Walking as a Child of Light in a Dark Culture
Before The Noise
Chad Prather
5.0 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 30 January 2026
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
In this teaching, we walk verse by verse through Ephesians 5:1-20 and confront the quiet drift that happens when identity is forgotten and holiness becomes optional. Paul reminds us that obedience flows from belonging, light exposes in order to heal, and wisdom requires intention in an age that numbs the soul. This episode challenges you to live as a beloved child, walk in love, and be filled daily with the Spirit instead of being shaped by the darkness around you.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, welcome to Before the Noise, the place where we slow down before the chaos kicks in every weekday. |
| 0:05.2 | Join us for more at BeforeThe Noise.com. Let's go. Hey, guys, good morning. It is Friday. It is January 30th, 2026. Welcome to Before the Noise. Chad Brather here. I hope you guys are doing well. Fantastic. Blu up that chat. If you're in Rumble, let's go ahead and get this morning started right man how's everybody doing today you look fantastic |
| 0:22.6 | you feel fantastic if you're in Rumble, let's go ahead and get this morning started right, man. How's everybody doing today? |
| 0:21.7 | You look fantastic. You feel fantastic. You're walking with God. You woke up this morning. Your first thought was, you know what? I'm ready to get my mind in tune to what God's doing in my life. And, you know, I say that sort of tongue in cheek because sometimes we don't do that. Most of the time we don't do that. |
| 0:37.8 | But today, I mean it. I mean it. We're going to, well, that is a declaration we're going to make. In fact, I want to make a declaration. I was sitting here a little while ago and I started typing out just a declaration. Like, what, what's a good declaration of faith that we could say together this morning? and I thought, you know what? |
| 0:55.7 | Well, I wasn't thinking about you, actually. |
| 0:57.5 | I was just thinking. declaration of faith that we could say together this morning. And I thought, you know what? Well, I wasn't |
| 0:56.2 | thinking about you, actually. I was just thinking about me, but I want to read it to you. Okay. You |
| 1:02.7 | guys with me? Welcome to Before the Noise. I'm glad you guys are here. People are just joining |
| 1:07.6 | in. We'll do more welcome later on. |
| 1:12.0 | Let just just say this with me. |
| 1:14.3 | Today I acknowledge the Lord is my God. |
| 1:15.5 | Can you do that? |
| 1:17.5 | The Lord is my God. |
| 1:20.8 | This is the day the Lord is made. |
| 1:23.3 | I will rejoice and be glad in it. |
| 1:25.9 | Jesus Christ is Lord of my life. |
| 1:26.9 | I belong to him. |
| 1:29.0 | I am forgiven. |
| 1:30.4 | I am redeemed. |
| 1:31.9 | I am made new by His grace. |
| 1:33.5 | I walk by faith, not by sight. |
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