Ephesians 1:15-16 Thank God for New Converts CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this passage, Paul tells the Ephesians of his prayers for them. The first prayer on the list is Thanksgiving (v. 16) and the things he is thankful for are: Their faith in Jesus Their love of the saints...
Commanded of God 1 Kings 17 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Introduction: Read 1-16 The Barrel and the Cruse that keep on giving! Verse 9 – “I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee” Did she act as if she had had a conversation with God prior to Elijah showing...
Ephesians 1:13-14 Ye Were Sealed CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Before you get saved, there is a process which you generally undergo and our text describes exactly what that is. YOU HAVE TO HEAR THE WORD OF TRUTH. That typically involves: Preaching – I Cor 1:18, 21; II Tim 4:3-4; Rom 10:14 Reading –...
Ephesians 1:7-12 The Riches of His Grace CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO God’s grace is rich because Christ gave us all He has and He has everything, II Cor 8:9. We become rich through His poverty. So His grace covers everything – our salvation, our needs, our infirmities, our sorrows – everything. ...
Ephesians 1:1-6 Spiritual Blessings CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul writes this letter primarily to Christians: he addresses the “saints,” “faithful” (v. 1). He offers them the “grace” and peace of God which is typical of his letters (v. 2). Grace comes from God and Jesus Christ as supernatural strength from God...
Contrasting the Old Man and the New Man II Cor.5:17 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO 2 Cor 5:17 says, “Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” When we get saved, we truly are new creatures in...
Delivered from the Law Rom. 7:6 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Rom 7:6 Paul says, Now we are delivered from the law. For a law abiding Jew, being delivered from the law would be unthinkable. As we saw in our study of Galatians, Jews were trying to put Gentile Christians back...
Make Disciples Matt. 28:18-20 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Some people believe that Matt 28:19 says, Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all nations… They get this from going back to the “Greek.” But Matt 28:19 doesn’t say that. It says, Go ye therefore, and teach all nations… There is a...
Do Not Frustrate the Grace of God Gal 2:21 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul said, I do not frustrate the grace of God. That is he didn’t try to make himself righteous by keeping the law since, by the grace of God, he was already righteous in Jesus Christ. You and...
Let Not Sin Reign Rom. 6:12-23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Rom 6:12-23 Paul explains why we should not let sin reign in our mortal bodies. He gives a practical reason, a doctrinal reason and a rational reason. We will examine each of these reasons why we should not let sin...
