5 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. 2 And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

3 But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. 4 Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving. 5 For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. 7 Therefore do not become partners with them; 8 for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9 (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), 10 and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. 12 For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. 13 But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, 14 for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,

An example, a model,

Life lived after the example of Jesus

I John 2:6

."........whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked......ESV


State of being


Pres imperative


We can do this because we know hoW Jesus has loved us......As children who are loved

So how has Jesus demonstrated his love to you?

We are the object of his love

We are the copy -ers of his love

Keep on living, doing life in love

As Christ loved us

As Jesus gave himself as a sacrifice

A willingness.......

A sweet aroma.....

A clear path to pleasing God, living in a way that leads to God's blessing


As a manner of life....keep on....loving

Love .....agapanthus....to be so moved with care and compassion for someone else that you are compelled to act on their behalf......often at great sacrifice to themselves

Take initiative - Jesus loved us first

Leave a sweet aroma of God's love

Die to your self

Jesus died so we could live

Pres imp

Keep on

Sexual immorality - word for pornography, general word for immoral activity


All impurity - sinful habits that leave a stain that requires some washing......

Covetousness - to want something that is not yours to have so much.....that you are willing to sin....step over the line in some way.....in order to get it.....

It becomes the focus so much that we elevate it to what we worship

Sometimes called idols of the heart....what we have place as our god

No part in the kingdom because they are worshipping another God.....

Filthiness- the things that lead to shame and disgrace.....


Foolish talk - bland tasting food......things that make no sense.......stupid


Crude joking- indecent stories, obscene jokes, things said that are improper or out of place


Replace them with Thanksgiving

Thankful heart aimed in God's direction

Grateful to God

Description of habit of giving thanks before meals

Used to describe the Lord's Supper

Note the Stop/Start again - stop the negative words with the language of gratefulness

Literally stop being enticed

Dragged around by your fleshly appetites

Word similar to Samson in Judges 14:15

Stop/Start list again

Empty words - no content, hollow, frivolous, futile, being deprived of .....

Leads to Gods' wrath

Technical term describing the inevitable outcome of rebellion against God, judgement

If you put your hand in the fire.....you will get burned....nothing the fire can be blamed for.....

Disobedience defined. - the pattern of life for those outside of God,

Pattern that can lead others to turn away from God

Unwillingness, fAilure to submit......


Promotes, increases, multiplies disobedience

Son's of disobedience - those who look like disobedience, are the fruit of disobedience

Who we used to be. Eph. 2:2