Walk in Love | Lesson 120

The sermon explores Ephesians chapter 5, focusing on verses 1 and 2, where Paul instructs believers to be followers of God and to walk in love as dear children. Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher highlights the transforming power of God's grace, emphasizing that believers, once alienated from God, now have the profound privilege and responsibility to be followers of Him. The imperative to be followers of God signifies both an identity and a call to action. This is made possible only through the changing work of Christ, renewing us in the image of the new man who is create in righteousness and true holiness. Josh Strelecki stresses the importance of not just understanding doctrinal truths but actively applying them in our lives, manifesting the love and forgiveness we have received from God through our interactions with others.Josh Strelecki further elaborates how being "dear children" of God serves as motivation to reflect the love that God has shown. Illustrating this, the sermon references Paul's instructions in Ephesians 4, encouraging behaviors such as speaking truth, working honestly for self and others, and being tenderhearted and kind. The ultimate example of love is Christ's sacrificial offering, which believers are called to walk out in their own relationships—primarily through forgiveness and self-sacrificial love. The sermon ends with a prayer, asking for growth in these virtues and for the congregation to genuinely embody the life-changing implications of the Gospel, emphasizing that this transformation is not merely an intellectual exercise but a profound, spiritual way of living.