Now when Paul, as the prisoner of the Lord, began to talk, way back in chapter one, about the riches we have in Christ, he began that section with an introductory summary statement. Ephesians 1:3 says “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with...
In this chapter, by looking at Ephesians 4:12, we learn specifically what the Pastor/Teachers train the church members to do on the Construction site. If verse 11 listed the Foremen, verse 12 talks about the Crew. It says that God has provided the Foremenfor the equipping of the saints...
In Ephesians Chapter 1, we find that, ‘he’, namely God, ‘chose us… before the foundation of the world’. Verse four continues to explain the outcome of this choosing (and it is this, in part, we shall consider this morning), ‘that we should be…beforehim’. Here, in one vers...
Cornerstone: Verse of the week - Ephesians chapter 6, verses 14- 17.(Features)Kennedy, Billy
He begins a prayer in chapter 1, then leaves it in praise of Christ. He concludes the prayer at the end of chapter 3 and caps it off with a wonderful doxology.As I was trying to prepare a list of the great prayers of the Bible, first one then the other of these prayers was on ...
E. The key thought in chapter one is the blessings that we have as Christians. These are spiritual blessings because we are "in Christ" (vs 3). Paul informs us that each Person of the Godhead (Trinity) has blessed us. He then prays that we could understand these blessings and the ...
And in verse fifty-eight of that same chapter Jesus again talks about the cost of following Him when He says,“remember this: even animals in the field have holes in the ground to sleep in and birds have their nests, butthe Son of Man has no place here to lay down his head.”And ...
Indeed, the fifth chapter of Mark is one I won’t forget. The bleeding woman speaks because like her, I’ve got some issues. But if you keep reading, you find another story. This one of a sick little girl. She was at death’s door when Christ took her by the hand. He told her...
chapter sets the stage for the rise of Imperial Rome to rule over earth after an apocalyptic conflict with the King of the South depicted in Daniel 11:40-45. The Beast that follows Imperial Rome is none other than Roman Catholicism, and that mortal wound administered to “one of his heads...
Instead, I will simply remind you of what my wife and I were reminded of this morning as we read a chapter from the Psalms. At the end of day, when we don’t have the words to say or when there are too many words being said, we ought to take a step back and hear the voice ...