Gospel Chapel
Darkness is all around us. How people live and their attitudes and their approach to life is full of darkness without Jesus Christ. How do we conquer the darkness within, confront the darkness without, and convert the darkness around us? Paul has one main answer for us - be thankful.
Ephesians 5:3-14 ESV
1. Conquer the Darkness Within (5:3-5)
The more we focus on God, the more we understand and appreciate His infinite worth. As we understand and appreciate this, we can't help but respond to Him.
Donald S. Whitney, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life (2014, 104)
2. Confront the Darkness Without (5:6-7, 11-13)
1 Peter 2:9 ESV
Matthew 5:14-16 ESV
3. Convert the Darkness Around (5:7-9, 14)
John 3:19-21 ESV
John 8:12 ESV
Colossians 3:12-17 ESV