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This Podcast is part of a 10-year project to complete an in-depth, daily study of the entire Bible, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. 

Episode Notes:  Walking in Kindness. (Ephesians 4  31-32)
We’ve been walking together through Ephesians 4 — a chapter where Paul takes the great truths of the gospel and brings them right down into the everyday details of life.
He has shown us that spiritual growth is not something vague or mystical. It is practical, it is observable, and it is lived out in the ordinary moments of our day.
So far, chapter 4 has taught us to:
To speak the truth with honesty and compassion
To handle anger in a righteous, disciplined way
To work diligently and generously
To use our words to build people up, not tear them down
And now, as Paul brings this section of the letter to a close, he gives us two of the most beautiful, but most challenging, and most Christ‑like commands in the entire chapter:
“Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamour, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tender‑hearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.”
(Ephesians 4:31–32)
This is where the whole chapter has been leading. This is the destination of our “walk in righteousness.” This is what spiritual maturity looks like when it finally takes root in the heart and life of the believer.
So today, we begin exploring what it means to walk in kindness….
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Episode Notes: Building People Up. (Ephesians 4: 29–30)
We often hear people described as “a good person.” You hear it at funerals more than anywhere else. No matter what the person was really like.  It’s a kind of cultural politeness, a way of smoothing the rough edges of a life with a gentle, vague compliment. But Scripture rarely uses the word good to describe human beings. In fact, Jesus Himself said:
“No one is good — except God alone.”
 Instead, the Bible uses a different word: Righteous.
 We don’t use that word much today. You don’t often hear someone say, “He’s a righteous man,” or “She’s a righteous woman.” But the Bible uses it constantly. And in Ephesians 4, Paul tells us that the goal of the Christian life is to grow into the likeness of Christ, to become righteous as He is righteous.
 And how do we do that? Paul says we must put off the old self and put on the new. Put off lying, put on truth. Put off sinful anger, put on righteous indignation. Put off stealing, put on honest work, and generous giving.
 And today, Paul adds another item to the list. 
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The Renewed Mind Podcast. My Psychology and Mental Health Podcast:
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Episode Notes:  Honesty and Maintaining the Right Work Ethic. (Eph 4: 28)
Sometimes Scripture tells us things we think we already know. Now and then, I find myself teaching a verse that seems so obvious, so basic, so universally accepted, that I wonder why Paul even needed to say it…. And that is exactly where we are today.
The verse before us is one that most people, Christian or not, would agree with on the surface. It doesn’t sound controversial. It doesn’t sound complicated. It doesn’t sound theological.
But the question is: Why does Paul talk about stealing to Christians?
Is there more going on here than meets the eye? Is Paul saying something deeper than the obvious? Is this verse about more than simply “don’t steal”?
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The Renewed Mind Podcast. My Psychology and Mental Health Podcast:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2568891
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Episode Notes: Anger Management. (Ephesians 4: 26-27)
Today's episode is not about avoiding anger, suppressing it, or even pretending anger doesn’t exist.  It’s more about managing anger. Understanding anger. And — believe it or not — sometimes expressing anger….
 Our single verse today: “ ‘In your anger do not sin’ do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,…” (Ephesians 4:26)
 Or, as the King James Version puts it: “Be ye angry, and sin not.”
 That’s a command—a biblical imperative. So, which is it? How can he command anger in verse 26 and condemn anger in verse 31? The answer is simple — and insightful:

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This podcast is not associated with the Bible Project YouTube channel or any other associated podcasts that use the name 'Bible Project'. It is entirely the work of Jeremy R McCandless...
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My History of the Christian Church: https://thehistoryofthechristianchurch.buzzsprout.com
The L.I.F.E. Podcast: (Philosophy and current trends in the Arts and Entertainment Podcast).
https://the-living-in-faith-everyday-podcast.buzzsprout.com
The Renewed Mind Podcast. My Psychology and Mental Health Podcast:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2568891
The Classic Literature Podcast:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2568906
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This Podcast is part of a 10-year project to complete an in-depth, daily study of the entire Bible, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. 

Episode Notes:  Walking in Righteousness - Speaking the Truth in Love. (Ephesians 4: 25)
Saved by Grace, United in One Body.
 Earlier in this letter, Paul reminded us that it is: “By grace you have been saved through faith… it is the gift of God…” (Ephesians 2:8) We are saved by grace, not by our performance. And when we trust Christ, we become part of something bigger than ourselves — the Body of Christ. We are joined to one another. We belong to one another. We grow with one another. We serve one another. That’s why Paul said yesterday our purpose is “…to equip His people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up…” (Ephesians 4:12–13)
The Journey of Spiritual Growth.
 In yesterday's study, we were given three foundational principles:
 
1. Put off the old self
“…put off your former way of life…” (4:22)
Take off the old habits, the old attitudes, the old patterns of sin — like taking off an old coat.
 2. Renew your mind
“…be made new in the attitude of your minds…” (4:23)
Let Scripture reshape your thinking so you begin to think God’s thoughts rather than simply reacting to the world around you.
 3. Put on the new self
“…put on the new self, created to be like God…” (4:24)
Replace old vices with new virtues. Replace old habits with new patterns. Replace old ways of speaking with new ways of speaking.
 But now — beginning in verse 25 — Paul gets specific.
 
He gives us five concrete examples of what spiritual growth looks like in everyday life. And over the next five episodes, we’re going to take each one in turn. And the first one — the foundation of all the others — is this found in this single verse, verse 25…. Our single verse today…
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This podcast is not associated with the Bible Project YouTube channel or any other associated podcasts that use the name 'Bible Project'. It is entirely the work of Jeremy R McCandless...
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My History of the Christian Church: https://thehistoryofthechristianchurch.buzzsprout.com
The L.I.F.E. Podcast: (Philosophy and current trends in the Arts and Entertainment Podcast).
https://the-living-in-faith-everyday-podcast.buzzsprout.com
The Renewed Mind Podcast. My Psychology and Mental Health Podcast:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2568891
The Classic Literature Podcast:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2568906
To visit my Author page on Amazon and view my entire back catalogue of books on both Amazon and Kindle, and now also on Audible, Visit:
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