Encourage believers to "put on" the armor daily through prayer, scripture reading, and reliance on the Holy Spirit. Community Support Highlight the role of the Christian community in supporting one another in spiritual battles, providing encouragement and accountability. ...
Ephesians 6:17 talks about the helmet of salvation, another piece in the armor of God. We can put it on by gaining the assurance of salvation.
This is Paul’s second prayer in this letter to the Ephesians. It is interesting that in both prayers, he prays for power. The first time is in 1:19. Here is the second time. Paul prays that his readers would be strengthened with power. And in verses 16 and 17, he says that this...
. The prayer which follows connects the knowledge of the glory of our inheritance with the exaltation of our Lord in glory. . . . Pulpit Commentary Verse 17.-That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory.The invocations of Paul - the terms by which he calls on God - ...
” Using that measuring stick, Ephesus, Magnesia, Tralles, Philadelphia and Smyrna also held the primacy, and in fact exceeded Rome in their discernment, prayer, primacy, stability, holiness and (Ignatius’ unkindest and slanderous insult) in not praying for the Devil’s will to be done. ...
prayer, whereof may it be my lot to be always a partaker, that I may be found in the company of those Christians of Ephesus who moreover were ever of one mind with the Apostles in the power of Jesus Christ.CHAPTER 12 12:1 I know who I am and to whom I write. I am a convict...
30His prayer is, however, that they go beyond a rudimentary level "And I pray that you ... may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge. " (3:17-19a)...
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4. Deeper Prayer Life: Fasting and prayer go hand in hand. When we fast, we can channel the time and energy we would normally spend on earthly pleasures into seeking God’s presence. Fasting Beyond Food While fasting from meals is a traditional Lenten practice, consider fasting from ...
PRAYER FOR SPIRITUAL INSIGHT 15 This is why, since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16 I never stop giving thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers. 17 I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,G would ...