Ephesians 5:14-18 ISV “for everything that is visible is light. That is

why it says, ‘Wake up, O sleeper! Arise from the dead, And Christ will shine on you.’ 15 So, then, be careful how you live. Do not be unwise but wise, 16 making the best use of time because the days are evil.

17 Therefore, do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.

18 Stop getting drunk with wine, which leads to wild living, but keep on being filled with the Spirit.”

Say No To Spiritual Narcolepsy• Narcolepsy from Greek narke

numbness, stupor and lepsis attack, seizure.

– Be awake spiritually!• God’s Word is like a refreshing

water that wakes us from our narcoleptic situation making us alert to the day we must tackle and life we should live.

John 4:10-14; Eph. 5:26John 4:10-14; Eph. 5:26

Ephesians 5:15• We must be careful to live wisely

not foolishly.

• Thus, it does matter how we live!– “And do this, knowing the time,

that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.” Romans 13:11Romans 13:11

Ephesians 5:16

• We must live wisely by making the best use of our time because the days are evil and pose a potential threat to this vital necessity.– Many set the wrong example, and

others do not have the knowledge of God because of their corrupt ways, not teaching and showing a “right” example. 11 Cor. 15:33-34Cor. 15:33-34

Wake up to righteousness!Wake up to righteousness!

Ephesians 5:17• We can avoid being foolish by

understanding what God’s will is.

• Must study and search the scriptures. 2 Tim. 2:15; Acts 2 Tim. 2:15; Acts 17:1117:11– Then we can understand God’s

will… Eph. 3:3-4; Col. 2:2-3Eph. 3:3-4; Col. 2:2-3

– Then we can do His will! Mt. Mt. 28:2028:20

Ephesians 5:18• We must empty our lives of all

sinful things and be filled with God’s Spirit!

• Through the Word of God! 1 Pet. 1:20-25; 2 Pet. 1:2-41 Pet. 1:20-25; 2 Pet. 1:2-4– Effectively works in us 1 Thes. 2:131 Thes. 2:13– Spiritual understanding Col. 1:9Col. 1:9– Thoroughly equips us 2 Tim. 3:16-2 Tim. 3:16-

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•Time is short - 1 Cor. 7:29; Jas. 4:14

•Get and be ready for the judgment! - Acts 17:30-31; John 12:48

•Hear and Believe - Rom. 10:17

•Repent of sins - Acts 3:19

•Confess Jesus - Rom. 10:9-10

•Be baptized - Acts 22:16

Let us hear God’s wake up call!