Category: Ephesians
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Maturity in Christ
(Ephesians 4:11-13) This post extends the message of the last post where we looked at the five ministry gifts given by God to the church. God gave gifts to the members of the church so that the church would grow and mature. Those who receive these gifts work together with God to bring about the…
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God’s Ministry Gifts
(Ephesians 4:8-11) When Jesus died, He returned to the Father. His death was not the end of His ministry because we see after He left that the Apostles carried on the next phase of the work, which was to spread the gospel across the earth. Jesus had trained His early disciples to do this work,…
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One God
(Ephesians 4:4-7) There is one stand out fact that pervades both Judaism and Christianity, and that is that they are both monotheistic religions. That is, they both worship one God and this scripture reemphasises this fact. There is only one God and this scripture extends that knowledge even further. 4 There is one body and…
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A Life Worthy of Christ
(Ephesians 4:1-3) As Christians we are called to change our lives in many ways. Right from the very beginning of our walk with Christ when we first repent, the change commences. Indeed the word “repent” translated from the Greek word “metanoia” means to “change your thinking.” And that is the essence of our call to…
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The Working of the Holy Spirit
(Ephesians 3:14-21) As I read these few verses at the end of Ephesians chapter 3, I am struck by the fact that most of the matters Paul is writing about here are to do with the working of the holy spirit within the children of God in Christ Jesus. He talks about strengthening in the…
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God’s Purpose in Christ Jesus
(Ephesians 3:11-13) One of the most significant changes in the relationship between man and God with the advent and death of Jesus Christ was the ability for everyone who has faith to have direct access to the Father through Jesus Christ. This is evidenced in the scriptures in these few verses. It is important because…
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The Call of God to Preach
(Ephesians 3:7-10) Paul was called and appointed by God to preach and teach the gospel, specifically to the Gentiles as he spread the word of the gospel through the known world. In this scripture we are looking at today, we see Paul speaking of the call of God to preach that was given to him.…
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Unpacking the Mystery of the Gospel
(Ephesians 3:4-6) To many people the gospel is a mystery, and not just those outside the church, but many inside it as well. The unpacking of the mystery of the gospel has been occurring for hundreds of years and the truth is available to all who seek it. The most important trait any person needs…
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Stewards of the Mystery of God’s Grace
(Ephesians 3:1-3) Those of us who have come to Jesus Christ have learned the gospel of Christ Jesus through and because of the stewardship of the mystery of God’s grace that He gave to those early disciples. In this verse Paul speaks of the stewardship of the mystery of God’s grace saying: 1 For this…
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Foundations of God’s Kingdom
(Ephesians 2:17-22) No building will last for long if it does not have a solid foundation, and the kingdom of God is THE eternal kingdom. So the foundation of God’s kingdom must by necessity be the strongest and greatest of all. The Bible talks a lot about foundations and it is critically important that you…
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Reunification in Jesus Christ
(Ephesians 2:14-16) On November 10, 1989 the world saw one of the great symbols of peace occur when the Berlin wall came down. The nation of Germany, had been separated into East and West Germany effectively since the division of Germany after World War 2, and physically separated by the wall for nearly thirty years…
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One Nation Under God
(Ephesians 2:11-13) The world as we know it is separated into a multitude of nations, states and kingdoms. And even within those, there is a further separation of peoples by belief systems, societal classes and political leanings. Divisions and separations are a part of human nature, and while some differences are good when they promote…
