Fighting for Unity (Dr. Marsh Fant)

Date – 7/28/24 10 AM

Speaker – Dr. Marsh Fant

Sermon Title – The Fight for Unity

Sermon Text – Ephesians 4:1-3

Sermon Outline:

I. Your call. (v 1)

Your call to hear truth.

See Ephesians 2:8-10.

Your call to                            truth.

“walk worthy of the calling”

See Romans 8:28-30.

II. Your walk. (v 2)

You should walk in all                                  and                             .

You should walk with                                  and                             .

See Galatians 5:22; 1 Corinthians 4:5-6.

See Matthew 17:17; Mark 9:19; Luke 9:41.

III. Your work. (v 3)

Your work is to preserve the                                              of the Spirit.

See Ephesians 2:14-18; 4:4.

Your work is to preserve the bond of peace.

Concluding thoughts:

Sermon Discussion Questions:

1. What does walk worthy mean (v 1), and how would it apply to the members of Morningside during this time?

2. Why do you think Paul identifies himself as the prisoner of the Lord (v 1)

before he admonishes the Ephesians to walk worthy?

3. What do you think a low and meek (v 2) church member’s life would look like?

4. Why is it so important for you to be longsuffering and forbearing with each

other (v 2) during a season of pastoral transition?

5. In verse 6, Paul admonishes us to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of

peace. In light of the first three chapters of Ephesians, why do you think he

uses the word, keep, instead of create? What is the difference?