Developing an attitude of gratitude #6: working with others
Working with other people is hard. They don’t do it exactly as we would do it. Sometimes it feels easier to do it all ourselves, but that’s not what we’re usually called to do....
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Developing an attitude of gratitude #5: stop grumbling!
Imagine a world where an attitude of grumbling was replaced by an attitude of gratitude. What a world that would be? As a modern society, we seem to dismiss positivity as childish and naive....
Developing an attitude of gratitude #4: humility, identity and gratitude
Today we’re going to look at humility. And yes, bear with me, this does tie in with gratitude – just wait and see! This is such a difficult concept in our modern world –...
Developing an attitude of gratitude #3: what a privilege!
Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Philippians 1:27 That’s exactly where we left off yesterday. We should be role models of how it looks to live in...
Developing an attitude of gratitude #2: show us how it’s done
‘God works in mysterious ways.’ Not something you want to hear when you’re really going through it. ‘All things work together for good.’ Really? It certainly doesn’t feel like it right now! ‘Everything happens...
Developing an attitude of gratitude #1: If Paul can, we can
Hey, I’m back! Have you missed me? With Andy taking over the blog for a month to tackle the book of Ephesians, that’s the longest break I’ve had away from Join Our Journey in...
The Full Armour of God for Pacifists Everywhere
And so we get to our last passage in Ephesians – and it is probably the most familiar – the “Full Armour of God”. Much loved by Sunday School teachers and those looking for...
Because it says so in the Bible….
In some ways, this next passage is no less contentious than the “Wives submit to your husbands” passage we looked at yesterday. Let’s break it into two sections – family relations and then slaves. Children,...
Mutual Submission and Mutual Love
I bet you’ve been waiting for this one. Wives, submit to your husbands and husbands, love your wives. This passage is notorious for being used as a justification for men being in charge, men...
Walk in Love, Light and Wisdom
Two chapters left and we are racing towards the conclusion of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Once again, we can find he has broken the next passage into three key points about the Christian...
