CHECK DISC - Ephesians 5:17-18

THE TEXT

17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery.
Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

EXEGETICAL IDEA (what it meant):
Subject: What illustration does Paul give the Ephesian Saints concerning understanding the will of the Lord?
Complement: Paul gives the Ephesian Saints an illustration of being under the influence of the Spirit instead of wine.

CONTEMPORARY IDEA (what it means):
Subject: What illustration does the Bible give Believers concerning understanding the will of the Lord?
Complement: The Bible gives Believers an illustration of being under the influence of the Spirit instead of wine.

Bumper Sticker Idea: Know the Lord’s Will; Know Filling; No Understanding of the Lord’s Will; No Filling.

Doctrinal Category: Doctrine of the filling of the Spirit

Exegetical Outline

I. Paul exhorts the Ephesian Believers in two ways.
    A. Paul exhorts the Ephesian Believers to not be foolish.
    B. Paul exhorts the Ephesian Believers to understand what the Lord’s will is.
        1) Paul commands the Ephesians to not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery (asotia).
        2) Paul commands the Ephesians to constantly keep being filled with the Spirit.

Contemporary Outline

I. The Bible exhorts Believers in a couple of ways.
    A. The Bible exhorts Believers not to be foolish.
    B. The Bible exhorts Believers to understand what the Lord’s will is.
         1) The Bible commands Believers not to get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery (asotia).
         2) The Bible commands Believers to constantly keep being filled with the Spirit.