Why a Sovereign God is Crucial in Difficult Times 7
Ephesians 3:14-21
Paul concludes the first half of his letter to the church in Ephesus with a profound prayer. He petitions the Lord for strengthe and power through the Holy…
Why a Sovereign God is Crucial in Difficult Times 6
Ephesians 3:1-13
After relating the profound truth that God has called both Jews and Gentiles to be one new people in the church (chpater 2), Paul continues by elaborating upon…
Why a Sovereign God is Crucial in Difficult Times 5
Ephesians 2:11-22
Paul follows up his powerful teaching on the nature of God's gifts of grace and faith through salvation in Christ from Ephesians 2:1-10, with another profound contrast. Gentile…
Why a Sovereign God is Crucial in Difficult Times 4
Ephesians 2:1-10
After laying the groundwork of God's Sovereignty in choosing believers as adopted sons and daughters with amazing spiritual blessings, Paul prayed for the church to have illumined hearts…
Why a Sovereign God is Crucial in Difficult Times 3
Ephesians 1:15-23
Paul concludes his benediction-greeting with a reoort of his active prayer support for the Ephesian church. The favorable report he received about them included love for God and…
Why a Sovereign God is Crucial in Difficult Times 2
Ephesians 1:11-14
Continuing with the foundational theme of God's Sovereignty, Paul denotes two distinct groups of believers. "We" are Jewish believers, "the first to put our hope in Christ" and…
Why a Sovereign God is Crucial in Difficult Times 1
Ephesians 1:1-10
My previous message from II Corinthians 4 focused on the suffering of the Apostle Paul for preaching the gospel and standing firm in his faith. Our present world…
The Uphill Nature of the Christian Walk
II Corinthians 4:7-18
With the arrival of covid and the ripple effect that transpired, life has been anything but normal the past two years. However we are not the only generation…
Advent 2021: How did they miss it? (5)
Luke 2:21-35
Advent 2021 concludes in the NT with Joseph and Mary having the Christ-child circumcised on the 8th day in Bethlehem. Then they traveled to Jerusalem to consecrate Him…