Forty D’s from Ephesians
Father, Son and the Holy Spirit communicates.
- Silence, when it is the lack of communication, is Satanic
- Silence, when it is the lack of communication, is not (showing) strength, in the body of Christ.
Represent Jesus
- Psalm 1:1–3 1 Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. 3 He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.
- Blessing or curse: the choice is yours
- Declare: the choice is yours
- Submission to God.
- Crawls off the altar, therefore a work in progress, all of us.
- Not lack of love for God but is He the first place?
- Self-centeredness vs living sacrifice.
- Renew mind in the Word
- Your dead nature, the old man, left behind an un-renewed mind.
- Not dealing with sin-nature, but a mind that requires alignment to the things of God.
- You are identical to Jesus
Symbolism
- Road sign warning, for me to know the condition
- Fruit – Marriage ring e.g.
- Inward – Consecration
- Outward – Compassion.
- Philippians 1:21, 24–26 2For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is 24 Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you. 25 And being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith, 26 that your rejoicing for me may be more abundant in Jesus Christ by my coming to you again.
- Galatians 4:19 My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you,
Do not steal.
- Ephesians 4:28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.
- Software and stealing.
- Music and stealing.
- Taxes and stealing.
- John 10:10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
- Luke 10:7 And remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house.
- Romans 13:7 Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.
- Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
- 1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”
- Psalm 66:18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear.
- Ezekiel 28:15 You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, Till iniquity was found in you.
- Jeremiah 17:10 I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings.
- Proverbs 20:27 The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the inner depths of his heart.
- Romans 8:27 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
- John 2:24–25 But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men, and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man.
- No association with the devil
- Represent Jesus