Sermons on Ephesians 5:3-8:

Walk In Righteousness

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Jun 3, 2025

We live in the midst of a rapidly changing culture, one that has no desire for that which is righteous and holy. The church is being pressured to abandon the truths of Scripture in order to conform to the dictates of the culture.

Walk in Righteousness Ephesians 5: 3-7 In our last study, Paul admonished believers to follow the Lord, literally being imitators of God. In order to accomplish such an enormous task, we must walk in the love of Christ the Lord. Those who are purposefully following the Lord and walking in the love ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:3-7

Denomination: Baptist

Walk In The Light

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Jun 9, 2025

If we are to walk in a way that pleases the Lord, we must walk in love; we must walk in righteousness, and we must walk in the light. This is not optional – we must walk in the light.

Walk in the Light Ephesians 5:8-14 As we move forward in this fifth chapter of Ephesians, we continue to be reminded of the lives we are to live in Christ. Our text today is a continuation of the thoughts from the preceding verses. If we are to walk in a way that pleases the Lord, we must walk in ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:8-14

Denomination: Baptist

Go! And Shine The Light Of Christ - Matthew 5:14-16 (Nlt) Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Dec 8, 2025

The world right now feels like a dark room — confusion, anger, fear, brokenness. But God has always had a plan to shine light into the darkest places — Jesus Christ, the Light of the World.

Go! And Shine the Light of Christ - Matthew 5:14-16 (NLT) INTRODUCTION — LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS Imagine entering a room so dark that you cannot see your own hand. You reach for a wall, a chair, anything to guide you. But without light, you’re lost, stumbling, confused. Then someone lights a single ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16, Exodus 25:31-40, Psalm 36:9, John 8:12, John 1:4-5, John 12:46, Philippians 2:7, Colossians 1:13, Ephesians 5:8, Revelation 21:23, Genesis 1:3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

New Creation Living: Following Jesus Into A Transformed Life Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Dec 30, 2025

What really changes when someone follows Jesus? Is Christianity merely a change of opinion, a moral upgrade, a religious badge? Or does the Gospel promise something far deeper—something radical, something eternal?

New Creation Living: Following Jesus into a Transformed Life” Discipleship (Following Jesus) Series – 2 Corinthians 5:17 Introduction: A Question That Changes Everything Let me begin with a simple but searching question: What really changes when someone follows Jesus? Is Christianity merely a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17, Romans 8:15, Colossians 3:1, Ephesians 5:8, 2 Corinthians 5:20-21, Romans 10:9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Transformed By Truth: The Liberating Power Of God's Truth John 8:32 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Apr 25, 2024

John 8:32 illuminates the transformative impact of knowing and embracing God's truth, setting us free from bondage and leading us into a life of spiritual liberation.

Transformed by Truth: The Liberating Power of God's Truth John 8:32 Introduction: Today, we delve into the profound truth of God's liberating power as revealed in John 8:32. This verse illuminates the transformative impact of knowing and embracing God's truth, setting us free from ...read more

Scripture: John 8:32, Psalm 119:105, John 14:6, Romans 6:18, Galatians 5:1, 2 Corinthians 3:17, Ephesians 5:8, Matthew 5:14-16, 1 John 1:7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Call To Wake Up

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 25, 2024

Each generation of Christians is the seed of the next, and degenerate seed is sure to produce a degenerate harvest; not a little better than but worse than the seed from which it sprang.

Opening illustration: Play video. Introduction: THERE IS ALSO SPIRITUAL sleep. Notice Ephesians 5:14: "Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead." This verse is often spoken to sinners, but it was not written to sinners. Ephesians was never written to sinners. It is not a message to sinners ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:8-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Walk With Jesus

Contributed by Rev Silvester David on Jul 8, 2025

We are saved and made into children of God. We need to behave like one in this fallen world. This sermon gives us some scriptural guidelines on how we ought to walk as God's children.

The Apostle Paul deals with an action or a verb that every Christians need to do once He accepts Jesus as His personal savior. He uses the verb “walk”. Walking is an action that every individual must practice in order to go from one point to another point. A baby starts crawling and eventually it ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-21

Rich Towards God

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Jul 31, 2025

The Parable of the Rich Fool teaches us not to hoard the blessing God's lavishes upon us. We find ways to share, give, and provide for others in need with a generous spirit.

IN HIS SERMON “THE USE OF MONEY,” JOHN WESLEY SAID IN REGARDS TO EARTHLY TREASURES, “EARN ALL YOU CAN, SAVE ALL YOU CAN, AND GIVE ALL YOU CAN.” OUR PARABLE DOES NOT CONDEMN WEALTH OR BEING PROSPEROUS OR HAVING MANY POSESSIONS. IN FACT, THE CHURCH DOES NOT TEACH AGAINST IT, BUT RATHER CALLS US TO ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21, Matthew 6:19-21, 2 Corinthians 9:8, Ephesians 5:5

Denomination: Free Methodist

Sermon On Freedom In Blindness

Contributed by William Meakin on Apr 18, 2025

Blindness is defined in its primary interpretation as the condition of becoming sightless due to injury, disease, or a congenital condition.

José Saramago, a Portuguese writer once remarked: “Why did we become blind? I don't know, perhaps one day we'll find out. Do you want me to tell you what I think? Yes, do. I don't think we did go blind, I think we are blind, blind but seeing. Blind people who can see, but do not ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:8, 1 John 2:11, Revelation 3:17, 2 Corinthians 4:4

Spiritual Zombies, Arise! (Ephesians 5:3-14) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Sep 29, 2025

When we are saved, we move from death to life. When we go back to our old way of life, we become as a people who are dead, living in the dark. Paul urges, rise from the dead, and let Jesus' light shine on you again.

This week, we continue our Ephesians study, and we find ourselves picking up midstream in Paul's argument. What we've seen up to this point, is that God is a good and loving God, who acts rightly toward his people, showing them grace and kindness. And God is the process of creating one ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:3-14

Faith As A Child (Matthew 18:1-14)

Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Jan 7, 2026

Jesus taught His disciples that faith does not need to be complicated. He also warned that any one who harmed children or someone new to the faith would suffer a horrendous fate.

Verses 1-5: The disciples asked Jesus a question. Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? They were probably thinking that one of them was better than the others and were as the term says, “jockeying for position” to see who the Lord would choose as His “favorite”. Now was the time for ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 127:3, Proverbs 22:6, Matthew 18:6-7, Ephesians 5:8

Denomination: Baptist

Walk As A Child Of The Light: For The 4th Sunday Of Lent

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Mar 7, 2026

For the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year A, March 15, 2026

Walk as a Child of the Light Ephesians 5:8–14 NKJV For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. And have no fellowship with the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:8-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Open The Eyes Of The Blind

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 10, 2026

Those celebrations, just three weeks from now, commemorate the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus, and they feature the initiation sacraments to be given to all those coming into the Church then.

Fourth Sunday in Lent 2026 (Gaudete Sunday) Today we are gifted with one of the longest first-person testimonies in St. John’s Gospel, the story of the man born blind. We hear this on Gaudete Sunday, when the entrance antiphon sings “Rejoice, Jerusalem, and all who love her.” Our opening prayer is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13, Psalm 23:1-6, Ephesians 5:8-14, John 9:1-41

Denomination: Catholic

From Darkness To Light PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 2, 2023

Explores our transformation from darkness to light through Christ, the exposure of sinful acts, and the blessings of living in God's light.

Good morning, family! It's another beautiful day that the Lord has made, and we're here to rejoice and be glad in it. Today, we're gonna get into a piece of Scripture that's gonna challenge us, encourage us, and hopefully, change us. Before we get to that, I want to share a quote with you from Gary ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:8-20

Topics: Christian Influence

Not My Timing, But His PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 24, 2023

This sermon explores the value of time, urging believers to live wisely as children of light, making the most of every opportunity in accordance with God's will.

Good morning, cherished family of God. I trust the Lord's grace is sufficient for you today, as it is for me. As we gather in this sanctuary, let's take a moment to reflect on the precious gift of time. Time is that ceaseless river that carries us along its current, from the moment of our birth to ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:8-20

Topics: Time, Gift, God