Pathway Church

Pastor Brian Bennett 

We are One:  “Relationship Issues”

[Ephesians 4:17-32]

 

 

Recognize your ______________ and influences

[Ephesians 4:17-19; Proverbs 13:20]

 

Receive the ____________________________ Jesus provides 

[Ephesians 4:20-24; Romans 6:1-4]

 

 

Relate to ______________ the way Jesus ______________ to you

[Ephesians 4:25-32; Zechariah 8:16-17; Psalm 4:4-5]

 

 

5 Practices for Healthy Relationships:

 

• Reject falsehood and speak ______________
• Reject anger’s ___________and take __________back from the enemy
• Reject ______________ and work to be a blessing
• Reject ______________and focus on building others up
• Reject the ______________ of bitterness and ______________what Christ gives you

 

 

Next Step Questions:

• How is God speaking to you today?
• What are you going to do about it?
• How can we help? 

We are One:  “Growing Up” | Dr. Brian Bennett | 7.18.2021

[Ephesians 4:7-16]

 

Jesus is _____________________

[Ephesians 4:7-10; Genesis 3:1-11; Philippians 2:7-11]

 

Jesus _____________________to all of His children

[Ephesians 4:11-12]

 

Discipleship Pathway: 

• Connect:with God and with others in our weekend services.
• Grow:  with God and with others in discipleship relationships.
• Serve:  with God and with others at Pathway and beyond.

 

 

Growing up to __________________________is the goal

[Ephesians 4:13-16]

 

• Maturity is measured in _____________ to Jesus
• Maturity doesn’t conform to _____________
• Maturity speaks, and receives, the _____________
• Maturity _____________to build up the body in love

 

Next Step Questions:

• Have you surrendered to Jesus as your Lord?
• Are you serving with the gifts God has given you?
• Is growing up to be like Jesus your goal in life (and for Pathway)?

We are One | Ephesians 4:1-6 | Dr. Wayne Smith

 

Theology 

Doctrine 

 

I want the whole Christ for my Savior, the whole Bible for my book, the whole Church for my fellowship, and the whole world for my mission field. 

John Wesley

 

1. What We Believe 

 

Ephesians 4:4-6

There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. 

 

One Body

 

One Spirit

 

One Hope

 

One Lord

 

One Faith

 

One Baptism

 

One God and Father of all

over all, through all, in all

 

 

2. How Should We Then Live? 

 

Ephesians 4:1

I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 

 

Matthew 10:38

“And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.”

 

Ephesians 4:2

With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love

 

Humble 

 

Gentle 

 

Matthew 5:5 “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. 

 

Patient

 

Bearing (Tolerating)

 

Ephesians 4:3

Eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace

 

"Among Christians there ought to be so great a dislike of schism, as that they may always avoid it so fast as lies in their power.”

John Calvin

 

 “The Devil's chief device was disunity and division.”

John Calvin

 

John 17:21-23

That they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.

Dr. Wayne Smith

We are One: “He Is Able” | Ephesians 3:14-21

 

1. The Power of the _________

 

Ephesians 3:16 

 

2. The Indwelling _______________ 

 

Ephesians 3:17 ; Psalm 1:3 

 

3. The Surpassing _______________

 

Ephesians 3:18-19

 

4. The Fullness ___________________

 

Ephesians 3:19

Dr. Pastor Brian Bennett

 

We are One:  “Purpose Revealed”

[Ephesians 3:1-13]

 

 

Be who God has called, revealed, and purposed you to be

 

 

 

God reveals His ________________ for our lives and supplies the ________________as we walk with Him

[Ephesians 3:1-6; Acts 9:1-7]

 

 

 

Our purpose is to ____________what God has _____________ to us

[Ephesians 3:7-8; Philippians 1:6]

 

 

 

We extend God’s _______________________ to the ends of the earth

[Ephesians 3:9-13; 2 Corinthians 10:13-18]

 

• In His power and with His grace (favor)

 

 

Next Step Questions:

• Will you walk with Jesus into the plans and purposes He has for you (even without all the details)?
• Will you commit to growing with God so you can make known what He is making known to you?
• Will you walk by faith in His grace (favor and blessing) and share Him with those in your pathway?

Pastor Brian Bennett

 

We are One:  “Built Different”

[Ephesians 2:11-22]

 

The cross is “_______________”

[Ephesians 2:11-15; 1 Peter 4:15; 1 Corinthians 12:25-27]

• Jesus did the demo work
• Are we building up others or tearing them down?
• “Meddler” defined:  

 

The cross provides “_______________”

[Ephesians 2:16-18]

 

• We are reconciled and repositioned
• Are you “triggered” or “trusting”?
• We are a people with peace and purpose
• word input > worldly input

 

The cross “_______________”

[Ephesians 2:19-22; 1 Corinthians 11:17-28]

• We are “built on”
• We are “built for”

 

Next Step Questions:

• How is the cross becoming your starting point for life?
• How is the cross building the relationships in your pathway?
• Will you pray for Pathway to be filled with a unified people and the Holy Spirit?

Pastor Brian Bennett

 

We are One:  “Created for More”

[Ephesians 2:1-10]

 

 

Pathway’s mission is to, “love God and love all people in our pathway”.  

 

Ephesians 4:4-6

 

Created for More:  than death’s ­­­­__________  ­­­­__________  

[Ephesians 2:1-3]

 

• Without Jesus we are walking the “wrong road”
• Romans 3:21-23
• Desires that are not shaped by Jesus lead to disaster

 

Created for More:  ­­­­__________   in the gifts of ­­­­__________  

[Ephesians 2:4-9]

 

• Grace is “God’s unmerited favor”
• The “gifts of grace” mentioned:  mercy, love, life, grace, kindness, and…humility.
• Romans 3:24-26

 

Created for More:  ­­­­__________   in, on, and ­­­­__________   you

[Ephesians 2:10]

 

• “poeima”:  “that which is made, a manufactured product” 

(The Bible Exposition Commentary)

Romans 8:29

 

Next Step Questions:

• Will you make a U-turn today and receive all that Jesus has for you?
• Will you surrender to God by faith and grow in the gifts of grace?

 

• Will you let God work in, on, and through you to serve others?

Dr. Pastor Brian Bennett 

 

We are One:  “Jesus Over All”

[Ephesians 1]

 

Pathway’s mission is to, “love God and love all people in our pathway”.  

 

Jesus Over All:  “__________________”

[Ephesians 1:1-2]

 

Jesus Over All:  __________________

[Ephesians 1:3-10; John 17:20-23]

 

• “I am”:  adopted, blessed, __________, redeemed, forgiven, __________, and united.

 

Jesus Over All:  __________________

[Ephesians 1:11-14; Galatians 3:27-29]

 

Jesus Over All:  __________________

[Ephesians 1:15-23]

 

Next Step Questions:

• Is Jesus the center of your identity?
• Is Jesus’ family and inheritance a priority to you?
• Is Jesus’ love and immeasurable power present in your Monday through Saturday living?

Speaker Chris Vogt

Walk With Me:  “Jars of Clay”

 

Glory and Weakness

Our Shepherd's _______  (Psalm 23:3)

The Vessel's _______  (2 Cor 4:7)

"He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake."

 

Four Assumptions:

1. You are ____ righteous.
2. 2. You are _______ to follow righteous paths.
3. You already have ________.
4. The Shepherd's highest concern is ______________.

 

Living as Vessels

• By _______ (2 Cor 4:1)
• Through ________ (2 Cor. 4:7)
• For ________ (2 Cor. 4:5)

 

The Christian life is all about learning to be comfortable in ____________ and enthralled with ________.

• ___________ so that you do not rely on yourself.
• And _________ so you know why it is worth it.

Follow Up Questions

1. Is Jesus worth following even if it costs you?
2. What appeals to you more, the prospect of green pastures or having the Shepherd?
3. Are you comfortable with being weak for his glory?

Walk With Me:  “For You Forever”

[Psalm 23:6]

 

John 10:11

 

Confidence in God’s ____________gives us the ___________ to follow

Psalm 23:1-6

 

“Chesed”

Philippians 4:6-9

 

God is ____________ and invites ____________ to be His guests

 

2 Samuel 9:1-13

Forgiveness = Freedom

 

 

The “Four Promises of Forgiveness”: 

• “I promise I won’t dwell on this incident.”
• “I promise I won’t bring up this incident and use it against you.”
• “I promise I won’t talk to others about this incident.”
• “I promise I won’t allow this incident to stand between us or hinder our personal relationship.”

(by Ken Sande)

 

 

Jesus is the ____________ now and then.  He is “for you forever”

 

John 10:9-11

 

 

Next Step Questions:

• Have you stepped through the doorway with Jesus into His best for you?
• Will you empty the wheelbarrow and let God begin renewing your mind?
• Jesus is for you forever…will you let Him fill your life (your “wheelbarrow”) today?