Embracing Transformation: Living in God's Love

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"Brethren, this portion of Scripture, this force of Ephesians chapter four, it is some of the most profound teaching on sanctification anywhere. And I know there's other places you can go, but just the basic formula that Paul lays down in 4:22, 23, and 24, it can revolutionize a life." [00:01:22]

"Now, here's the thing, if you boil it all down, I believe you can see from 5:2 that what we are to put on here is love. Now, if you just think about 4:32, you could see several things here that you're supposed to put on. You're supposed to put on kindness, tenderheartedness, forgiving." [00:06:41]

"Consider God forgiving your sins. Be melted by that. Do the same. Okay, brethren, we've already covered those two the last two sermons. We covered those two items, so I'm not gonna belabor that today. Now, let's go on from there. Remember who you are. This is 5:1." [00:09:28]

"Each of these truths that God Himself inspires Paul to set forth as a motivation to be kind, tender-hearted, forgiving, loving, each mind-renewing truth that I just read to you, all five of these, if you have eyes to see, every one of them connects with either the Spirit, the Father, or the Son." [00:10:39]

"Do you contemplate? Here's the thing, we're supposed to be renewed in the spirit of our minds by truths like these. You know what that means? That doesn't mean that you just hear it right now. That's, I mean, you just hear the preaching on any given Sunday." [00:14:55]

"Consider this, when a Christian sins, when a Christian sins, that happens, and we're all familiar with it. What ought to be most aware in our minds, it's not so much simply that we've done something wrong. Of course, we've done something wrong, or even that we've broken God's law." [00:21:34]

"Brethren, we're reminded all over again, you know what he does? He produces the doctrine of the atonement. Doctrine matters. Don't think a theology class, that's just for preachers. Don't think doctrine, oh well, you know, doctrine is deep, and that's for the theologians." [00:46:15]

"Consider your life. I mean, when you get done, one of the great sacrifices that you have made, not because of a legal requirement, because you look at your father and he's made you his child, you long to delight him and cause him joy, and you want to be like him." [01:00:01]

"Christian, what I want you to do, just as we wrap this up, I want you to consider your life. I mean, when you get done, one of the great sacrifices that you have made, not because of a legal requirement, because you look at your father and he's made you his child." [01:00:01]

"Brethren, when the annals of our church are opened up, I hope that it will say on Judgment Day when it's read, oh, this was no common people. These people did such acts of love and sacrifice. And I know there's a place where, like when David made an offering to the temple." [01:04:54]

"God gives us our own children. Some of you haven't had children yet, but when you have a child, he does. Ask any of the parents who are watching their children just begin to walk for the first time or talk for the first time and how they feel. Why they delight in those children." [00:34:43]

"Consider this, walk in love as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us. There's no use speaking vaguely about love. Love can be a very nebulous thing. Again, the concept of love can be like fog, it's mysterious, hard to pin down, but there's no vagueness here." [00:48:14]

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