Lives of Sacrifice

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Lives of Sacrifice

Ephesians 4:20-5:2

God calls you to respond to the world’s hostility by remembering you who are and imitating Jesus in living lives of sacrifice and love.

  1. THE COMMANDS (4:20-32)

    1. Put Off… Put On… (vv. 22-32)

    2. The Reason (v. 27)

  2. THE IMAGE (4:23-24)

    1. In Creation (vv. 23-24; Genesis 1:26)

    2. After the Fall

  3. THE REMEDY (5:1-2)

    1. Put on Christ (4:20-24; 5:1-2; John 10:17-18)

    2. See the Image in Others (Matthew 5:44; Galatians 6:10; James 3:9)

    3. Live Sacrificially (2 Timothy 3:12-14)

Discussion Starters

Monday—What scares you (if anything) about what is going on in society right now? How are you tempted to respond?

Tuesday—What are “identity politics”? How do these deny the importance of the image of God?

Wednesday—What is the effect of dividing ourselves into small groups based upon gender, ethnicity, politics, class? How does this “give the devil and opportunity”?

Thursday—What does it mean to see the image of God in others? How should this affect they way you see and treat them? Why is this hard?

Friday—What does it mean to imitate Christ by living lives of sacrifice? What are some ways you can love and serve those in the church in the coming year?

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Brett McNeill

Brett McNeill has been our pastor since we began in 2004. He and Jen have been married since 1998 and have four wonderful daughters. Brett is a graduate of Westminster Seminary in California (Masters in Divinity, 2003). His desire is to clearly proclaim Jesus Christ from all of Scripture in a way that is clear, convicting and encouraging.