Welcome To Pastor Garry Clark’s PowerPoint presentation from the May 4 th sermon:

The Bride

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God Chose The Human Relationship Of Marriage To Illustrate The Love That Jesus Christ Has For His Church

Ephesians 5:22-33 22 23 24 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

Ephesians 5:22-33 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 27 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

Ephesians 5:22-33 28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. 29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: 30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

Ephesians 5:22-33 31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. 32 33 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

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As Believers, We Are The Bride Of Jesus Christ

He Chose To Call Us This He Makes This Comparison

What Is My Role In This Relationship?

How Am I Supposed To Live In Light Of This Phenomenal Truth

BE FOLLOWERS OF GOD

Ephesians 5:1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

How Do I Follow Jesus In This Relationship I Have With Him?

Ephesians 5:2 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.

HOW DO I WALK IN LOVE?

1. SACRIFICE YOURSELF (Give & Forgive)

Philippians 2:5-8 5 6 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

HOW DO I WALK IN LOVE?

1. SACRIFICE YOURSELF (Give & Forgive)

Philippians 2:5-8 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

HOW DO I WALK IN LOVE?

2. SANCTIFY YOURSELF (Set Yourself Apart For God)

Philippians 5:3-7 3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; 4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

HOW DO I WALK IN LOVE?

2. SANCTIFY YOURSELF (Set Yourself Apart For God)

Philippians 5:3-7 5 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.

HOW DO I WALK IN LOVE?

2. SANCTIFY YOURSELF (Set Yourself Apart For God)

Philippians 5:3-7 6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. 7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them.

Be Followers Of God – Walk In His Steps, Imitate Him

Ephesians 5:8-9 8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: 9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

CHOOSE

What Is Pleasing To The Lord

Ephesians 5:10 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

AVOID

What Is Displeasing To The Lord

Ephesians 5:11-12 11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. 12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

ASK YOURSELF,

Does It Pass The Light Test

(Any Holes Or Cracks?)

Ephesians 5:13 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

ASK YOURSELF,

Does It Pass The Light Test

(Any Holes Or Cracks?)

Psalm 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

BE ALERT AND AWAKE,

Make Good Decisions

Ephesians 5:14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

BE ALERT AND AWAKE,

Make Good Decisions

Psalm 119:11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

Be Followers Of God – Walk In His Steps, Imitate Him

Ephesians 5:15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

SPEND YOUR TIME WISELY

Ephesians 5:16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

KNOW WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO GOD

Ephesians 5:17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

KNOW WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO GOD

Proverbs 3:7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

BE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT

Ephesians 5:18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

ENCOURAGE YOURSELF IN THE LORD

Ephesians 5:19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

BE THANKFUL TO THE LORD

Ephesians 5:20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Be Followers Of God – Walk In His Steps, Imitate Him

Ephesians 5:21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

Proverbs 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

SUBMIT ONE TO ANOTHER

1 Peter 5:6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

SUBMIT ONE TO ANOTHER

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