Vision Sunday. Passage: Ephesians 5:1-14. Preacher Reg Piper. Date of Talk 31 January, 2021.
Our Vision: more disciples of Jesus shining as lights in the city
By prayer with Bible: Engage, Evangelise, Establish, Equip
To establish, be established
What did Paul say to disciples of Jesus? Eph 5:8-10
You are light in the Lord
Walk as children of light
Try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord
Learning involves understanding
Pray for understanding of
• God’s love for us 3:14-19
• Every spiritual blessing we have in Christ 1:3-14
• Being raised & seated with Christ 2: 6-7
• Being filled with the Spirit 5:17-18
Learning involves practise
Practise at
• Building up Christ’s Church by truthing in love 4:11-15
• Putting off past passions and putting on new life 4:22-24
• Constructing the Christian household by radical relationships 5:21-6:9
• Contending with the devil 6:10-20
• Praising and thanking God 5:15-20
The Apostolic Call
“Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, Christ shall give you light.”
