Adrian Rogers was a motivator, an encourager, and a leader of the faith.

He was also passionate about presenting scriptural application to everyday life circumstances,

and you'll hear that in today's message.

Now let's join Adrian Rogers.

Take your Bibles and turn please to Ephesians chapter 5 and a very familiar verse that we're going to look at in a moment, verse 18.

Ephesians chapter 5 and verse 18. Now before we get into the passage, I want you to use your imagination.

I'm going to give what may seem to you a ridiculous and silly episode, but I want you to use your imagination. I'm going to give what may seem to you a ridiculous and silly episode,

but I want you to imagine a man who buys an automobile.

He's never owned an automobile before, and he doesn't understand an automobile,

but finally he gets enough money to buy a brand new automobile.

And so he is very happy with this automobile.

He shows it off to his friends.

He shows them the beautiful paint job.

He shows them the soft upholstery.

He has them sit in there and listen to the stereo.

He shows them all of the amenities of this

automobile but there's one thing he doesn't understand about it he doesn't understand that it has an

engine in it and so everywhere he goes he has to push it now ever so often he's going downhill so he can

get in and coast.

But that doesn't thrill him too much because he knows he's going to have to push it up

the next hill.

And this automobile, that is supposed to be a blessing to him, has become a burden to him.

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