Ephesians 3:1–6 (ESV) [1] For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—[2] assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you, [3] how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly. [4] When…
Introduction The church is strange. It’s beautiful, but it’s strange. The church often gets a lot of hate, a lot of pushback and flack because of its imperfections. For instance, Mahatma Gandhi once said, “I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” And I think I…
Ephesians 2:14-22 (ESV) 14 For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility 15 by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, 16 and might reconcile us both to God in one body…
Ephesians 2:8-10 (ESV) 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should…
Ephesians 2:1-7 (ESV) 1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our…
Ephesians 2:1-10 (ESV) 1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of…
Ephesians 1:15-23 (NKJV) 15 Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16 do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the…
Introduction What comes to your mind when you think of unity? The word means the state of being one, or oneness. But, in a day and age like ours I think unity is typically associated with compromise… Which isn’t necessarily bad, but it can be, depending on where and how we are compromising. You see,…
Introduction I’m currently reading an excellent book that I recommend you read as well, by Rosaria Butterfield, called Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age. And indeed, the age, or the sinful world around us is certainly feeding us lies… five at the very least. And we all too often believe them. And that’s a real…