The God of the Bible is a Holy God and he cannot tolerate even an ounce of sin. This is a hard concept for us to comprehend because we are not holy. Even if our actions are respectable, nobody is respectable in their hearts all the time. We have unholy thoughts, immoral thoughts, our hearts […]
Ephesians
Eph 2-3: The Multi-faceted Mystery of the Messiah (pt1 of 3)
For as long as I can remember, I always loved a good mystery novel. Encyclopedia Brown, then the Hardy Boys, Agatha Christie, Edgar Allen Poe, Stephen King, Twilight. No, not Twilight. I even like games when you don’t know who’s who. Like 5 player Hearts, or Bang or Mafia. Secrets, people pretending to be good […]
Book of Ephesians – Prayer: Life is a Battle for Your Soul (pt3 of 3)
Let’s explore the progression of spiritual attack. Negative words spoken against us lead to anger and then the words turn into repeated thoughts and these repeated thoughts harden into strongholds. And once Satan has a stronghold in your heart, you’ve lost the spiritual battle. If you are not growing spiritually, chances are, there is a […]
Book of Ephesians – Prayer: Life is a Battle for Your Soul (pt2 of 3)
Church is where people are saved by God and where people grow spiritually. But church is also where some of the most hurtful things occur. Church issues that arise because of Satan’s attacks are fairly obvious. Scandals, abuse, unforgiveness, gossip, slander, and eventually the church splits. Satan loves nothing more than tearing churches apart. Don’t […]
Book of Ephesians – Prayer: Life is a Battle for Your Soul (pt1 of 3)
We are going to talk about prayer and spiritual battle today. There are 3 prayers recorded in the book of Ephesians, one recorded in Eph 1, another in Eph 3 and a final one to wrap up the entire book in Eph 6. Last week, we talked about Eph 1:1-14 and how our doctrine and […]
Eph 1 – Doctrine, Destiny and Doxology: Being a Worshiper (pt3 of 3)
7 We have redemption in Him through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses… We can praise God the Father for electing us and we can praise God the Son for dying on the cross and shedding his blood, for it’s through his blood that we have forgiveness and redemption. Redemption means deliverance by means […]