Last week we looked at “How NOT to Live the Christian Life,” and we considered a step-by-step explanation of how we sin. Verses 17-19 provided a technical break down of HOW we sin from start to…

If you’ve ever wondered WHY, as a believer, you struggle with sin OR if you’ve ever wondered WHY you struggle with the same kind of sin over and over again, this morning we are going to look at a…

Last week, we continued looking at God’s Church Growth Program – specifically about the GOALS OF GOD in doing it the way He set it up to be done. This morning, we will see that In order for GOD’S GOALS to be…

Last week, we began looking at God’s Church Growth Program and this is something to be excited about – Paul definitely was! We considered NOT only spiritual gifts given to believers but GIFTED MEN given to…

After explaining the UNITY believers possess IN Christ in verses 1-6, Paul begins to explain God’s method of working out this UNITY. His method, although seemingly counterintuitive, is through diversity of…

Having spoken about the UNITY we possess as believers, Paul now explains God’s method of working out this UNITY – it is through diversity of spiritual gifting. This seems counterintuitive – diversity typically…

Verses 4-6 describe seven aspects of THE unity accomplished by the Spirit of God by uniting us IN Christ. The mention of “endeavoring” to keep the unity of the Spirit in verse 3 is what springboards Paul into…

To Vaccinate or not to Vaccinate? That is a question on many of our minds these days. This question engenders many strong emotions on both sides of the issue. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could turn in our Bible and read…

The SIT portion of Ephesians has come to a close at the end of chapter 3. There are 40 commands in the book of Ephesians, and only one of those was found in the first three chapters. We now enter…

Last week, we started Paul’s prayer and we looked at his first request and his first desired result. In today’s section we will consider his second request and his second desired result. It is somewhat ironic though…

There are lots of common misconceptions about baptism. The mode (sprinkling, immersion, etc.), the reason for it (salvation, spiritual power, discipleship, etc.), and its overall need….

Paul finally begins the prayer he wanted to start in verse 1. His prayer is broken up into two requests with two desired results – we will consider his first request and first desired result…