“Wake-Up Call to the Church” | May 29, 2022

​I.          “Children of Light”
Ephesians 5:1-6; 6:10-20
1 Corinthians 5:9-13; 1Co 5:1-13
Ephesians 5:6-10; 3:6; 2:1-2; Ac 26:18; Is 2:5; Lk 16:8
John 12:35-36; 1 Jn 1:5-7; Ps 27:1; Is 9:2; 42:6; 49:6
[Galatians 5:19-23]; Ro 7:4; 1 Thess 2:4; 5:21; Php 3:4-6
John 8:12; Jude 5
Acts 9:3-9; 1-22; Jn 8:12
Acts 26:16-18; Is 35:5; 42:7; 1Co 5:5
Galatians 5:22; Lk 6:39-45; Ps 119:105; Hb 4:12-13

II.         “Children of Darkness”
Ephesians 5:11-12; 1Co 5:9-13; Ro 6:21-23; 13:8-14
Leviticus 19:17; 1Ti 5:20; Eph 5:3; 2 Sam 12:9, 13, 14
Matthew 18:15-20;  Gal 6:1
 
III.          “Reflect The Son”​
Ephesians 5:13-14; Jn 3:20-21; [Eph 5:9]; Is 51:17; 52:1; Isaiah 60:1; Mal 4:2; Ro 13:11; Is 26:19; Lk 1:78-79
Jude 22-23; 1Pe 4:12-19
John 3:19-21; Prv 24:27-34; Jude 1-25
John 3:16-18; Ro 3:23; 5:8; 6:23; 10:13

Greek Word Study:
Partners: ‘summetochos’: a co-participant (Eph 5:7)
Darkness: ‘skotos’: from base of ‘skia’: shade or shadow i.e., obscurity (Lit or Fig) darkness. N. meaning darkness. Spoken of Moral Darkness, the absence of spiritual light and truth, inc. the idea of sinfulness and consequent calamity. (…Eph 5:11…) Spoken figuratively of persons in a state of moral darkness, wicked men and women under the influence of Satan (…Eph 5:8…)
Light: ‘phos: from an obsolete ‘phao’ (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays) luminousness: fire, light. N. from ‘phao’ to shine. Light. Figuratively, Moral and Spiritual Light and knowledge which enlightens the mind, soul, or conscience; including also the idea of moral goodness, purity, and holiness. Generally, True knowledge of God and spiritual things; Christian Piety. (…Acts 26:18…Eph 5:8…) Hence, True Christians are spoken of as the sons of light or children of light. (Lk 16:8; Jn 12:36; Eph 5:8; 1Th 5:5). Generally, of Daylight (Eph 5:13)
Good: ‘agathosune’: from ‘agathos’: virtue or beneficence; goodness. N. form ‘agathos’: Active Goodness of disposition of character (…Eph 5:9…) 
Right: ‘dikaiosune’: from ‘dikaios’: equity (of character or act); specially, Christian Justification: - justice, justify, right (-eousness). N. from ‘dikaios’; just, righteous. Justice, righteousness. Of disposition or conduct in common life (Eph 5:9…) [Active Righteousness]
True: ‘aletheia’: from ‘alethes’; Truth. N. from ‘alethes’ true; what is not concealed but open and known; hence truth. Truth, i.e., Love of truth, both in words and conduct, sincerity, veracity. (Eph 4:24; 5:9) [Active Truth]
Discern: ‘dokimazo’: from ‘dokimos’; to test. (Lit or fig); (by implication) to approve – approve, discern, examine, prove, see fit, test. Tested, approved: to make trial of, put to proof, examine. (Eph 5:10)
Pleasing: ‘euarestos’: from ‘eu’ (good) and ‘arestos’ (agreeably fit): - acceptable, (well) pleasing. Adjective from ‘eu’ (Good) and ‘aresko’ (to please) Well-pleasing, acceptable. We are to strive to make our lives acceptable and well-pleasing to God (Ro 12:1-2…Eph 5:10…)
Take No Part: ‘sugkoinoneo’: to share in company with i.e., co-participate in, take part, share. From ‘sun’ (with) and ‘koinoneo’ (to partake): To participate in something with others, to share with others in anything. Spoken of in a good sense; sharing material things with someone in need (Php 4:14); Spoken of in a bad sense: sharing guilt with sinners (Eph 5:11; Rev 18:4)
Expose: ‘elegcho’: to confute, admonish: - convict, expose, tell fault, rebuke, reprove. To shame, disgrace, but only in classical Greek. In NT, to convict to prove one in the wrong and thus to shame him. Transitively (by implication): Spoken of hidden things: to detect, demonstrate, make manifest (Eph 5:11,13) [Reveal]
Awake: ‘egeiro’: to waken (through the idea of collecting one’s faculties) (transitive or intransitive) i.e., rouse (literal, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figurative from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, non-existence): - awake, get up, raise up, wake. Metaphorically, to wake up from sluggishness, lethargy. (Eph 5:14)
Arise: ‘anistemi’: to stand up (lit or fig, transitive, or intransitive); also, get up, leave, raise up, (A-)rise (again, up) stand up. From ‘ana’ (again) and ‘histemi’ (to stand): To stand again. To rise up, arise. Metaphorically in Eph 5:14: to arise from the death of sin and put on the New Man in Christ.
Dead: ‘nekros’: corpse: Fig. Those dead to Christ and His Gospel, meaning spiritually dead. Meaning let no lesser duty keep you from the One Great Duty of following Christ. (Eph 5:14)