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Ephesians

It Isn’t Illusive Or Mysterious

EPHESIANS 5:18-21 – And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another…

The Apostle Paul’s Prayer for Experiential Christianity – Part 12

Pastor Jim wraps up our exploration of the prayer of the Apostle Paul found in Ephesians 3:14-19. In this last message, we reach the pinnacle of true Christian life and experience; knowing the love of God that leads to being fully content and satisfied in God.

The Apostle Paul’s Prayer for Experiential Christianity – Part 11

In this message Pastor Jim continues our study in the Prison Prayers of the Apostle Paul. This prayer contains two petitions and the second one is what defines the Christian life and experience – to know the love of Christ in its breadth, length, height, and depth. Should we pray and God answer this prayer, it will be the very essence of a revived church and Christian.

Theology And Doctrine Really Matters: A Lot

EPHESIANS 4:11–14 – And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the…

The Apostle Paul’s Prayer for Experiential Christianity – Part 10

A study of the prayers of the Apostle Paul is rich not only in doctrinal truth but practical Christianity. In his second prayer in the letter the Ephesians, the petitions define the high of Christian experience – to know the love of Christ and the fullness of God. In this tenth part in the examination of this prayer, we are looking at the second petition and what is necessary to develop a prayer life putting us in a position to experience the love of Christ and be controlled by this soul-ravishing and life transforming reality.

Our Most Precious Resource

EPHESIANS 5:15-16 – Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. THEME OF THE DAY. OUR MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE. I have an interesting book in my library. It is “Redeeming the Time: A Christian Approach to Work and Leisure” by Leland Ryken. Chapter three is titled,…