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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 the Light (Ephesians 5: 8-14)
Welcome back, friends.
 It’s a joy to have you with me again as we continue our time together working through Paul’s magnificent letter to the Ephesians. A letter that has been guiding us step by step through what it means to live out our calling in Christ.  
We’ve already explored what it means to: 
Walk in unity,
Walk in truth,
Walk in honesty,
Walk in kindness,
Walk in forgiveness,
And walk in love.
 And now, Paul takes us into one of the most beautiful and profound metaphors in the entire New Testament — the call to walk in the light.
 Light and darkness are among the Bible’s most powerful images.
 From the opening words of Genesis, “Let there be light,” to the final chapters of Revelation where “the Lamb is its lamp”, Scripture uses light to describe God’s presence, God’s purity, God’s truth, and God’s transforming power.
 So today, we’re going to explore what it means to be “light in the Lord.”
How the light of Christ changes us, how we live as children of light, 
and how the light exposes, heals, and transforms everything it touches….
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Episode Notes:  Walking in Love. (Ephesians 5:  1-7)
Welcome back, friends. It’s wonderful to have you with me again as we continue our journey through Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.  Over the last few episodes, we’ve been exploring what Paul calls “the walk” of the Christian life, a daily, practical, lived‑out expression of who we are in Christ.... We’ve looked at:
 Walking in truth
Walking in honesty
Walking in kindness
Walking in forgiveness
 And now, as we step into chapter 5, Paul brings us to the very heart of the Christian life, the summit, the pinnacle, the crowning virtue:
 Walking in love.
 So today, we turn to a passage that is sometimes overlooked but is absolutely foundational to understanding Christian love….
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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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The Renewed Mind Podcast. My Psychology and Mental Health Podcast:
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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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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
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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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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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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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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...
Follow and support me on Patreon.
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Check out my other Podcasts.
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:
Amazon.com: Jeremy R Mccandless: books, biography, latest...