Sanctification: Ephesians 5:15-20

In the frenetic pace of our daily responsibilities, it's easy to lose sight of the pattern of our lives. Ephesians 5:15-20 invites us to pause and take a deeper look. Paul tells us to pay close attention to how you live, to make the most of the time we have and to be filled by the Spirit. This isn't about being constrained, it's about living in a way that is not aimless but progressing towards the most meaningful goal. What does it mean to walk wisely and be wholly alive in the Spirit?

Scripture passage(s): Ephesians 15:20, 2 Kings 5:1-19 (Children’s Ministry)

Week 4 of our series on Sanctification

Respond together:

• Watch closely how you walk. Are there specific areas like speech, behavior or attitudes that have largely gone unexamined in your walk? What behavioral loops are you willing to yield under the light of God’s will and wisdom?

• Redeeming the time: This week take some time to audit your daily practices. Which practices align with or deviate from a Christ-centered life?

  What distractions or habits might be preventing you from making the most of every opportunity?

• Instead be filled with the Spirit. In Ephesians (1:17, 3:16) we see that the Spirit empowers and informs believers, and in this passage we see the responsibility of believers to be continually receptive to God’s Spirit.

  What practices help you develop a sensitivity to the promptings of God through the day in word, thought or deed? Begin your days this week inviting God to work in you. May you live and move and have your being in God’s presence.

Our songs together:

• Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me - CityAlight

• God With Us - All Sons and Daughters

• All Who are Thirsty - Brenton Brown

• Nothing I Hold Onto - United Pursuit Band