Text: Ephesians 4:17-24
Truth: The way we live reveals what we have come to believe as the truth.
Thrust: We must examine our lifestyle to see if it conforms with the truth.
Thesis: Since the way we live reveals what we have come to believe as the truth, we must examine our lifestyle to see if it conforms with the truth.
Turning Point: How we live reveals what we truly believe.
Theme: Christian Living
Topic: How Christians should live
Title: Show me!
Tagline: Practice truth.
Thoughts:
- It’s hard to know what is genuine these days.
- Imitations and clones are legion.
- Christianity as a type of culture can easily be imitated or cloned.
- But the Gospel as the truth that guides or molds our life is something that cannot be cloned or imitated.
- The truth always shows itself, often in unguarded moments.
- What we truly believe is how we will live. Or to put it in another way, how we live reveals what we truly believe.
- We cannot lie to the truth by living contrary to it. The truth will always reveal or show itself in our lives.
- This is the reason why we must examine our lifestyle to see if it conforms with the truth.
- The world is looking for genuine truth carriers. Just like when you’re buying genuine software, you see the authentic serial number on the package.
- How we live reveals what we truly believe. Truth shows. Practice truth.