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Ephesians 5:15-20

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bulletReading the Text:
bullet NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
bullet The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
bulletThe Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
bulletThe World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
bulletHistorical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
bullet"Addiction," Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit.
bullet II.4, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
bullet II.6, To His Wife, Tertullian (c. 206)
bullet V.18, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 212)
bullet Concerning Flight in Persecution (paragraph 9) Tertullian (c. 212)
bullet Chapter XVII, On Modesty, Tertullian (c. 217)
bullet VI.LIV, Against Celsus, Origen (c. 246)
bullet Commentary by St. John Chrysostom: Homily XIX.
bullet"The evil of the day ought to belong to the day. What is the evil of a body? Disease. And what again the evil of the soul? Wickedness. What is the evil of water? Bitterness. And the evil of each particular thing, is with reference to that nature of it which is affected by the evil."
bulletFrom the Geneva Notes.
bullet"The worse and more corrupt that the manners of this world are, the more watchful we ought to be in every situation, and give regard to nothing but the will of God."
bulletFrom Matthew Henry's Commentary.
bullet"Another remedy against sin, is care, or caution, it being impossible else to maintain purity of heart and life."
bullet The Heinous Sin of Drunkenness (Eph 5:18): sermon by George Whitefield.
bulletFrom Wesley's Notes.
bullet"With all possible care redeeming the time - Saving all you can for the best purposes; buying every possible moment out of the hands of sin and Satan; out of the hands of sloth, ease, pleasure, worldly business; the more diligently, because the present are evil days, days of the grossest ignorance, immorality, and profaneness."
bullet On Redeeming the Time (Eph 5:16). Sermon by John Wesley.
bulletFrom the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
bullet"The days of life in general are so exposed to evil, as to make it necessary to make the most of the seasonable opportunity so long as it lasts."
bulletFrom The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
bullet"While the lips sing, the heart must join in the melody by an uplifting to God. Too much singing in the churches is only of the lips."
bulletContemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
bullet Commentary, Ephesians 5:15-20, Susan Hylen, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
bullet"These verses continue instructions regarding the Christian life. This life is the result of the reconciliation that God has brought about in Christ..."
bullet "First Thoughts Year B Epistle Passages in the Lectionary: Pentecost 11," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
bullet"Ultimately Ephesians has as its theme: coming together in a wholeness in which, connected to Jesus as one body, we seek to fill the whole of reality with God's goodness."
bullet Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
bullet "Practicing Wisdom," "Thinking and Practicing Reconciliation": The Ephesians Texts for Pentecost 8-14, Ronald Olson, Word & World Texts in Context, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1997.
bullet Ephesians 5:15-20, Reconciled in Christ: Ministry in Light of Ephesians, Wendell W. Frerichs, Word & World Texts in Context, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1988.
bullet "Gratitude for Everything," Ronald Goetz, The Christian Century, 1997. At Religion Online.
bullet"How is it humanly possible to give thanks for "everything"? Can anyone express gratitude for a disastrous accident? Is it even ethical to give thanks for the death of a neighbor we despise? Are we to thank God when we hear of the death of strangers?"
bulletArticles & Background:
bullet "Being Subject as We Sing," Randy Cooper, (other resources at) "Singing Our Lives," Christian Reflection, 2006.
bullet"Singing 'psalms and hymns and spiritual songs' is a political act that challenges all human categories and divisions."
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bulletCollins, C. John, "Ephesians 5:18: What Does PLEROUSTHE EN PNEUMATI Mean?" Presbyterion, 2007.
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bulletEasley, Kendell H., "The Pauline Usage of Pneumati as a Reference to the Spirit of God," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 1984.
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bulletFrerichs, Wendell W., "Reconciled in Christ: Ministry in Light of Ephesians," Word & World, 1988.
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bulletFritsche, Joel P., "Homiletical Helps on LW Series B," Concordia Journal, 2006. (Section on this text begins on p. 320)
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bulletHeil, John Paul, "Ephesians 5:18b: 'But Be Filled in the Spirit,'" The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2007.
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bulletOlson, Ronald, "'Thinking and Practicing Reconciliation': The Ephesians Texts for Pentecost 8-14," Word & World, 1997.
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bulletRogers, Cleon L., Jr., "The Dionysian Background of Ephesians 5:18," Bibliotheca Sacra, 1979.
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bulletVan Roon, A., "The Relationship between Christ and the Wisdom of God according to Paul," Novum Testamentum, 1974.
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bulletSermons:
bullet "Spiritual Intelligence," Fr. Patrick Brennan, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 2000.
bullet "Hey! Pay Attention!" the Rev. Dr. Rick Dietrich, Day 1, 2003.
bulletWith Children:
bullet "Soli Deo Gloria," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
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bulletHymns and Music:
bullet Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Ephesians 5:18-19. The Cyber Hymnal.
bullet Hymnal Scripture References, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
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bulletGroundhog Day (Eph 5:16)