As we continue to think about living a life filled with the Holy Spirit, we’ve looked at how that applies to wives and to husbands. Paul, then moves from the marriage relationship to the father-child relationship. He says that children who are Spirit-filled should obey their parents in the Lord. As long as a parent…

One of the most important verses in all of the Bible is found in Ephesians 5:18 where Apostle Paul commands us to be filled with the Spirit. He, of course, is referring to the Holy Spirit. And when we are filled with the Holy Spirit, holy things start to happen. We begin to encourage one…

Someone once wrote, “When I go to bed and cannot sleep, I don’t waste time by counting sheep; I count all my blessings, one by one, from the morning till the setting sun.” Beloved, we really do have so much to be thankful for. God has been good to us. Thanksgiving should come natural. Yet,…

Did you know that God wants you to live life under the influence? No, no under the influence of alcohol or drugs. In fact, the Holy Spirit says in Ephesians 5 that we should not get drunk with wine because it’s debauchery. Getting drunk or getting high is certainly living life under the influence, but…

Apostle Paul, by inspiration of the Holy Spirit, tells us something very true and helpful in Ephesians 5:15–16. He says, “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.” The thrust of that text is that you and I should…

Hey, I’ve got a secret to tell you. Can you keep a secret? Has anybody ever said something to you like that? How did you respond? The right answer is yes, I CAN keep the secret you are about to tell me, but I don’t know if I SHOULD keep it. You see, there are…

Apostle Paul by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit tells us in Ephesians 5 to not be deceived by empty words. Have you heard any empty words today? As one author wrote, “Empty words are those that lack substance, wisdom, and truth. They are words not filled with reality or matched with action.” The famed…

Let’s say that you have a guest over, and because you are a good host, you ask them if they would like something to drink. They say they would love a cold glass of water. And so, you grab a cup, put in some ice, turn on the faucet, and to your shock, brown, nasty…

When I was a child, there was one person that I wanted to be like when I grew up:  Michael Jordan. I wanna be, I wanna be like Mike. Like Mike. If I could be like Mike, as the old Gatorade jingle went. I loved basketball and wanted to shoot like him, jump like him,…

One of the best classic country songs says in the chorus: And I turned twenty-one in prison doin’ life without parole No one could steer me right but Mama tried, Mama tried Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading, I denied That leaves only me to blame ’cause Mama tried Merle Haggard wrote…