In Style | Ephesians: Your Life In The Family Of God, Part 9

Ephesians, pt 9 – “In Style”

Certain styles are meant to !
There are certain things we had in our lives as a non-Christians, that we need to take off; and there are certain things, now that we are believers, that we need to put on.

Ephesians 4:17-32
Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk , in the futility of their minds. 18 They are in their understanding, from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their . 19 They have become and have given themselves up to , greedy to practice every kind of . 20 But that is not the way you learned Christ!—21 assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, 22 your old self, which belongs to your and is corrupt through , 23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to , created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.

BIG IDEA:
says a lot about .

2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The away; behold, the .
What do we ? What do we ?

1. Falsehood—

Ephesians 4:25
Therefore, having , let each one of you with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.

2. Unrighteous Anger—

Ephesians 4:26
and ; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give no opportunity to the devil.

3. Stealing—

Ephesians 4:28
Let the thief , but rather let him labor, doing with his own hands, so that he may have with anyone in need.

1 Timothy 5:8
But if anyone does , and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is .

4. Corrupting Talk—

Ephesians 4:29-30
Let no come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for , as fits the occasion, that it may . 30 And do not of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

Matthew 12:36
I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for ,

5. Bitterness/Wrath—

Ephesians 4:31-32
Let and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32 to one another, tenderhearted, , as God in Christ forgave you.

Titus 3:4-5a
But when the goodness and our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us,
says a lot about .

Application:

What is one you need to
*What is a you need to ?*