Pastor Jonathan continues his sermon series in Ephesians with a look at the Apostle Paul’s prayer in chapter one and the marks identifying Christians as a community of care.
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Ephesians
As believers we have a promised inheritance. The Holy Spirit given to us is the assurance of the future blessing to be received.
God’s spiritual blessings that He has poured out on His people. From eternity past God has chosen to set His love on a particular people for their good and His Glory. All of these blessings are realized and applied through the person and work of Jesus Christ.
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.” I remember an old clock that sat on the mantle of the fireplace in my home. If one were near, you could watch the hands methodically move with a low hum of tick tock, tick…
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.” Today’s scripture doesn’t mention the word “decision” but it is implied with loud voices all over it. Let me explain. When making decisions, what are the two categories? Unwise and wise. After making decisions, what…
If we try hard we can listen and pick up the steady tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock of the clock of our lives second-by-second, minute-by-minute, and year-by-year moving us to the day it stops and our lives on this earth come to an end.