4) Believers are also set apart for God, to be distinct from the world around them. Are there areas where you have blended in instead of bei

Before we work verse by verse through the second half of Ephesians 2, I thought it would be good to consider an overview of the entire...

In the darkness, we have hope because the Bright Morning Star is returning.

The True Vine is a name of Jesus we should meditate on at Christmas. It reminds us of Jesus’ faithfulness, righteousness, and the spiritual

"Jesus redeemed us for a purpose: to be His own possession, living lives that glorify Him. We have been bought with a price. We are His fore

We may praise God for who He is, His attributes, the “God is…” truths, but how often do we stop and think through each of those “God is…” tr

Not only do we have the precious truths that God made us alive, raised us up, and seated us in the heavenlies, but each of these truths is w

“True saving faith will always result in good works. Someone who was ‘all’ dead and made alive with Christ will delight to do what glorifies

“We exercise faith in Christ’s finished work, but even faith is a gift from God so that no one may boast. We bring nothing to the work of sa

My birth father left my birth mother long before I was born. My birth mother gave me up for adoption. As a newborn baby, I could never...

When we were hopeless and helpless in our dead state, but God being rich in mercy loved us with a great love. He made us alive together with

"We cannot truly understand God’s amazing grace and mercy if we do not truly understand our “all” dead state apart from Jesus."

Before we jump into Ephesians 2, I thought it would be good for each of us to read the first section as an overview and focus on who Paul...

“We have the privilege of making God’s manifold wisdom known, the privilege of bringing Him glory and praise forever.”

“Far too often, we make the small things big, and we make little the surpassing greatness of our God. Our lives would be transformed if we s

“We need God’s power for life in this world. We need His power to stand firm. We need the immeasurable greatness of God’s power toward us, s

“Paul prayed for the eyes of our hearts to be enlightened. Paul uses enlightened to mean that we will love what God loves. We will see the w

“Our sin deserves God’s wrath and justice, but we don’t need to be fearful when we confess. God’s wrath and justice were poured out on Jesus

“The greatest privilege and highest aim we have is not just to know about God but to know Him better, personally, more intimately. And what

[I will return to Ephesians next week.]   We recently returned from the Big Island of Hawaii. Like last week, our time there reminded me...