And in one bound, Jack was free…
Work in progress. You are. I am. We all are. We have good days. We have bad days. Days we reach out to God like a flower growing towards the sun. Days when we...
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In Him, with Him and through Him – Perfect Unity
So we are now halfway through Ephesians with a few familiar passages on the horizon. First, Paul wants to talk to the Ephesian church about unity. Not unity for unity’s sake, but unity with...
The Manifold Wisdom of God
And so our study in the book of Ephesians continues with Paul discussing how he became the one to take the Gospel out to the ends of the earth: 8 Although I am less than...
The secret of God revealed to Paul
In our last study, we read about how Paul was calling his readers to take down the wall between Jew and Gentile. He had a gospel for all – everyone could be saved –...
Take down the wall
So far Paul has taken us on a spiritual word journey from the deepest depths to the heavenly places. Today’s passage feels simpler and more familiar territory. 11 Therefore, remember that formerly you who are...
It turns out, there really are three steps to heaven…
Our journey through Ephesians will clearly show that Paul had a way with words. Everything was written to communicate directly to and convince the listener of his point. In the Ephesians 2:1-10, we get...
But I only want the best for you…
Paul knows where the Ephesian church is at. He’s had the letters and the personal testimonies from visitors to Rome. He knows they are starting out from a good place… For this reason, ever...
Ephesians – Free Will and Predestination
Ephesians provides us with a heady mix of easy to grasp ideas and big chunks of dense prose that get you scratching your head. Today Paul, in passing, talks about predestination – something that...
Ephesians: Starting out
I have always had a soft spot for the book of Ephesians. Firstly, I’ve been to the ruined City of Ephesus on an epic day trip from Marmaris in Turkey. Most people fancied another...
Inspired by Spirit #8: I am a new creation
In the closing words of this letter from Paul that we know as the book of Galatians, Paul refers again to circumcision. This physical has really become the sticking point for the Jewish Christians....
