Ephesians Explained Part 6 (The Love of Christ)
Paul resumes the prayer he began earlier in the chapter and bows his knees before the Father. He asks that the church would be strengthened with power through the Spirit
Continue readingEphesians Explained Part 5 (The Mystery of the Gospel)
Paul continues from the creation of the one new man and reveals the long-hidden mystery: that the Gentiles are now fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers
Continue readingEphesians Explained Part 4 (One New Man)
Paul calls the Gentile believers to remember their former condition: without Christ, alienated from the people of God, strangers to the covenants, having no hope, and without God in the
Continue readingEphesians Explained Part 3 (Saved By Grace Alone)
Paul paints the stark reality of our natural condition: dead in trespasses and sins, walking according to the course of this world, enslaved to the flesh, and by nature children
Continue readingEphesians Explained Part 2 (The Supremacy of Christ)
Paul has just laid out the incredible spiritual blessings we have in Christ. Now he prays that the eyes of our hearts would be opened to truly know three things:
Continue readingEphesians Explained Part 1 (Every Spiritual Blessing In Christ)
Paul opens his letter to the Ephesians with one long, overflowing doxology of praise. In these first fourteen verses he unpacks the incredible spiritual blessings that belong to every believer
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Spiritual Warfare Part 3 (The Full Armor of God)
After identifying the true nature of the battle and the roots of temptation, we examine a passage in Ephesians, where Paul explains to the church how to stand firm against
Continue readingSpiritual Warfare Part 2 (The 3 Roots of Temptation)
Building on last week’s foundation in 2 Corinthians 10, this message examines where temptation actually comes from. John identifies three roots that fuel every sinful desire: the lust of the
Continue readingSpiritual Warfare Part 1 (Destroying Strongholds)
Many believers today think of spiritual warfare primarily as a battle against demons, territorial spirits, and breaking strongholds over people, families, or cities. But in 2 Corinthians 10, Paul describes
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You Meant It For Evil Part 7 (But God Meant It For Good)
After Jacob’s death, Joseph’s brothers fear he will finally seek revenge for the evil they committed against him years earlier. Instead, Joseph weeps, comforts them, and speaks the now-famous words:
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