Youth Search The Scriptures BELIEVERS WALK AND WISDOM

Youth Search The Scriptures BELIEVERS’ WALK AND WISDOM Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Canada Lesson 735

To start with… Memory Verses Ephesians 5: 15, 16 Main Texts Ephesians 5: 1 -21

• It is the wisdom that God deposit in those who accept Jesus Christ into their lives (1 Cor. 1: 24) • It is following God’s directives as revealed by What is Divine Wisdom? His Spirit to achieve God-approved results (Isaiah 11: 2 -4) • It also means having genuine reverence for God and His Word (Psalm 111: 10; Prov. 9: 10) • It is the principal thing for everyone (Prov. 4: 7)

Jesus: Our Role Model in Love How did Jesus show love? • Sacrificially (v. 2; 1 John 3: 16) • Sincerely (John 11: 5; Mark 10: 21) • Scripturally (John 14: 23) Our love must be without • Immorality, uncleanness, filthiness, foolish talking, jesting, and idolatry (v. 3, 4)

A charge to All Youths Be a light to show the world the way 1 Peter 2: 9; 1 Thessalonians 5: 5 Let your light to shine Philippians 2: 15; 2 Corinthians 4: 6

• Genuinely turn away from sin and separate from sinners (verse 7) How can Christians youths escape the evils in the world today? 1 Thess. 5: 22 • Walk in the light of the gospel as you have been taught (verse 8) • Bear the fruit of righteousness (verse 9) • Prove every invitation before accepting it (verse 10) • Do not have fellowship with evil associations (verse 11) • Reprove anyone who wants to lure one to do evil (verse 11) • Do not speak evil of anyone (verse 12)

HOW CAN A SINNER GET THE LIGHT? Ephesians 5: 14 Awake out of sleep Arise out of sin Accept Jesus as personal Lord and Saviour

Walking in wisdom requires… Walking Circumspectly Verse 15 Redeeming the time Walking in the perfect will of God Verse 16 Verse 17

• Obey His words – Ecclesiastes 12: 13 When we have the wisdom and fear of God, we will… • Respect elders, leaders and parents – Leviticus 19: 3; Ephesians 6: 1, 2 • Serve and cleave to Him – Deut. 10: 20, 21 • Not oppress anybody, take bribe, or rule with rigour – Leviticus 25: 17, 36, 43 • Not be hypocritical (Colossians 3: 22)

• Disobedience attracts Punishments – Pharaoh (Exodus 9: 30) – Amalekites (Deuteronomy 25: 17, 18) Fear of man Vs Fear of God – Saul, the first king of Israel (1 Samuel 15: 24). • Obedience attracts blessings – Joseph (Genesis 42: 18) – Abraham (Genesis 22: 12) – The Midwives in Egypt (Exodus 1: 17) – Phinehas (Numbers 26: 6 -8) – Cornelius (Acts 10: 1, 2)

Final Admonitions • It would take courage and commitment to fear and please the Lord – Isaiah 57: 11; Luke 12: 5 • There are commendations for Christians who fear the Lord – Psalm 128: 1 -6; Revelation 11: 18 • The fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom – Psalm 111: 10

Q U E S TI O N S What is divine wisdom? How will you describe the love of Jesus? How can youths have victory over these evils? What is the divine purpose for everyone?

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