Ephesians 4:17-32
Best-Dressed Christian Awards Put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires … [and] be made new in the attitude of your minds … put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Ephesians 4:22-24 Every year after the motion picture industry’s Academy Awards, I go online to find out …
Ephesians 3:13-21
The Sturdiest Structure on Earth In [Christ] the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord … For this reason, I kneel before the Father. Ephesians 2:21, 3:14 Any building contractor can confirm that a structure’s durability is directly related to the strength of its foundation and walls. That’s why builders use cement …
Ephesians 2:11-22
A New Crowd You are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household. Ephesians 2:19 When I attended high school, popular teens were known as the in-crowd. The term entered pop culture in the mid-sixties when Dobie Gray’s song, “The In Crowd,” was a billboard hit. It refers to “a small group …
Ephesians 1:15-23
The Power of Intercessory Prayer I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. Ephesians 1:17 Do you ever feel helpless when friends and family share their problems with you? I do. But then the Holy Spirit reminds me …
3 John
A Welcoming Heart I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers and sisters, even though they are strangers to you. 3 John 4-5 In John’s first epistle, he emphasized walking in truth and love by exhibiting koinōnia fellowship* with …