1. SCRIPTURE READING EPHESIANS 5:1 5 1 Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children

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3. PROVERBS 23:7 7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

4. OUR BEHAVIOR: Behavior flows from identity.

5. EPHESIANS 4:1 4 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.

6. PAUL IS SAYING: Live a life worthy of what God has called you.

7. EPHESIANS 4:2 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.

8. EPHESIANS 4:25-26 25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body. 26 “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,

9. EPHESIANS 4:31-32 31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

10. EPHESIANS 5:1 5 1 Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children

11. BECAUSE WE ARE: Because we are His children, this is what we do, we imitate God.

12. EPHESIANS 5:3-4 3 But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people. 4 Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving. 5 For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person—such a person is an idolater— has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

13. EPHESIANS 5:33 33 However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

14. THIS IS WHAT YOU DO: You look through the lens of who you are as a follower of Christ.

15. EPHESIANS 6:1-3 6 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— 3 “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”

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