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Ephesians 4:1-2 Introduction I got my hair cut on Monday and after I had started getting my hair cut a fellow came and sat in the chair next to me. When the hair dresser asked how he wanted his hair cut he said that he wanted a good hair cut, fairly short. Then he explained that he was starting a new…

Ephesians 4:31 - 5:2 Introduction We have friends who are missionaries in Africa. They are in a very remote village. It takes them a whole day to get to the major city where they need to conduct business. They have five children and they need to home school their children while they carry on a ministry…

Ephesians 6:10-20 Introduction We left our watches at home. We set up our umbrella and our lawn chairs. The lawn chair was in the recline position. It was a beautiful day at the beach and the agenda was to relax and have fun. We spent time in the water, reading, eating ice cream and having enjoyable…

Ephesians 5:18 Introduction Many years ago when our son was in Sunday School, one of his teachers gave him an evergreen tree. He planted it in our back yard and throughout the summer he was faithful in watering the tree regularly. It was a dry summer and we did not water the rest of the lawn so the grass…

Ephesians 4:3-6 Introduction For the past two or three years I have been involved with a group of leaders from the EMC who were trying to help bring peace because of some of the differences in belief in that conference. We were aware that there was some diversity in views on the peace position, acceptance…

Ephesians 4:17- 5:4 Introduction The other day I was at the city wide prayer gathering and a man came and sat beside and I knew immediately that he was a police officer. How did I know that? The clothing he wore identified him as such. Have you ever been to a mall and tried to identify people? Have you…

Ephesians 5:5-20 Introduction There are numerous animals that have been created to conform to their surroundings. There are two kinds of rabbits common in Manitoba, the Cottontail which we all have in our yard and the larger Jackrabbit. Because they are often out in open fields, Jackrabbits turn white…

Ephesians 4:7-16 Introduction Members of my mom's family ran a total of 127 km a week ago Saturday. How do you run 127 km in one day? Well it wasn't one person doing it. In fact, 6 different people were involved. When each person does part of it, then it is possible. Ephesians 4:1 tells us to lead a…

Ephesians 2:11-22 Introduction Last week there was a terrible story of war which came out of Afghanistan. It seems that an American soldier took it upon himself to kill a bunch of civilians in their homes. What is even worse is that the acrimony between Americans and Afghans is so bad that Americans…

Ephesians 1:15-23 Introduction Is the glass half empty or half full? For the last few weeks we have looked at the fact that we have every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. Therefore, we know that the cup isn’t half anything. The cup is full, full to overflowing, yet how often we feel as if it…

Ephesians 1:13-14 Introduction Isn’t this a beautiful picture! In fact it is so beautiful that one might wonder whether it is real. In fact it is not. With Photoshop it is amazing what can be done with a picture and “Is it real?” is a relevant question with any photo. A total of 22 fake Apple stores…

Ephesians 2:1-10 Introduction I have known Jake Suderman since I was young. What I remember most about him is that he was an administrator at Lion's Manor. That was his vocation. More recently, I have discovered that he also had several avocations - tennis and wood working. Perhaps this isn't a good…

Ephesians 1:9 – 12 Introduction There are not many secrets in our world these days. Basic information is available on the internet on almost everyone. If you have ever Googled your name you know just how much is out there. I Googled the office staff and found each one of them on the web. “WikiLeaks is…

Ephesians 1:1-6 Introduction I want to thank you for the way in which you have welcomed us to Portage Avenue. It hasn’t taken us very long to feel as if we belong and it is a good feeling. Sometimes we may have experiences in which we are not felt welcomed. I walked into a meeting once and as I walked…

Ephesians 1:7, 8 Introduction Many of you will remember August 2010 when 33 miners became trapped more than 700 meters underground in a mine in San Jose, Chile? For over two months they were trapped while those on the surface worked at trying to free them. First they had to bore a hole down to the mine…