Ephesians
5:7-8
After
Darkness Light
Eph 5:7 Be not ye therefore
partakers with them.
Eph 5:8 For ye were sometimes
darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
1. Do
not Be Partakers with the Children of Darkness
a. What
is Paul referring to? - Ephesians
5:3-5
b. In
the past our:
i. Our
thinking was darkened - Ephesians
4:17-18
ii. Our
bodies were darkened - Matthew
6:23-24
iii. Our
actions were darkened - John
3:19
2. Because
Once Upon a Time You Were Children of Darkness
a. Once
upon a time our nature was darkened
i. 1 Corinthians 2:14
b. Once
upon a time we were not followers of God, but were on our way to hell
i. Ephesians 2:1-5
c. Once
upon a time God intervened and prevented our destruction
i. 2 Corinthians 4:3-6
3. But
Now You are Children of Light
a. As
children of the Light, we have now been transferred into a new Kingdom
i. Colossians 1:13
b. As
children of the Light, we now have a new identity
i. 1 Thessalonians 5:4-5
c. As
children of the Light, we now have a new way of thinking
i. Ephesians 4:22-24
d. As
children of the Light, we now have a new guide
i. Psalm 119:105
e. As
children of the Light, we now have a new purpose
i. 2 Thessalonians 1:11
f. As
children of the Light, we now have a new form of protection
i. Romans 13:12
g. As
children of the Light, we now are set free
i. John 8:31-32
4. Therefore,
Walk as the Children of Light
a. Jesus
is the light - John 8:12
b. We
are made the light through Jesus - Matthew 5:14-16
c. We
are to demonstrate the light of Jesus - 1 Peter 2:9
d. The
Light has no fellowship with darkness - 1 John 1:5-10
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