Ephesians 4: 25-32

New Clothes, pt. 2

New Clothes25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body. 26 “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 and do not give the devil a foothold.

New Clothes28 Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need.

New Clothes29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

New Clothes31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4: 25-32

New ClothesWhen we put on the new:Our capacity changes

New Clothes19 Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, 21 envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you

New Clothesjust as I have forewarned you that those who practice such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

New Clothes24 Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

Galatians 5: 19-24

New ClothesWhen we put on the new:Our capacity changesOur motivation changes

New ClothesWhen we put on the new:Our capacity changesOur motivation changes

Don’t hurt the body of Christ (v. 25)Don’t give the devil a foothold (v. 27)Don’t grieve the Holy Spirit (v. 30)

New ClothesWhen we put on the new:Our capacity changesOur motivation changesOur decisions change

New ClothesBe Truthful

New ClothesBe TruthfulControl Your Anger

New ClothesThe lifestyle of unbelieving Gentiles … •Futile in their thinking•Darkened in their understanding (blind)•Separated from the life of God

New Clothes“Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy.” Aristotle

New Clothes“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.” Mark Twain

New Clothes• ‘Don’t let the sun go down while you are still

angry.’ • Psalm 4:4 - Tremble and do not sin; when

you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent.

New ClothesBe TruthfulControl Your AngerWork Hard

New ClothesBe TruthfulControl Your AngerWork HardSpeak Words that Build Others Up

New ClothesControl Your AngerWork HardSpeak Words that Build Others UpBe Kind, Compassionate and Forgiving

New Clothes“You will never find freedom or motivation focused on the people who hurt you; you will only find freedom and motivation when you focus on the one who forgave you - He forgave us fully, finally and freely.” Andy Stanley

New ClothesTo be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.

C.S. Lewis

New Clothes“Those who have been forgiven so much, and at so great a cost, must be forgiving in their turn.”

New Clothes"Clean hands" will not suffice, unless they are connected with "a pure heart." True religion is heart-work. We may wash the outside of the cup and the platter as long as we please, but if the inward parts be filthy, we are filthy altogether in the sight of God,

New Clothesfor our hearts are more truly ourselves than our hands are; the very life of our being lies in the inner nature, and hence the imperative need of purity within. Charles Spurgeon

New ClothesTherefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

Colossians 3:12