Ephesians 3:1-13. Although God has united all believers, from all nations, into one spiritual body called “the Church”, not all Christians experience the life of that body. Where there is legalism, pride, traditionalism, or familiarity, the life of the body is diminished. Where there is grace, humility, unity and a living faith, we taste and […]
Ephesians 2:11-22. As Gentiles unbelievers, we were without Christ, without God, without hope, and outsiders to the covenants of God. But now, in Christ, we have been brought near by the blood and reconciled together, both Jew and Gentile, in one body. In His house all are accepted and included in the love and grace […]
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 […]
Acts 1:1-8. Does the OT Jewish Feast of Weeks (Shavuot / Pentecost) actually hold insights and secrets for us regarding Jesus, the gospel, the Holy Spirit, the Church and the Great Commission? What is the “Counting of the Omer” and does that have any value for the Christian today? God has much for us to […]
Luke 22:23-30. During the last supper, Jesus prepared his disciples for his departure and for their appointment as leaders in the church. He demonstrates what it means to be a servant-leader in the church, not lording it over people, but being a servant of all.
