Putting On The New

Man:Ephesians

4-5

2013 Monthly Theme

• Jan: Putting On The New Man (Intro)

• Feb: Speak Truth• Mar: Be Angry, Do Not

Sin• Apr: Work Hard,

Perform What Is Good• May: Words Good For

Edification• Jun: Forgive Each Other

• Jul: Walk In Love• Aug: Give Thanks• Sep: Understand The

Will Of The Lord• Oct: Expose Unfruitful

Deeds Of Darkness• Nov: Preserve Unity• Dec: The Power That

Works Within Us

Putting On The New

Man:Ephesians

4-5

Putting On The New

Man:Ephesians

4-5

ForgiveEach Other

Ephesians 4:30-32

• 30 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32 Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.

“Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God…”

“Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God…”

• “by whom you were sealed…”

“Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God…”

• “by whom you were sealed…”–a seal conveys ownership,

authority, approval (Esther 3:7-12; 8:3-10)

“Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God…”

• “by whom you were sealed…”–a seal conveys ownership,

authority, approval (Esther 3:7-12; 8:3-10)–Ephesians 1:13-14

“Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God…”

• “by whom you were sealed…”–a seal conveys ownership,

authority, approval (Esther 3:7-12; 8:3-10)–Ephesians 1:13-14

• “do not grieve…”

Put away from you…

Put away from you…

• bitterness – the root cause (Heb. 12:15)

Put away from you…

• bitterness – the root cause (Heb. 12:15)

• wrath – anger that boils over, then subsides

Put away from you…

• bitterness – the root cause (Heb. 12:15)

• wrath – anger that boils over, then subsides

• anger – natural disposition, character, temperament

WRATH ANGER

Put away from you…

• bitterness – the root cause (Heb. 12:15)

• wrath – anger that boils over, then subsides

• anger – natural disposition, character, temperament

• clamor (“quarreling”) – the outward result

Put away from you…

• bitterness – the root cause (Heb. 12:15)

• wrath – anger that boils over, then subsides

• anger – natural disposition, character, temperament

• clamor (“quarreling”) – the outward result

• slander – evil speech that harms a person’s reputation

Put away from you…

• bitterness – the root cause (Heb. 12:15)• wrath – anger that boils over, then

subsides• anger – natural disposition, character,

temperament• clamor (“quarreling”) – the outward

result• slander – evil speech that harms a

person’s reputation• malice – intentional desire to injure

Put on…

Put on…

• kindness

Put on…

• kindness

• tender-heartedness

Put on…

• kindness

• tender-heartedness

• forgiveness

Put on…

• kindness

• tender-heartedness

• forgiveness

• “just as God in Christ has forgiven you”