Category Archives: Ephesians
May 22, 2011 He Destroyed the Dividing Wall
5.22.11 in Hitler’s Germany in the 30s the national German Church declared that all Jewish Christians pastors and members must be put out of the church a group of pastors said NO made a protest and eventually withdrew and started a new church they saw this move as an abandonment of the Christ faith: putting [...]
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May 15, 2011 Invocation
5.15.11 on the walls of the catacombs in Rome there is painted the figure of a woman she is looking up and her hands are raised with palms upwards (elbows in) she is praying an invocation a calling on the Holy Spirit to come I have been reading ancient writings on prayer: encouraged Christians to [...]
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April 17, 2011 Passion Sunday
4.17.11 this is holy week: Thursday – last supper Friday – Jesus’ death this coming Sunday – his resurrection talking about Jesus dying on the cross Ephesians 5:2 “live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” When Jesus died [...]
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August 29, 2010 How to See People
8.29.10 waiting room: my low opinion of the people my attitude was wrong, sin of attitude not action Genesis 1:26-31 1. in every person see the good as created by God (not moral good or the good that comes from faith) An ability, a trait, or accomplishment. Even if he is not a believer, he [...]
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May 2, 2010 The God Service
5.2.10 1. Christ has given the church minsters. Ephesians 4:11-13 the point is not the distinction between these different labels, the point is Christ gave these ministers as gifts to the church (the gifts are not the abilities) why? for bringing the saints to completion, for the work of service, for the building up of [...]
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