Youth Search The Scriptures
BELIEVERS’
WALK AND
WISDOM
Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Canada
Lesson 735
To start
with…
Memory
Main
Verses
Texts
Ephesians
5:15,16
Ephesians
5:1-21
• It is the wisdom that God deposit in those who
accept Jesus Christ into their lives (1 Cor. 1:24)
• It is following God’s directives as revealed by
What is
Divine
Wisdom?
His Spirit to achieve God-approved results
(Isaiah 11: 2-4)
• It also means having genuine reverence for
God and His Word (Psalm 111: 10; Prov. 9: 10)
• It is the principal thing for everyone (Prov. 4:7)
Jesus: Our
Role
Model in
Love
How did Jesus show love?
• Sacrificially (v. 2; 1 John 3: 16)
• Sincerely (John 11: 5; Mark 10: 21)
• Scripturally (John 14: 23)
Our love must be without
• Immorality, uncleanness,
filthiness, foolish talking, jesting,
and idolatry (v. 3, 4)
A charge to
All Youths
Be a light to
show the
world the way
1 Peter 2:9; 1
Thessalonians
5:5
Let your light
to shine
Philippians 2:15;
2Corinthians 4:6
• Genuinely turn away from sin and
separate from sinners (verse 7)
How can
Christians
youths
escape the
evils in the
world today?
1 Thess. 5: 22
• Walk in the light of the gospel as you have
been taught (verse 8)
• Bear the fruit of righteousness (verse 9)
• Prove every invitation before accepting it
(verse 10)
• Do not have fellowship with evil
associations (verse 11)
• Reprove anyone who wants to lure one to
do evil (verse 11)
• Do not speak evil of anyone (verse 12)
HOW CAN
A SINNER
GET THE
LIGHT?
Ephesians 5:
14
Awake
out of
sleep
Accept Jesus
as personal
Lord and
Saviour
Arise
out of
sin
Walking in
wisdom
requires…
Walking
Circumspectly
Verse 15
Redeeming the
time
Walking in the
perfect will of
God
Verse 16
Verse 17
• Obey His words
– Ecclesiastes 12:13
When we
have the
wisdom and
fear of God,
we will…
• Respect elders, leaders and parents
– Leviticus 19:3; Ephesians 6: 1, 2
• Serve and cleave to Him
– Deut. 10:20, 21
• Not oppress anybody, take bribe, or rule
with rigour
– Leviticus 25:17,36,43
• Not be hypocritical (Colossians 3:22)
• Disobedience attracts Punishments
– Pharaoh (Exodus 9:30)
– Amalekites (Deuteronomy 25:17,18)
Fear of man Vs
Fear of God
– Saul, the first king of Israel (1 Samuel
15:24).
• Obedience attracts blessings
– Joseph (Genesis 42:18)
– Abraham (Genesis 22:12)
– The Midwives in Egypt (Exodus 1:17)
– Phinehas (Numbers 26:6-8)
– Cornelius (Acts 10:1,2)
Final
Admonitions
• It would take courage and
commitment to fear and please
the Lord
– Isaiah 57:11; Luke 12:5
• There are commendations for
Christians who fear the Lord
– Psalm 128:1-6; Revelation 11:18
• The fear of the Lord is the
beginning of Wisdom
– Psalm 111: 10
Q
U
E
S
T
I
O
N
S
What is
divine
wisdom?
How will
you
describe
the love
of Jesus?
How can
youths
have
victory
over these
evils?
What is
the divine
purpose for
everyone?
Reference
for images
used on the
cover slide
and slide 8
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