Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Ephesians

Three Schemes Of The Devil

EPHESIANS 6:11 – Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. THEME OF THE DAY. THREE SCHEMES OF THE DEVIL. There are two words which would summarize both the life of the Lord Jesus while He walked upon the earth and Christians as they walk upon the earth – “spiritual…

How’s Your Walk With The Lord

EPHESIANS 5:1-2 – Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. THEME OF THE DAY. HOW’S YOUR WALK WITH THE LORD? A worthwhile Bible study is to take the word “walk” and trace it through the New Testament. Pay attention how…

Salvation’s Goals

EPHESIANS 1:3-4 – Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. THEME OF THE DAY. SALVATION’S GOALS. Goals in life are important. To…

Don’t Take It For Granted

EPHESIANS 2:8-9 – For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. THEME OF THE DAY. DON’T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED. We do it all the time. All of us. It is part of our human experience and…

Not Perfectly, But Sincerely

EPHESIANS 6:24 – Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. THEME OF THE DAY. NOT PERFECTLY, BUT SINCERELY. The 19th century pastor/theologian and Bishop J. C. Ryle wrote, “Of all the things that will surprise us in the resurrection morning, this, I believe, will surprise us most: that we did not love Christ more before…

Only One Thing

EPHESIANS 2:1-5 – And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body…