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I. INTRO
A. Where We’ve Been
B. Where We’re Going
C. Main Text
Eph 5:
D. Pray
E. Context
a. Who here has asked the question: “God, what is your will for my life?”
1.
Who here feels like they’ve recieved an adequate answer?
2. So often, when we ask this question, we mean:
i. “God, what profession do you want me to do?” or
ii.
“What house, location am I supposed to live?”
iii.
“What big decision am I supposed to make”
b.
I wonder is God’s will for our life has far more to do w/ how we LIVE than what we DO
1. W/that said, let’s have a serious look @ what it means to know God’s will
II.
BODY
A. Don’t be foolish (just read 17a)
Eph 5:17
a. God’s will for our life starts with, “don’t be foolish”
1. what’s foolishness mean?
Often we think it’s the lack of essential wisdom for life
i.
What he means is, the opposite o knowing & doing God’s will is foolishness
b. foolishness is moral stupidity in action
word that suggests not so much a lack of essential wisdom (as does asophoi in v. 15) as a moral stupidity in action
i. foolishness is moral stupidity in action
2. Therefore, doing anything outside the will o God is moral stupidity in action!
Foulkes, F. (1989).
Ephesians: an introduction and commentary (Vol.
10, p. 154).
Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
i. it’s clear then, that Paul is pitting the understanding God’s will to moral stupidity
B. We MUST Understand God’s will (just read 17b)
a. understand means to bring or set together
to bring or set together,” is used metaphorically of “perceiving, understanding, uniting
1. one might say to understand is to “piece 2gether” God’s will & then act on it
-This happens by being sensitive to God’s prompting in our daily life
-Abraham as a test case:
i. part o the “piecing together” here is:
Vine, W. E., Unger, M. F., & White, W., Jr. (1996).
Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words (Vol.
2, p. 650).
Nashville, TN: T. Nelson.
-discerning what pleases God
2. is used metaphorically of “perceiving, understanding...”
-Applying what u’ve discerned in2 ur current context &...
-Practicing what u’ve discerned over & over again even as ur circumstances change
ii.
Let’s take a look @scripture & “piece together God’s” will in a general sense b4 we look @specifics
-oh, & by the way, this is not an exhaustive list, but a “bird’s eye view”
b.
God’s will is we love God with our whole being
1. Context:
i. Pharisees gathered & 1 o ‘em who was proficient in the law o Moses tested him w/a question:
-Matt describes him as proficient in the law o Moses
*so, he was a rich & influential member o the Pharisees tested him w/a question:
*so, he was a rich & influential member o the Pharisees tested him w/a question:
Matt 22:37-38
2. W/Jesus’ answer, we c God’s primary will: Love him w/our entire being
i.
Then, Jesus continued by adding the next greatest commandment:
b.
God’s will is that we love others as ourselves
Matt 22:39
1.
Then, Jesus continued by adding the next greatest commandment: love others
i. Jn, in his 1st letter tells us it’s impossible to love God who we don’t c, if we can’t love our bro.
who we do
2. whole law & prophets summed up...
i. how can we take his name in vain/put another god above him if we love him with our whole self?
ii.
how can we steel frm some1, lie to ‘em, covet their stuff, commit adultery if we love our neighbor?
2. loving God & others is how we walk as light
1. loving God & others is how we walk as light
i. which we mentioned last week in
eph:5:8
ii.
whole law & prophets summed up...
-to walk as children o the light is to live out christ-likeness in a world w/out Christ
-how can we take his name in vain/put another god above him if we love him with our whole self?
*& christ-likeness is to love God & others (which is God’s will)
-how can we steel frm some1, lie to ‘em, covet their stuff, commit adultery if we r loving our neighbor?
-so then, walking as children o the light is to love God w/our whole being & love our neighbor as self
*to walk as children o the light, then, is to love God w/our whole being & love our neighbor as self
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God’s will is that HIS Kingdom comes to earth
d.
God’s will is we walk as light
1. (how do) We bring God’s kingdom here by...
i. notice God’s coming Kingdom is directly tied to HIS will being done on earth!
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God’s will being done is living out & promoting God’s heavenly values on earth (which is)
*Not just obey the commandments we read, but follow the Spirit’s prompting in our day-to-day life
-loving God
-loving others
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*Kingdom expansion is tied directly to the 1st 2...
~If we love God, we’ll b about his business o sharing w/others God’s desire for a forever rel.
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