{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F5f551935-cdbb-4e60-bb39-277a45339a0f","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Put On to Put Off\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/5f551935-cdbb-4e60-bb39-277a45339a0f\"></iframe>","title":"Put On to Put Off","description":"<p>This week, Matt Geib continues season 2 by returning to Ephesians 4 and picking up where we left off at verse 17.</p>\n<p>\u00a0</p>\n<p>[00:01:42] Matt begins by reading through Ephesians 4:17-24, calling Ephesians a \u201cbook for our time\u201d.</p>\n<p>[00:03:22] \u201cTestify\u201d literally means to \u2018do all things pertaining to the Lord.\u2019</p>\n<p>[00:06:10] Matt points us back to the \u201cwalk not as the world\u201d section of Ephesians 4 previously and contrasts its description of an ungodly lifestyle with the subsequent ending to Ephesians 4 and start of Ephesians 5, describing what a godly life looks like \u2018in the light\u2019.</p>\n<p>[00:10:20] Matt takes us back to John 8 when Jesus chastises the religious elite and their liturgical practices, making the crystal clear statement that they were in fact blind, and that if they (we) truly were in Him, they (we) would walk according to His commands.</p>\n<p>[00:14:00] Matt parallels this point with some of the relationship conversations that we have with spouses, kids, or even pets, when we listen without receiving \u2013 tuning out and ultimately absorbing nothing.</p>\n<p>[00:16:40] Jesus makes it clear that those who listen and don\u2019t respond have hardened their hearts against him.</p>\n<p>[00:19:32] Matt points out the distinction between those who may truly be na\u00efve, and those who practice willing ignorance out of the hardness of their hearts.</p>\n<p>[00:22:40] Matt ties the walking ways indicated in Ephesians 4:19 to the consistently evil nature of men in the beginning of Noah\u2019s story, emphasizing the stark contrast between this kind of mentality and a walk with God.</p>\n<p>[00:25:09] The greed highlighted in this passage of Ephesians ultimately roots itself in idolatry, as Matt says, our \u2018pushing others out of the way to get what we want\u2019.</p>\n<p>[00:25:09] The greed highlighted in this passage of Ephesians ultimately roots itself in idolatry, as Matt says, our \u2018pushing others out of the way to get what we want\u2019.</p>\n<p>[00:28:02] The promise of God for us today is that, walking in Christ, we can be renewed today in the newness of youth \u2013 that our spiritual nature can be refreshed and rejuvenated this very day. Even as we grow physically older, we can daily grow younger in spirit.</p>\n<p>\u00a0</p>\n<p>Helpful Links From This Episode</p>\n<p>The Kingdom Corner Website: <a href='https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/'>https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/</a></p>\n<p>The Kingdom Corner on Facebook \u2013 <a href='https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner'>https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner</a> \u00a0</p>\n<p>Apple Podcasts: <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673'>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673</a></p>\n","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/f1e6b3fe-f64f-4eda-bff9-ad9d2571522b/thekingdomcornerart2newsize.jpg"}