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Verse by Verse Bible teaching from Dr. Michael Easley. From the ministry of Michael Easley inContext.
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Walk of Wisdom Part 3
2d ago00:23:20Tap to summarizeSummary Dr. Michael Easley continues his study through Ephesians by examining Paul's command to "walk away" from the old life. While believers are called to walk worthy of their calling in Christ, they are also called to leave behind the mindset and lifestyle that once defined them. Paul reminds the Ephesian believers—and every Christian—that life apart from Christ is marked by darkened understanding, spiritual ignorance, hardened hearts, and an increasing callousness toward sin. Rather than simply modifying behavior, the Christian life requires a transformed mind through the power of the Holy Spirit. No amount of willpower can produce lasting spiritual change. Only God's Spirit, working through His Word, can renew believers from the inside out. Easley explains that sin is always deceptive, promising satisfaction while leaving people trapped in an endless cycle of craving more. Whether through lust, greed, addiction, or selfish ambition, sin never delivers what it promises. The good news is that believers are no longer defined by who they once were. Because of Christ, they have learned a new way of living. Paul urges Christians to lay aside the old self, renew the spirit of their minds, and put on the new self created in God's righteousness and holiness. Remembering where we've come from should never produce shame, but gratitude that Christ has completely transformed our identity. Christians are called not only to walk worthy of Christ but also to walk away from the sinful life they once lived. Spiritual transformation begins with a renewed mindset, not merely improved behavior. A hardened and calloused heart slowly loses sensitivity to God's truth and conviction. Sin always promises satisfaction but creates an insatiable appetite that only leads to deeper bondage. The Holy Spirit—not human determination—is the source of lasting spiritual change. Because believers have put off the old self and put on the new, they can live in righteousness, holiness, and freedom through Christ. To read Ephesians, click here. Click here for other Michael Easley Sermons. Takeaways
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1w ago00:20:07Tap to summarizeIn this message from Ephesians 4, Michael Easley unpacks what it means to "walk in a manner worthy" of the calling believers have received in Christ. Paul’s instruction is not about earning God’s favor but living in a way that reflects the identity and privilege of belonging to God’s family. A worthy walk is marked by five essential attitudes: humility, gentleness, patience, bearing with one another, and love. Easley explains that these qualities are not produced through willpower alone but through the work of the Holy Spirit as believers cooperate with Him. Love serves as the crown of these virtues, calling Christians to sacrificially place others before themselves, just as Christ loved the church. These attitudes produce a powerful result: unity. Paul emphasizes the church’s unity through the repeated use of the word “one”—one body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God and Father. This unity is rooted in the work of the Trinity and the salvation believers share in Christ. Ultimately, Christians represent a far greater King than any earthly ruler. As adopted sons and daughters of God, believers are called to live with purpose, humility, and devotion, reflecting the character of the King they serve in every area of life. Takeaways Living worthy of our calling begins with humility, gentleness, patience, and bearing with others in love. The Holy Spirit produces Christlike character as believers willingly cooperate with His work. Love is the crowning virtue that gives meaning and purpose to every other Christian characteristic. Unity in the church is rooted in the shared salvation believers have through the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Christians represent Christ everywhere they go and should reflect His character in their words and actions. As adopted children of the King, believers are called to live in a manner that honors their eternal identity. To read the Psalms, click here. Click here for other Michael Easley Sermons.
Transcribe →Walk of Wisdom Part 1
2w ago00:24:51Tap to summarizeSummary In this sermon from Ephesians 4:1-2, Dr. Michael Easley explains that the Christian life begins with understanding who we are in Christ before focusing on what we do for Christ. Just as Paul structures his letters with doctrine first and application second, believers must build their lives on the foundation of the gospel rather than relying on self-effort. True transformation comes through the Holy Spirit’s power, not through determination, discipline, or legalistic rule-keeping. Focusing on Paul’s command to “walk in a manner worthy of the calling,” Dr. Easley highlights five key “walk” passages in Ephesians and shows how they describe a life shaped by Christ. Paul identifies himself as a prisoner of Christ and pleads with believers to live consistently with the salvation they have received. This worthy walk is not about earning God’s favor but reflecting the new life already given through Christ. The sermon explores the qualities that characterize a worthy walk: humility, gentleness, patience, and loving tolerance toward others. Dr. Easley challenges listeners to examine what truly controls their lives and whether they would identify themselves as servants of Christ. He reminds believers that spiritual maturity is marked by power under control, humility over pride, and dependence on the Holy Spirit’s transforming work. Takeaways Paul always grounds practical Christian living in the theological truth of what Christ has already accomplished. Lasting spiritual change comes from the Holy Spirit’s power, not from self-improvement or religious effort. Believers are called to live in a way that reflects the salvation they have received through Christ. Paul’s description of himself as a prisoner of Christ challenges us to examine what truly controls our lives. Humility means valuing others above ourselves and rejecting the pride God opposes. Gentleness is not weakness but strength under control, displayed through wisdom, patience, and love. To read the Psalms, click here. Click here for other Michael Easley Sermons.
Transcribe →Psalm 90: Teach Us To Number Our Days
3w ago00:32:19Tap to summarizeSummary In this sermon on Psalm 90, Dr. Michael Easley reflects on a season of discouragement and existential struggle that forced him to confront life’s brevity and God’s eternity. Drawing from Moses’ prayer in Psalm 90, he explores the tension every believer feels between the fleeting nature of life and the unchanging character of God. Moses understood disappointment, wandering, and unmet expectations, yet he still declared that God was his dwelling place. The sermon confronts the reality of sin and its consequences without softening the truth. Easley reminds listeners that hidden sin is never hidden from God and that believers must keep short accounts with Him through confession and repentance. Yet Psalm 90 is not merely a sobering reflection on death and judgment—it is also a plea for grace, joy, and significance. Through Moses’ words, listeners are challenged to number their days wisely, pursue holiness seriously, and stop clinging to temporary things that cannot satisfy. Easley calls believers to ask God for joy in difficult seasons and to make their lives count for eternity. Ultimately, this sermon points to the only true refuge for weary people: the eternal, compassionate God who gives meaning to brief lives. Takeaways Psalm 90 contrasts the eternal nature of God with the fragile brevity of human life. Moses reminds believers that sin always leads to separation, sorrow, and death apart from God’s grace. Hidden sins may escape people, but they are always fully exposed before a holy God. Numbering our days wisely helps us live with urgency, humility, and eternal perspective. Even faithful believers can experience seasons of discouragement and existential struggle. True joy, purpose, and significance come only when God establishes the work of our hands. To read the Psalms, click here. Click here for other Michael Easley Sermons.
Transcribe →Psalm 74: Praying Through The Ruins
May 2500:37:40Tap to summarizeSummary In this sobering message from Psalm 74, Dr. Michael Easley walks through one of the darkest laments in the Psalms—a prayer written from the ruins of devastation, loss, and apparent silence from God. Using the imagery of 9/11, Easley connects the grief of national tragedy with the personal ruins many believers experience through broken relationships, unanswered prayers, suffering, and disappointment. Psalm 74 captures Israel standing amid the destruction of God’s sanctuary, asking the painful question: “How long?” The psalmist does not deny God’s discipline, but struggles with the feeling that God has forgotten His people forever. Yet in the middle of despair comes a turning point: God is still the eternal King who works deeds of deliverance. Easley highlights the repeated reminders in the psalm—“remember” and “you”—showing how the psalmist clings to God’s past faithfulness while pleading for present mercy. Ultimately, the sermon points beyond the ruined temple to Jesus Christ Himself. Just as the sanctuary was destroyed, Christ’s body was broken so true worship and eternal life could be restored. This message reminds believers that evil only destroys, but God alone creates, resurrects, redeems, and saves. Takeaways Psalm 74 gives believers language to pray honestly when God feels distant and suffering feels endless. The psalmist’s deepest struggle was not God’s discipline, but the fear that God had forgotten His people forever. Repetition in the psalm—especially the words “remember” and “you”—anchors the believer in God’s faithfulness during despair. Evil only desecrates and destroys, but God alone creates, restores, and brings life out of death. The destruction of Israel’s sanctuary ultimately points forward to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the true worship center of God’s people. Because Christ conquered death through resurrection, believers can trust God even when life feels like ruins. To read the Psalms, click here. Click here for other Michael Easley Sermons.
Transcribe →Psalm 71: Faith That Finishes Well
May 2000:42:00Tap to summarizeSummary Michael Easley teaches from Psalm 71, framing aging not as decline alone but as a deeper invitation into enduring trust in God. He begins with a prayer that confesses human sinfulness, dependence on God’s Word and Spirit, and the global contrast between comfortable worship and believers who gather in fear around the world. Turning to Psalm 71, Easley outlines the reality of aging: diminishing strength, ongoing life struggles, and increasing loneliness. Drawing from personal experience, historical voices like John Wesley, and cultural observations, he shows how physical capacity fades while life’s pressures often remain. Yet Easley emphasizes that aging believers are not abandoned. He highlights the richness of aging—confidence formed through decades of God’s faithfulness and a life that becomes a visible testimony to others. Life itself can become a “marvel,” shaped by both hardship and divine deliverance. The sermon then shifts to resources: older believers are called to invest their wisdom into the next generation through intentional mentoring, discipleship, and storytelling of God’s work. Finally, Easley emphasizes the rewards of aging: worship, joy, and a deeper understanding of God’s righteousness and faithfulness. Through stories like Polycarp and Floyd Sharp, he illustrates what it means to finish life with courage, purpose, and unwavering devotion. He challenges listeners to reject bitterness and self-absorption and instead declare God’s works until the end. Takeaways Aging brings real loss of strength, but it does not mean God’s presence or care diminishes. Life’s struggles and loneliness often continue in old age, yet God remains a refuge in every season. Long obedience to God builds deep confidence in His faithfulness across a lifetime. A faithful life can become a “marvel,” marked by both suffering and God’s steady deliverance. Older believers carry the responsibility to disciple and invest in the next generation. The goal of aging in faith is joyful worship that proclaims God’s righteousness and faithfulness to the end. To read the Psalms, click here. Click here for other Michael Easley Sermons.
Transcribe →Psalm 50: God Who Judges The Heart
May 1100:36:49Tap to summarizeSummary In Psalm 50, Dr. Michael Easley walks through a powerful courtroom scene where God Himself appears as Judge over His covenant people. Asaph paints a vivid picture of a divine courtroom where the “Mighty One, God, the Lord” summons heaven and earth not to judge the nations, but to confront His own people. The issue is not a lack of religious activity, but a heart corrupted by formalism and hypocrisy. Easley explains that Israel’s worship had become mechanical—focused on ritual without relationship. God does not need their sacrifices, because He owns everything already. Instead, He desires thanksgiving, trust, and dependence. Religion had been reduced to a system of managing guilt, but God exposes its emptiness. The second indictment is hypocrisy. The people speak of God’s law but live in open contradiction to it—celebrating sin, tolerating wrongdoing, and assuming God is indifferent. The chilling rebuke comes when God says, “You thought that I was just like you,” revealing how sin distorts our view of God. Easley emphasizes that God’s patience is real, but not approval. Judgment will come, yet mercy is offered through thanksgiving and trust. True worship is not a transactional religion—it is a grateful response to God’s grace. Only a right relationship with God, not religious performance, brings salvation. Takeaways God confronts His own people when worship becomes formalism without heart. Religion fails because it tries to manage God instead of trusting Him. God does not need sacrifice—He desires thanksgiving and trust. Hypocrisy is revealed when people claim God’s truth but live against it. God’s patience should never be mistaken for approval of sin. True worship flows from gratitude, not religious performance or guilt management. To read the Psalms, click here. Click here for other Michael Easley Sermons.
Transcribe →Psalm 46: Be Still and Know
May 400:31:38Tap to summarizeSummary In this sermon on Psalm 46, Michael Easley addresses the pervasive fear and anxiety that often shape human life in times of uncertainty. From global threats and war to personal worries and imagined disasters, he illustrates how fear drives people toward self-protection, control, and even hoarding. Yet Psalm 46 redirects the believer to a far greater truth: God alone is our refuge, strength, and ever-present help in trouble. Easley walks through the psalm’s structure, showing how God remains secure in every category of fear—natural disaster, national crisis, and global upheaval. Even if the most unshakable parts of creation were to collapse, God remains steadfast. He emphasizes that peace is not found in human defense systems, wealth, or preparation, but in trusting the sovereign presence of God. The sermon contrasts anxious striving with divine stability, calling believers to “cease striving and know that I am God.” Easley highlights that true courage is not the absence of fear, but the presence of confidence in God’s unchanging character. Ultimately, Psalm 46 invites believers to rest in God’s sovereignty, remember His past faithfulness, and trust His ongoing rule over all things. The message concludes with a call to stillness, reminding listeners that the safest place in a shaken world is a right relationship with Jesus Christ. Takeaways God alone is our refuge and strength in every form of fear. Even when life feels unstable, God remains unshaken and present. Fear often leads us to control, but faith calls us to trust. God is our help in both personal anxiety and global uncertainty. True peace comes from ceasing striving and recognizing God’s sovereignty. The safest place in a chaotic world is a right relationship with Christ. To read the Psalms, click here. Click here for other Michael Easley Sermons.
Transcribe →Psalm 40: Trusting God in The Waiting
Apr 2700:32:58Tap to summarizeSummary Waiting is one of the hardest spiritual disciplines, especially when life feels urgent or painful. In this sermon on Psalm 40, Michael Easley walks through David’s journey of remembering God’s past faithfulness while wrestling with present desperation. David begins by looking back—God heard his cry, lifted him out of the pit, and set him on solid ground. That rescue becomes a testimony, not just for him, but for others who will learn to trust God through it. But the tone shifts. David is back in trouble—surrounded by enemies and overwhelmed by his own sin. Instead of hiding, he acknowledges both. He doesn’t minimize evil or excuse his sin; he brings both honestly before God. In the tension, he clings to God’s character—trusting that God is compassionate, attentive, and faithful to act. The psalm closes with a paradox: “I waited patiently”… and “Do not delay.” That tension captures the reality of faith. Waiting exposes our dependence and strips away self-reliance until we realize only God can deliver. Dr. Easley challenges believers to remember God’s countless past mercies while trusting Him in present uncertainty. Waiting isn’t wasted—it’s where faith is refined, dependence deepens, and God proves once again that He is worth trusting. Takeaways Waiting reveals our true dependence on God more than any other circumstance. Remembering past deliverance strengthens trust in present trials. God desires a surrendered heart more than religious sacrifice. Honest confession means owning both external struggles and personal sin. A life transformed by God cannot stay silent about His faithfulness. God’s character guarantees His compassion, even when His timing feels delayed. To read the Psalms, click here. Click here for other Michael Easley Sermons.
Transcribe →Psalm 32: The Joy of Forgiveness
Apr 2000:33:34Tap to summarizeSummary In this sermon on Psalm 32, Dr. Michael Easley unpacks the hard truth that much of our pain is self-inflicted. While not all suffering comes from personal sin, this psalm forces us to ask how often our misery is tied to rebellion, stubbornness, poor decisions, and refusing to deal honestly with God. David contrasts two paths: the hard way of hidden sin and the easy way of confession and forgiveness. The message centers on the joy of being truly forgiven. Easley explains that sin is more comprehensive than we like to admit—it is rebellion, falling short, and inward corruption. Yet God’s forgiveness is equally comprehensive. He lifts sin away, covers it, and refuses to count it against the believer. David’s testimony shows what unconfessed sin does to the soul: it drains strength, brings guilt, and robs joy. But confession brings immediate relief, restored fellowship, and lasting peace. This sermon is both a warning and invitation. God does not want His children living under the crushing weight of guilt. He calls us to stop resisting, stop hiding, and come clean before Him. The only lasting joy in life is not achievement, success, or comfort—it is knowing your sin has been forgiven by a merciful God. Takeaways Psalm 32 teaches that real joy is only found in the life of a person who has been forgiven by God. Unconfessed sin does not stay hidden quietly—it drains strength, produces misery, and weighs heavily on the soul. David shows that confession begins when we stop excusing, hiding, and blaming, and instead take ownership of our sin. God’s forgiveness is complete: He lifts away sin, covers it, and no longer counts it against the believer. Even when God forgives sin, He may still allow consequences to remain as a sobering reminder of the cost of disobedience. Wisdom chooses God’s way early, because the “easy way” of obedience always leads to more peace than the hard way of rebellion. To read the Psalms, click here. Click here for other Michael Easley Sermons.
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