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We […] Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 amPalm SundayJoin us for Palm Sunday as we celebrate Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem with a special Musical Celebration featuring our children and adult choirs. We will also celebrate our Youth who completed their first Discipleship Class. Invite friends and family to the celebration and hear a special message from Dr. Joshua. If you would […] Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 amEaster SundayOn Easter Sunday, we invite you to join us in worship and In the Text as we hear biblical insights on “The Power of the Resurrection” and how we celebrate the resurrection with our daily lives. Invite friends and family to join you for our Easter Service. Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 am“In the Text” Video Podcast on the BibleTune in online on Wednesdays for our new video podcast! “In The Text” is a contemporary conversation about the Bible focused on helping people relate to God through scripture. Take your bible reading experience to a whole new level in an engaging and creative way! Purchase an “In the Text” T-Shirt Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 amSynergy Youth MinistryThis month, we’ve got big plans for helping teenagers grow closer to God like they never knew they could before. Here’s what’s coming up in our ministry: · Volunteer Expo on March 26th · We will have Synergy on March 12th, 19th, 26th at 10:30am · Movie Night March 24th at 6pm at Zoe […] Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 amBaptism SundayHow important is baptism? It is your personal identification with the greatest act of human history, the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Water baptism is a step of obedience to the Word of God and an important expression of faith for a believer. Sign up to publicly acknowledge that you have made […] Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 amDiscoverAre you interested in becoming a member or just curious about our church? Have you joined Zoe within the past year? If so, you are invited to join Dr. Joshua for our Virtual Discover Gathering on Thursday, April 6! During Discover, you will learn more about our ministry, beliefs, and will have an opportunity to […] Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 amPrayer CallsWe invite you to pray on our 30-minute weekly Prayer Conference Calls. The calls are empowering, life-changing, and a dynamic way to start or end your day. Connect to a Prayer Call (562) 999-7729 Mondays • 6am • 7pm on Zoom only Connect at 7pm Tuesdays • 6am • 7pm Thursday • 6am • […] Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 amDrive-Thru Food GiveawayThe Zoe Center Drive-Thru Food Giveaway is a caring community of volunteers who serve our church families and community with free nutritious food. We are committed to providing food at no cost on the first Saturday of the month. If you would like to volunteer, arrive at the church at 9am. Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 amBaby DedicationDo you want to dedicate your child to the Lord? Invite your family to witness and share this moment with you on Sunday, May 7. The Baby Dedication Class will be held on Thursday, May 4 at 7:30pm on Zoom. 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Walk Tutorial – Part 2 Archived – February 14, 2021 View This Weeks Note View All Past Notes View This Note w/o Blanks Don’t Trip: A C.R.I.P. Walk Tutorial – Part 2 February 14, 2021 Review Last week we continued our series on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. We will continue with the second half of Ephesians today in a series titled: Don’t Trip: A C.R.I.P. Walk Tutorial. For our purposes C.R.I.P. stands for Christ In This lesson is about how drawing close to Jesus affects our . In Ephesians and much of the rest of the Bible, walking is a metaphor for life. Your walk refers to how you . The first three chapters focus of Ephesians focus on what we , but the second three chapters focus on how we . Ephesians 4:17-24 Un-Identity Ephesians 4:17 If the 21st century has taught us anything, it’s this: How you identify is a . How you identify is completely separate from how you feel on the inside or look on the outside. God says this: I don’t care how you feel or how you look. If you’re a follower of Christ, you with Christ. is linked to identification. Actors know this. Good acting (or action) comes from sources. In the Roman world, adoptees had to stop identifying with their birth families and begin identifying with their adopted families. Spiritual Heart Disease Ephesians 4:18 A heart produces spiritual blindness, isolation and ignorance. Spiritually speaking, a hardened heart is analogous to clogged arteries. Ephesians 4:19 To be callous means to lose feeling. If your body loses feeling, it is because your nerve endings are no longer communicating with you. Nerve endings tell us if something is too hot, cold or sharp enough to hurt us. When we are spiritually callous, our spiritual nerve endings are not working. When we are spiritually callous, we can sin without sensing danger. “A place for everything and everything in its place” –Benjamin Franklin Ephesians 4:20 Mark 12:17 Ephesians 4:21 The teachings of the Bible do not make sense if you do hold a few basic assumptions: , goodness, beauty and truth are connected (Genesis 3:6) To find one is to find the other. They are all located in the same place. That place is Jesus. Biblical scripture is the only text with the authority and accuracy to reveal who is. Identification with Christ means holding these assumptions. Once you hold these assumptions, you are willing to disidentify with anything contrary to Christ. Identifying with means disidentifying with ourselves. Identifying with God’s truth means disidentifying with our truth. Ephesians 4:22-23 Identification is about renewal The ancient world believed the mind was in the heart, not the brain. You become a new person by changing your . Who you are in your heart is who you are. If your heart is changeable, changeable. The world says that you are what your body and mind says you are; God says you are what He says you are. We become like God when our heart becomes to God’s Word. Old Testament Rules Made Simple Ephesians 4:25-32 Ephesians 5:1-5 In Sum, To C.R.I.P. Walk is to follow the of the Ten Commandments: Love Principle 10 Commandments Ephesians Love God 1. You shall have no other Gods but me. Ephesians 4:30 Ephesians 5:5 2. You shall not make for yourself any idol, nor bow down to it or worship it. Ephesians 4:30 Ephesians 5:5 3. You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God. Ephesians 4:29 Ephesians 5:4 4. You shall remember and keep the Sabbath day holy. Ephesians 2:6 Love Your Neighbor 5. Respect your father and mother. Ephesians 6:1-3 6. You must not commit murder. Ephesians 4:26 Ephesians 4:31 7. You must not commit adultery. Ephesians 5:3 Ephesians 5:5 8. You must not steal. Ephesians 4:28 9. You must not give false evidence against your neighbor. Ephesians 4:25 10. You must not be envious of your neighbor’s goods. You shall not be envious of his house nor his wife, nor anything that belongs to your neighbor. Ephesians 5:3 Ephesians 5:5 I Corinthians 6:9-11 “The apostle Paul, in writing here about the ‘unrighteous,’ is addressing a body of believers living in a city known for its gross sexual immorality. He lists a catalog of sins characterizing sexual impurity and says that those who commit them will be disinherited from the Kingdom. Does this mean that people who engage in sexual sin will lose their salvation? No, Rather, what the Word of God is saying is that sex sins obliterate the confidence, authority and power and blessings of the Kingdom. . . . Sex sins tend to dull our souls to the God-given joy of our salvation, robbing us of the strength that joy is designed to sustain” (Jack Hayford, Fatal Attractions: Why Sex Sins Are Worse Than Others, Regal:2004, p.61) Psalm 51:12 © Joshua D. Smith, Ph.D., 2021 Save PDF Locally Click to save a copy of the filled-in notes to a PDF file on your device Download File Click to View PDF Save PDF to Google Drive (Android & PC Only) Click to save a copy of the filled-in notes to a PDF file on your Google Drive account Save File Send to Email Enter your email address below to receive a copy of your filled in notes Send