Being filled with the Spirit is not some mystical, esoteric, uncontrollable experience. Rather, we are given three ways of living under the influence (and being filled by) the Spirit: singing…
The Ephesian culture was known for their drunken, wild “worship” of Bacchus. Paul wants them no longer to be controlled by alcohol which has led to the debauched living of…
God had given us great freedom to decide many options in life. Our role is to pursue God first, search his word, pray, and with godly counsel act. Pastor Mollenkopf…
To honor God we must know what He wishes us to do. Sadly, Christians are often very confused by this topic, but God’s word shows us how to live so…
Paul calls us to walk carefully, and then he gives three areas in which to do this. First, we are to walk wisely in regard to our time. We only…
Jesus saved us out of darkness and called us into His marvelous light. We should then live in that light and delight in that light. Our former activities in the…
Paul turns from the self-sacrificing love we are to have for one another and calls us to put off self-focused sexual sins and greed. The way to do this is…
Doing what is right is not tied to some abstract moral code. Rather, it is learning to know and live like God. We do this not to become the children…
Most folks would really love the other people in their lives to be forgiving, but when it comes to their own conduct, those same folks find it really hard to…
Paul continues his ethical instructions and dives into the ugly specifics of our anger: bitterness, clamor, and malice. He turns though to show the beauty of living like Christ with…