Sermons about Ephesians 5:8-19

Asleep At The Pew

Contributed by Ron Hicks on Aug 30, 2005

based on 44 ratings

| 6,022 views

What could be worse that being asleep at the wheel? How about being asleep at the pew?

ASLEEP AT THE PEW? Eph 5:14 14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. I used to sleep walk at the old North Side Assy of God Church when I was a child. My mother would place a blanket on the floor ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

How To Be Filled With The Holy Spirit In Worship

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 6, 2005

based on 33 ratings

| 3,097 views

What are some of the key truths that can make us people filled with the Spirit regularly?

An Initial Fear: Letting the Holy Spirit fill you and lead you is not about being out of control but under God’s control. - v. 18a - “drunk” - cf. Pentecostal services that are “crazy” or chaotic, like someone who has drunk too much. - Being under God’s control does mean yielding ourselves to ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:18

Denomination: Baptist

Be Filled With The Spirit Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Nov 4, 2006

based on 3 ratings

| 3,294 views

Part 5 of series God in Five Weeks, on the Trinity. Dave discusses where the Holy Spirit comes from, what the Spirit does, and encourages listeners to commit fully to God and receive the Holy Spirit.

Be Filled With the Spirit Part 5 of series “God in Five Weeks” Wildwind Community Church David Flowers 10/22/2006 Ernest T. Campbell tells the story of an Anglican bishop who was asked to preach at a Christian conference in England. For many weeks he did not respond to the invitation. Finally, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:18

Denomination: Free Methodist

24/7: Twenty-Four Seven Series

Contributed by Wes Humble on Nov 10, 2006

based on 14 ratings

| 21,532 views

A sermon on living like Jesus lived

24/7: Twenty-four seven A young soldier and his commanding officer got on a train together. The only available seats were across from an attractive young women who was traveling with her grandmother. As they engaged in pleasant conversation, the soldier and the young woman kept eyeing one ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-21

Denomination: *other

The Power Of The Holy Spirit In Your Life

Contributed by Brian Barrett on Nov 25, 2006

based on 14 ratings

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God has given to us His Spirit to make Him personal to each of us, to give us power to live this life, and has also given us gifts to communicate His power to the world.

The Power of the Holy Spirit in Your Life 11-26-2006 I think that too often we live beneath how God wants us to live, we don’t really do all that God wants us to do, and God doesn’t accomplish all that he truly wants to accomplish in our lives and with our lives. This results from us not truly ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:18

Denomination: Pentecostal

Being Filled With The Spirit(S) - That Ain't Right Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 10, 2005

based on 68 ratings

| 13,271 views

The people of Bible times drank wine and Jesus’ 1st miracle was turning water into wine... so why does the church have such a problem with alcohol?

OPEN: August 16, 1992 in The Reporter News (an Abilene, TX newspaper) featured an article about a cowboy. This cowboy was a horse breaker on a ranch near, Breckenridge. He was driving his pickup and was stopped by the Highway Patrol. The cowboy refused to take a breath analyzer test. He ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Living A G-Rated Life In An R-Rated World

Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Oct 27, 2005

based on 26 ratings

| 5,943 views

I borrowed the title from a Sermoncentral contributor because it was so good. But the rest of this sermon deals with sexual immorality and how the Christian needs to walk in a sexually darkened world.

LIVING A G-RATED LIFE IN AN R-RATED WORLD Let me tell you about a couple I have become familiar with, Josh and Jerusha. These two grew up together in the same neighborhood, you could say. Actually, Josh was a few years older than Jerusha and had the pleasure of watching Jerusha grow from an ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:3-14

Denomination: Mennonite

Redeeming Time

Contributed by James May on Oct 30, 2005

based on 12 ratings

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We can’t relive the moments that pass, so we must seize every opportunity. How can we redeem time?

REDEEMING TIME By pastor Jim May Ephesians 5:15-17 & Colossians 4:5-6 Today marks the first day of the latest time change as we went from Daylight Savings Time to Standard Time once again. Twice each year, we get the wonderful opportunity to either sleep an hour longer, or get up an hour ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Reflections On Halloween

Contributed by Chris Tiller on Oct 31, 2005

based on 18 ratings

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How does a Christian deal with Halloween in a way that glorifies God?

Halloween can be a troubling holiday. Many of us carry fond memories of Halloweens long ago, back when we were growing up. Many of us remember it as innocent fun—a special day just for children. I remember dressing up in silly costumes and going door to door begging for candy. When I was ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:8-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Developing The Discipline Of Gratefulness

Contributed by Denise Raterta on Oct 31, 2005

based on 17 ratings

| 6,394 views

Just how does one develop the discipline of gratefulness, joy and contentment, the way Paul envisioned it? Consider the following steps...

Developing the Discipline of Gratitude Thankfulness is increasingly following a lonely trail nowadays. People seem to fall more frequently into the mire of ingratitude, especially when greatly impacted by the stresses of this world. Human beings throughout history have demonstrated their ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:19-20

Denomination: *other

Filled To The Brim Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Nov 1, 2005

based on 10 ratings

| 4,861 views

5th in Take a Hike: Walking in the Spirit series. This is about being filled with the Spirit - what happens at salvation, and what needs to continue happening.

Ephesians 5:15-18 – Filled to the Brim (NOTE: This is a revamp of a previous message of mine called "Would You Like a Refill?", with (I think) a better understanding of the topic. It’s also blatantly Wesleyan/Arminian.) Author Jamie Buckingham once visited a dam on the Columbia River. He’d ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Simplicity Of Life

Contributed by Chris Sparkman on Nov 2, 2005

based on 11 ratings

| 4,299 views

Too often we make life more complicated than it really is. In fact life really is simply when we live according to God’s Word.

LIVING YOUR FAITH: THE SIMPLICITY OF LIFE EPHESIANS 5:8 A little more than 11 years ago, Sherri and I had our first warm debate…it all surrounded the game of life A. The details are conveniently little fuzzy 1. One of us decided to make up the rules as we went along 2. New and improved ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:8

Denomination: Baptist

The Plan

Contributed by Randy Coots on Feb 23, 2005

based on 14 ratings

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How we find God’s plan for our lives.

Ephesians 5:17 says: Werefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. Listen, We do not need to be vague,thoughtless,or foolish concerning God’s plan for our lives. We have to be wise and understanding of what God’s plan is for our lives. We need to grasp firmly what the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:17-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Be All That God Has Made You To Be

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Feb 24, 2005

based on 30 ratings

| 4,538 views

In this sermon I try to follow the flow of comfort and directives as Paul uses it in his directives to the Ephesians to live as children of Light.

February 27, 2005 Ephesians 5:8-14 8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) 10 and find out what pleases the Lord. 11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:8-14

Denomination: Lutheran

Let The Son Shine!

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Mar 1, 2005

based on 19 ratings

| 8,535 views

Let the Son Shine! 1) On you; 2) Through you

Even if the temperatures don’t always reflect it, the position of the sun proves it. Spring is on its way! Sure there is still lots of snow on the ground and the sidewalks are plenty icy, but the sun keeps climbing higher and staying longer in the sky – a sure sign of spring’s approach. I’m ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:8-14

Denomination: Lutheran

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