This mystery of the Messiah is revealed to Paul and for the first time to his generation. It doesn’t stop there, though. Interestingly, a second audience is mentioned. Eph 3:8-10– Eph 3 8 This grace was given to me—the least of all the saints—to proclaim to the Gentiles the incalculable riches of the Messiah, 9 […]
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Eph 2-3: The Multi-faceted Mystery of the Messiah (pt2 of 3)
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 […]
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 […]