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...
Ephesians 5:25-29 When the Lord gives instruction to husbands and wives he is also revealing the needs of the other spouse. For instance, when he tells the husbands to love their wives he has just revealed the greatest need of a wife. When he tells the wife to submit to...
Exodus 20:12, Ephesians 6:2-3 This is the final part in the series on Training Children. We’re covering three duties of children and how we as parents enforce these duties. Children are told to Hear their parents, Obey their parents, and Honor their parents. Training is more than teaching. Training is...
Ephesians 6:1-3 When it comes to training children the second on our list of things God requires of children is obedience to their parents. You may ask why are we teaching parents a commandment children are required to heed. Well, it’s like doggy obedience school, training the dog is more...
“Them that are without” Eph.2:8-13 This passage talks of two groups of people: those who are in Christ Jesus, saved and those who are without Christ, without hope, and without God in the world, lost. In this lesson we want to explore our responsibilities as Christians to “them that...
THANKS Eph. 5: 20 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul tells that we are to be “Giving thanks always for all things unto God…” That can be hard to do. If it weren’t for the grace of God working in us we wouldn’t be able to do that in all circumstances. It...
Ephesians 6: 14 What Weakens/Strengthens the Family CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The following weaken the family: Disagreement between the parents – Gen 21:9-11 Finances Rules Discipline Expectations Friends Allowing instruction that causes to err from the words of knowledge – Prov 19:27 Education Television,...
A Christian’s separation from the world. If you contrast the rotation of the earth with the movement of the sun, you notice that they move in opposite directions. Indeed, they should, since the sun is a picture of Jesus Christ, Ps. 19:4-5, and the world is the enemy of Jesus,...
The church is. Questions like this one are best answered by studying the scriptures as if you had never heard any discussion on the subject before. So often, when people attempt to answer a question like this, they run to commentaries or rely on something they have already been taught. ...
It’s the doctrine of eternal security. It is not possible to lose your salvation in the church age, which is the time period between the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus and the rapture of the church before the tribulation. Before Christ died for our sins, it was possible to...
