This week we will focus on Ephesians 4:29. Below you will find some prep work that will help you prepare for our time together on Thursday. I encourage you to take some time and complete all the work. You will get more out of our time together if you have completed the prep work.
Read Ephesians 4:17-32. Ask yourself, what is the context of Ephesians 4:29? Write down in your journal the contrast you see in Ephesians 4:29 (look for the word "but" to help you find the contrast). What are we not to do? What are we to do? Write down in your journal what the text says.
We want to find out what Ephesians 4:29 means. One way we can find out what the text means is to do word studies. Word studies are when we look at what the words mean in the Greek. We use Blue Letter Bible to help us do our word studies. Go to Blue Letter Bible and look up these words/phrases: unwholesome, good, edification, according to the need of the moment, give, grace. Write down everything you learn about these words in your journal.
Another way we can find out what the text means is to do cross references. Cross references help us to see what the rest of the Bible haste say about the text we are looking at. Look up the cross references below and write down what you learn:
Words:
James 3:12
Proverbs 18:21
Proverbs 31:26
Matthew 12:33-36
Mathew 15:18
Unwholesome:
Matthew 7:17-18
Matthew 12:33
Luke 6:43
Edification:
Romans 14:19
1 Corinthians 10:23
Grace:
Luke 4:22
Romans 5:20-21
Ephesians 2:8-10
Colossians 3:16
Colossians 4:6
Now, go back and read Ephesians 4:29 again. What is this verse calling us to? What is the Lord specifically saying to you in this verse? Write it down in your journal.
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