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In this ninth and final installment, we are covering the necessity of constant, vigilant and persistent prayer, as described in the sixth chapter of Paul's letter to the Ephesians. We discuss the meaning of praying "in Christ's name," and address the concepts of prayer, supplication, intercession and giving of thanks.
Now more than ever we need a clarity of purpose. Here are some keys and encouragement to help us keep the most important things in our life the most important.
People resort to actions not in their normal behavior when lacking good choices. Without God guiding us we can lose the focus we should always have. If we linger too long in gray areas of understanding we stand the chance of losing true understanding.
In this eighth installment, we are covering the whole armor of God, as described in the sixth chapter of Paul's letter to the Ephesians. As true Christians, we are not to fight against flesh and blood, but we must fight against Satan and the rulers of the darkness of this world--wicked spirits in high places. We can never win this fight, unless we have put on God's spiritual armor.
What choices do we make throughout our lives when we are faced with two or more possibilities? Will we choose the right way or will we choose the wrong way? What does the Bible have to say about what is wrong and right?
In this seventh installment, we are covering the end of the fifth chapter and parts of the sixth chapter of Paul's letter to the Ephesians. We are discussing the Christian relationship between husbands and wives; parents and children; and employers and employees.
While this world is full of counterfeit, so-called, "faith healers," the Bible, nevertheless, explicitly reveals that God does heal people. The power to heal the sick is a gift from God through His Holy Spirit, and healing is something about which Jesus Christ carefully instructed His Church.
Trials are a part of life. How do we deal with them? Will they make us bitter or better? Trials don't automatically produce good results.
In this sixth installment, we are covering the end of the fourth chapter and parts of the fifth chapter of Paul's letter to the Ephesians. We are discussing the difference between light and darkness; and that true Christians must reflect and manifest God's light in their lives and that they must reject the darkness of this world in all its different forms.
His name was Simon Bar Jonah, and by the name that Jesus called him, we know him as Peter. The biblically recorded account of the life of Peter is the story of conversion--a lasting example for all Christians.
What is true charity? Should we be focused on solving the worlds problems with our charitable deeds? God should always be the focus for anything we do, and by serving Him we can be instruments to truly make this world better.
Ephesians 2:10 tells us that God "prepared beforehand" good works "that we should walk in them". Are we walking in them as a way of life? Are we even aware that God has prepared them for you and me to walk in. What should we do with this knowledge?
Since before the beginning of time God began preparing a plan. He took care in providing for us and placing in a position where we could accomplish the task ahead. God expects and even helps us turn in a profitable performance showing us patience that we may achieve the potential He had in mind from the start.
In this fifth installment, we are covering the end of the third chapter and much of the fourth chapter of Paul's letter to the Ephesians. We are discussing the purpose of the church; Paul's call for unity; what it means to walk worthy and unworthy of our calling; how to be filled with all the fullness of God; and what is conveyed with the concept that Jesus led captivity captive, and that He descended into the lower parts of the earth.
In this fourth installment, we are covering most of the third chapter of Paul's letter to the Ephesians. We are warning of deception and discussing the biblical teaching that God IS a Family, and that God is reproducing Himself through man. We also emphasize the fact that it is the God-given DUTY of the true Church of God today to boldly preach the Gospel of the Kingdom of God in all the world as a witness.
In this second part of the series, with many different examples, the number 5 symbolizes grace and the number 6 refers to man.
We are sometimes presented with situations, maybe even life or death, where we have to decide whether or not to obey a command of God. When do we have the prerogative to do this?
"You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden."
-Matthew 5:14