"The Ultimate Secular Holiday"
Ephesians 5. 1-17
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THE ULTIMATE SECULAR HOLIDAY
Ephesians 5. 1-17
I. HALLOWEEN-THE ULTIMATE SECULAR HOLIDAY IS AN ANNUAL EVENT WHICH CAUSES MANY __________ EMOTIONS.
II. SEVERAL SCRIPTURE PASSAGES RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW TO HONOR CHRIST, AND HOW BELIEVERS NEED TO DEAL WITH PAGAN _____________:
A. Deuteronomy 18. 9-13
B. Col. 3. 1-5
C. Discretion Urged when it comes to Halloween.
III. EPHESIANS- WRITTEN TO CHRISTIANS IN CITY OF EPHESUS
A. Acts 18- Ephesus --- a major city of worship of ____________
B. Paul wrote to help new believers know how to deal with secular society…what about now?
C. Ephesians 5. 1-17
IV. EPHESIANS 5- GIVES SOME ____________ AS TO HOW CHRISTIANS SHOULD DEAL WITH HOLIDAYS & TRADITIONS & SECULAR CULTURE AROUND US:
A. Live as GOD’S CHILDREN- ____________ GOD (v. 1)
B. Live as ___________ (Eph. 5.8-9)
C. NOT AS UNWISE, BUT AS WISE (v. 15)
D. LIVE AS ______________: Jesus Is Lord over all
V. SO WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN TO DO WITH HALLOWEEN?
A. Live as a Child of God and of the Light
B. Be willing to ______________ the old things in order to put Christ first
C. Be very careful how you live- not as unwise but as wise.
D. In light of what Jesus has done for us- how can we best _______ and _______ Him- tomorrow (on Hallowed- Eve)?
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