Sermons on Ephesians 4:1-6:19:

Climbing The Ladder Of Spiritual Maturity

Contributed by Sheldon Friesen on Jun 1, 2002

Life is a one step at a time process to maturity.

Climbing The Ladder of Maturity [Ephesian 4:12] … prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up [13] until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:12-15

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Holiness Is A Matter Of The Heart

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 1, 2002

Holiness is more than merely a matter of religious activities. God is not near as concerned with our methods of ministry as He is our motives of ministry. That’s because God is not so concerned with the surface of man as He is with the spirit of man.

Holiness Is A Matter Of The Heart Text: Eph.6: 6; Mark 7: 18-19a Intro: It is absolutely impossible to become a Christian without a change of heart. Everything about trusting Christ as ones Savior affects the heart. If there has been no change of heart, there has been no conversion. Just ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:18-19, Ephesians 6:6

Denomination: Baptist

El Llamado De Dios

Contributed by Nestor Menjivar on Jun 2, 2002

Como Dios nos llama a su servicio

Intro: Cuando tome un viaje largo (México) yo mire un mapa pero aun así no sabia que me esperaba en el camino. - Las luces de un carro solo enseñan lo que esta un poco por delante. Lo demás es fe Hay diferente clases de llamados: ejemplo de cuando era niño y me llamaba mi familia. Unas veces ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1

Denomination: Baptist

Choose Honor Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jun 3, 2002

This is sermon five in a series of seven on Ephesians 5-6. The Christian life is one of duty, honor and service.

Choose Honor There are a lot of special days and holidays we celebrate. Mother’s day was a couple of weeks ago. Father’s day is the week after next. We just celebrated Memorial Day. We are going to celebrate the 4th of July soon. Next Sunday we will celebrate with those who are graduating ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Equipping Them! Series

Contributed by Joey Nelson on Jun 3, 2002

Church is a place where people come together; a place where everyone, not just the pastor, cares about and takes care of one another; a place where every person matters.

INTRODUCTION Opening Statement: In a society that is becoming increasingly fragmented, in which people seem more and more separated from one another, the church can be a refuge. It’s more than a building, more than a Sunday morning meeting, more than an organization. A community. Church is a place ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-16

Flip The Switch Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jun 4, 2002

Living as children of light

Flip the Switch – Eph. 5:3-20 Steve Simala Grant – Nov. 3/4, 2001 Intro: (Sun) Making decisions in the dark can lead to some regrettable consequences. Back in the days before electricity, a tightfisted old farmer was taking his hired man to task for carrying a lighted lantern when he went to call ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:3-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Real Battle Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jun 4, 2002

Our battle is not an earthly one, but a spiritual one

The Real Battle (Eph 6:10-20) Steve Simala Grant, November 24/25, 2001 Bridge from Mike’s Testimony into message. (Matt’s sermon also?). Today brings us to the end of our study of Ephesians, just in time for the season of Advent which begins next Sunday, and which Pastor Sue will be speaking at. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20

Denomination: Baptist

Beauty & The Beast Series

Contributed by Larry Thompson on Jun 6, 2002

In our homes, believers must deal with the sin nature. Being in control of the Spirit rather than the flesh is the difference between Beauty & Beast.

¡§Happily Ever After¡K¡¨ ¡V Part One ¡V 2002 Family Sermon Series ¡§BEAUTY AND THE BEAST¡¨ OUR SEARCH FOR THE PERFECT MATE Ephesians 4:17-32 Introduction: Brief background of Fairytale ¡§Beauty and the Beast¡¨ followed by ¡§what they both discovered about themselves was the potential to have both ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-32

Denomination: Baptist

Our Weapons For Battle Series

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jun 6, 2002

Recognizing spiritual conflict in our daily physical world requires spiritual weaponry - We have what it takes to take on the devil with God on our side and the weapons He supplies.

Understanding Spiritual Battle: Our weapons for battle Text: Eph. 6:14-20 Big Idea: We have what it takes to take on the devil with God on our side and the weapons He supplies Our culture is much like the man who asked his wife what she’d like for her birthday. "I’d love to be six again," she ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:14-20

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Weapons Of Our Warfare Series

Contributed by Rick Thiessen on Jan 4, 2006

God is in a cosmic war with evil that he invites us to engage in. In Lewis’s TLTWTW we see parallels to biblical, spiritual weapons of our warfare in the gifts given to the children in Narnia: Sword, Cordial, Horn

BE121105 WAR WITH GOD 2. The Sword, Cordial and Horn (TITLE SLIDE) INTRO Samaritan’s Purse put out a story about brutal persecution going on in Southeast Asia and the Sudan. This year in the Sudan, a pastor was singled out by Muslim revolutionaries and drug behind a tank by his bound hands then ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Wives Wished Their Husbands Knew About Women

Contributed by David Elvery on Jan 8, 2006

Looking at family relationships and what women need in a marriage relationship

What Wives wished their husbands knew about Women Gladstone Baptist Church - 15/8/04 Screen “Vive La Difference” - We are So Different video before sermon I received an email the other day which I thought was funny enough to share with you ... It was an advertisement for evening classes designed ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:25

Denomination: Baptist

The Family Life Of Believers Series

Contributed by Bob Briggs on Jan 10, 2006

What does God’s Word say about family life in Ephesians?

As we continue in Ephesians, today we look at the family life of Believers. I begin with a simple test to see how stressed family is for you. The top 1o signs of family stress: 10. "Family get togethers" are sometimes called "group therapy sessions" and involve seeing a psychiatrist. 9. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

False Faces And Real Armor

Contributed by Charles Scott on Jan 11, 2006

This is an All Saints Day (Halloween) message affirming that Christians are called to a holy life made possible by the gifts given by God.

ALL SAINTS DAY 2005 EPHESIANS 6:10-18 FALSE FACES AND REAL ARMOR Today is All Saint’s Day; a feast day that has been celebrated for hundreds of years within the church, particularly within the Roman Catholic, Orthodox , and Anglican Communions. As with Christmas, this Holy Day has become a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Anglican

God Bless Our Children

Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Jan 16, 2006

We have the disturbance of the same-sex marriages that is going on in San Francisco and some other states trying to get it legalized. That alone would tell us that the institution of marriage is in trouble.

God bless our children Ephesians 6:1-4 01/15/06 I was reading the other day that the American marriages are in trouble. I tend to agree with the statement. I will tell you why I believe that. We have the disturbance of the same-sex marriages that is going on in San Francisco and some other states ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Some Things The Devil Doesn't Want You To Know

Contributed by Gerald Van Horn on Jan 17, 2006

Paul the author of Ephesians list areas in which Satan operates...

Some Things the Devil Does Not Want You to Know by Gerald Van Horn Ephesians 6:11- 12 “Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the Devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against rulers of the darkness ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:11-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God