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 […]
Ephesians
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 […]
Eph 1 – Doctrine, Destiny and Doxology: Being a Worshiper (pt2 of 3)
Eph 1 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will: To the faithful saints in Christ Jesus at Ephesus. 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Paul is addressing the saints. The saints are not a special class of super Christians. Or the spiritually elite, […]
Eph 1 – Doctrine, Destiny and Doxology: Being a Worshiper (pt1 of 3)
Text: Eph 1:1-14 Please turn to Ephesians 1. We are beginning our study through the book of Ephesians and it should take us through the end of summer to complete it. Over the next couple of months, we will learn about 4 D’s: doctrine, destiny, doxology and duty. Doctrine is a fancy way of saying […]