Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given Himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; neither filthiness, nor …
Category: Ephesians
…Exceeding Abundantly…
For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts by …
To the Praise of His Glory
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: according as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love: having predestinated us unto the adoption of …
My Prayer for us through 2021
Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the …
…Now you are light in the Lord…
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them. For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: for the fruit of the Spirit is …
Day Eighty Four – Spiritual Blessings
Our scheduled Scripture reading for today is Galatians 6 through Colossians 2. It could be said probably, that, everybody likes a blessing. Those who do not believe in God, however, may not call it “Blessing”. What would you have to be thankful for? Who would you thank? I do not have the answer. We will …
…According to the Eternal Purpose…
"For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, if ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward: how that by revelation He made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge …
Those Who Were Far Off
"Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; that at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without …
Redeeming the Time – Ephesians 5:6-17
"Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them. For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light (For the fruit of the Spirit is in …
Making Mention of You in My Prayers – Ephesians 1:15-23
"Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the …
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God’s Debt to Adam’s Race…
The title is catchy, but I fear that is how many people feel; that God owes every person a chance for grace and salvation. Folks, this whole deal of grace is about Him; not us. It is indeed about... …God; not you or me. “But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love …
Study of Ephesians 2:8-10
Ephesians 2:8-10 PURPOSE: To recognize who we are it will do us good to realaize how we got to who we are, and that we can by no means be independent of God, or separate from good works, but God has prepared the good works "That we should walk in them." INTRODUCTION: (John 12:12-19) Jesus …
Study of Ephesians 2:1-7
Ephesians 2:1-7 PURPOSE: To understand who we were before salvation; our position with God, then and now, and His greatness of grace that made us who we are in Him. INTRODUCTION: In this lesson we are going to look at death. In particular there are three deaths that are the "wages of sin" (Romans 6:23). …
Study of Ephesians 1:15-23
Ephesians 1:15-23 PURPOSE: That God may give us wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, in order to appropriate the power in which He has called us to live. INTRODUCTION: We have been richly blessed with "All spiritual blessings in Christ". From being "Chosen" by God to being "Predestinated" to the image of Chris, …
Study of Ephesians 1:6-14
Ephesians 1:6-14 Three times in verses 6 – 14 we find the phrase, “to the praise of his glory…” and dealing especially with His grace. First is it is written, “To the praise of the glory of his grace…” (v. 6), then we find; “…we should be to the praise of his glory…” (v. 12); …
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