-14)

Text: Ephesians 1:11-14 (NKJV)

“In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, 12 that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory. 13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is ...

Worthy Walk Series - Week 2 (Ephesians 1:7-10)

Text: Ephesians 1:7-10 (NKJV)

“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace. 8 which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, 9 having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself.” 10 that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in ...

Worthy Walk Series - Week 1 (Ephesians 1:1-6)

Text: Ephesians 1:1-6 (NKJV)

1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus: 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy a...