God is a loving God who blesses His children richly with heavenly gifts (cf: Luke 11:13). This doesn’t necessarily translate to material blessings, as we’ve seen previously, but God’s gifts are meant to build us up spiritually...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Ephesians 4 provides believers with a solid framework for walking the walk we talk. In the first few verses of this beautiful chapter, the Apostle Paul tells believers we are to walk in a manner worthy of our calling by Christ, which is to be...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Just about everyone has heard the account of Christ’s birth, even those who don’t believe or acknowledge Him as Savior. It is a piece of history that has been well-preserved for over 2,000 years thanks to its details being dutifully...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Following his instruction to believers to live their lives in a manner worthy of our calling, the Apostle Paul then expounded on how this calling can be practically viewed as we interact with one another. There is one body and one Spirit, just as...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The call of Christ changes a person. That change begins when we are saved - being justified once and forever - but refined continuously as we go through this life, walking with the Lord and maturing in the faith. This change should not only be...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
We’ve all heard the story of the Rich Young Man (or ruler) in Mark 10 and Matthew 19. And we’ve all heard, and probably quoted, the verse “with God all things are possible”. Most of us don’t think of these two stories...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
As the Apostle Paul rounds out what we know as chapter 3 of Ephesians (fun fact: the first Bible to be versified was the Geneva translation in 1560), he continues his encouragement to the church with the pinnacle of his exhortation in this passage.
Last week we looked at how we, being members of God’s family, are strengthened by the Holy Spirit to do the will of God and hold firmly to our faith in Christ, and that this God-given strength is not for our own gain, but for God’s...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Last week we saw how Paul challenged his readers to not lose heart over his many tribulations in preaching the gospel, because his suffering was for our glory (Eph 3:13). Coming straight out of that statement, Paul began a series of encouragements...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Therefore I ask you not to lose heart at my tribulations on your behalf, for they are your glory. Eph 3:13 As we’ve previously seen in our walk through his letter to the church in Ephesus, Paul’s main theme is the supremacy of Christ...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
