Guard Your Heart

Ephesians 4 & 5

I. Guard you heart with personal devotions. II. Guard you heart through reaching out. III. Benefits to guarding your heart.

Pastor: I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Congregation: That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; and be renewed in the spirit of your mind; and that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

Pastor: Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor: for we are members one of another. Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil.

Congregation: Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

Pastor: Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Congregation: And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness..cont.

let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

Pastor: For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

Unison: Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it. (Ephesians 4:1-3; 22-27; 29-32; 5:2-5; 21-22; 25)

I. Guard You Heart with Personal Devotions

Doctrine - That tells us what is right. Reproof - So we be changed. Correction - To tell us how to get right. Instruction - So we can know how to stay right.

Jesus answered, It is written: Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. Matthew 4:4

Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, I Peter 2:2

I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. I Cor. 3:2

How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Psalm 119:103

II. Guard Your Heart through Reaching Out & Within

Maturity provides unity within the body.

"Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace" (Ephesians 4:2-3).

Maturity provides unity within the body. Maturity also provides stability to the body.

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