1. Fireproof Learning My Role in a Covenant Relationship Ephesians 5:18-21

2. Ephesians 5:18-21 Being Controlled by the Spirit

3. Fireproof Learning My Role in a Covenant Relationship Ephesians 5:18-21 Being Controlled by the Spirit Essential for living God's way Can't live God's way without it Enables walking in light/wisdom

4. Fireproof Learning My Role in a Covenant Relationship Ephesians 5:18-21 God Knows the Future He is praying for me He has purpose even in failures He knows me better than I do Helps me love, understand others Seek to understand b4 understood

5. Fireproof Learning My Role in a Covenant Relationship Ephesians 5:18-21 Discuss: (1) What things in the past do you wish could be erased from ever happening? (2) What is the next major decision that you think God would want you to make relative to past, present, and future relationships?

6. Fireproof Learning My Role in a Covenant Relationship Ephesians 5:18-21 Love... Intercedes (3 Jn 2)‏ Promotes intimacy (Prov 17:9)‏ Seeks to Understand (Prov 3:13)‏ Impossible w/o God (1 Jn 4:7)‏ Is Christ (Rom 5:6)‏

7. Fireproof Learning My Role in a Covenant Relationship Ephesians 5:18-21 Luke 22:31-32 Jesus Encourages Simon Peter

8. Fireproof Learning My Role in a Covenant Relationship Ephesians 5:18-21 Filtered Sifting Satan does not have free access Jesus grants him permission (Job)‏ Jesus always screens suffering Bear in mind the final product!

9. Fireproof Learning My Role in a Covenant Relationship Ephesians 5:18-21 John 13:1-16 Jesus Washes Disciples' Feet

10. Fireproof Learning My Role in a Covenant Relationship Ephesians 5:18-21 Endurance Jesus even washed feet of Judas Is. Endurance bears a hard thing Turns it into glory to the Father

11. Fireproof Learning My Role in a Covenant Relationship Ephesians 5:18-21 Love Dare Questions: (1) How would your relationship with others change if you knew Jesus was praying for you to make right choices in those relationships? (2) What could happen in your relationships if you knew that Jesus was praying your prayer list?

12. Fireproof Learning My Role in a Covenant Relationship Ephesians 5:18-21 Consider: If you are not willing to seek to understand before you demand to be understood, then you are not following Christ in loving people.

13. Fireproof Learning My Role in a Covenant Relationship Ephesians 5:18-21 Consider: If you are unwilling to choose to see the best in people, even when deceit and betrayal are evident, then you are not following Christ in loving people.

14. Fireproof Learning My Role in a Covenant Relationship Ephesians 5:18-21 Consider: God does not command us to feel a certain way; He commands us to forgive and to pray that the relationship may be restored.

15. Fireproof Learning My Role in a Covenant Relationship Ephesians 5:18-21 Restoring Relationship No condemnation (Rom 8:1)‏ Spirit of gentleness (Gal 6:1)‏ Spirit of humility (Gal 6:3)‏ Self-examination (Ps 139:23-24)‏

16. Fireproof Learning My Role in a Covenant Relationship Ephesians 5:18-21 Assignment: Read & Do... Love Dare days 16-20

17. Fireproof Learning My Role in a Covenant Relationship Ephesians 5:18-21 References Fireproof teaching series The Love Dare book