DON’T WALK/WALK

EPHESIANS 4:17-32

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. DON’T WALK THE WALK OF THE LOST [v. 17-19]

 

1. It is a Depraved Walk [v. 17, 2 Peter 2:18]

 

For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.

 

2. It is a Blind Walk [v. 18, Mark 3:5]

 

And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

 

3. It is a Filthy Walk [v. 19, 2 Peter 2:7, 18]

 

And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:

For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.

 

II. WALK THE WALK OF LEARNING [v. 20-25]

 

1. Learn to Put Off [v. 20-22, Romans 13:12]

 

The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

Ephesians 4:22, 25 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Colossians 3:8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

 

2. Learn to Put On [v. 23-24, 6:11, 14]

 

3. Learn to Put Away [v. 25, Hebrews 12:1, James 1:21, 1 Peter 2:1]

 

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings

 

III. WALK THE WALK OF LIFE [v. 26-32]

 

1. A Life of Grace [v. 26-29]

 

2. A Life of the Spirit [v. 30, Gal. 5:16-25]

 

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

 

3. A Life of Christ [v. 31-32, Philippians 1:29]

 

For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

Colossians 2:13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

Colossians 3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.