Not in Our House | Pastor Brandon Beals | Venture Church

This week at Venture, Pastor Brandon continues our Journey Through Ephesians series with a powerful message from Ephesians 4 — a chapter filled with practical instructions for how believers should live as part of God’s family.

Using the illustration of “family rules,” Pastor Brandon teaches that when we become followers of Jesus, we’re adopted into God’s household — and with that comes a new identity, a new way of living, and new expectations.

We are no longer who we used to be. We represent Jesus. We represent our church. And the Gospel should transform the way we think, speak, work, and respond to others.

From Paul’s call to “live a life worthy of your calling” to practical warnings against lying, anger, bitterness, unwholesome talk, and idleness, this message challenges us to live differently — because we are different.

If you want to grow in spiritual maturity and understand what it means to truly reflect Christ in your daily life, this message will encourage and challenge you.

⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 – Online Campus welcome

00:12 – Welcome from Pastor Brandon

00:44 – Parenting stories and family expectations

01:49 – “In our house, we do hard things”

02:14 – We don’t quit — teaching perseverance

03:12 – Following through with commitments

03:34 – Working hard and having jobs growing up

04:10 – College expectations and values

05:48 – “Our family goes to church”

06:43 – You represent your family

07:20 – Transition to Ephesians 4

08:08 – Live a life worthy of your calling

08:57 – Old Testament vs. New Testament obedience

09:24 – Expectations for believers, not seekers

10:01 – “Don’t live like the Gentiles do”

10:31 – Who you were vs. who you are now

11:23 – Hardened hearts and transformation

12:08 – We represent Jesus in everything we do

12:40 – “We are Venture”

13:13 – Making Jesus famous

14:01 – Grace should change how we live

14:43 – Putting off your old self

15:14 – The symbolism of baptism

15:42 – New mind, new life, new identity

16:25 – Faith should change your values and worldview

17:12 – Chapters 1–3 vs. chapters 4–6

17:40 – “Take off your grave clothes”

18:50 – Expectations for God’s family

19:26 – Five things we don’t do in God’s house

20:11 – #1 We don’t lie

21:12 – Truth-telling vs. the enemy’s lies

22:14 – Speaking the truth in love

23:21 – Accountability and honesty in the church

24:11 – #2 We control our anger

25:28 – How anger becomes sin

26:57 – Don’t let anger smolder

27:27 – The danger of wrath and malice

27:52 – #3 We don’t steal — we work

28:36 – The expectation that believers work

29:53 – Psychological benefits of working

31:06 – Pastor Brandon’s upbringing and work ethic

32:09 – First job stories

32:16 – #4 Think before you speak

32:54 – No unwholesome or corrupt talk

33:21 – How Jesus changed our speech

34:08 – Gossip, slander, corrupt communication

34:40 – #5 We don’t let bitterness control us

35:19 – Bitterness grieves the Holy Spirit

35:59 – The danger of harboring bitterness

36:49 – The journey of transformation

37:16 – We represent our Father

37:40 – Summing it up: Be kind, compassionate, forgiving

38:11 – Closing prayer

39:12 – Service close and announcements