Ephesians 1:1-2. In tracing the journeys of Paul, we discover how he came to know the Ephesians, how the church began in Ephesus and why Paul wrote this letter to them from prison. Paul speaks of the church, and each believer, as being “in Christ”, accepted and unified in the Saviour Christ forever. How crucial […]
Eph 5:22-27. Paul reveals that one central purpose of the marriage relationship is to reflect the relationship between Christ and the Church. He has a love that lays down it’s life to serve, the power to cleanse and the heart to care. As the bride, the church is to respond in a submission of love […]
1 Corinthians 15:8-10, Ephesians 2:8-10. Two important truths for us to understand more and more are (1) how unworthy we are to receive anything from God as sinners, and (2) how much His grace has been abundantly poured out upon us. Oh how that should create such thankfulness and praise in our lives! (One mistake […]
Eph 1:6-7. The reality and experience of grace will often leave us with a sense of awe and wonder. However, it’s very possible that the unguarded believer can lose that sense of wonder. We must often be looking to the word and to the Holy Spirit to be quickened, again and again, being renewed and […]
Eph 5:15-18. “Am I Spirit-Filled? Am I anointed? Gifted? Right with God? Saved? Blessed? Loved? Accepted?” These are the types of questions that can plague a Christian’s thinking. Many look for their answers based on a feeling or an experience and therefore suffer from spiritual insecurity. But God wants us to find assurance in His […]
