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intro to the book of Ephesians

Paul continues on the journey to spread the Gospel, and the Holy Spirit does mighty and wonderful things through him.

The danger of "Routine" Christianity

Paul continues on his journey, serving with humility and tears.

Apollos - the picture of a disciple who was learned, with a thorough knowledge, instructed in the way of the Lord, who spoke with great fervor, and taught about Jesus accurately, yet was easilly entreated and corrected by Priscilla and Aquila.

The message of the Gospel is uncluttered; it takes priority over it's workers; it's response is always extreme.

No matter how we've been hurt, we are called to love the people whom Jesus loves, simply because He loves them.

How does Jesus build our new life? 1. He saves us from our sins (vs. 11-18). 2. He becomes the foundation for our life (vs. 19-20). 3. He shapes us to fit well in His spiritual temple (vs. 21). 4. He starts to live in us through the Holy Spirit (vs. 21-22).

Do you remember the love you had when you first came to the Lord? In today's message, Pastor Dean takes a look at the first of the seven churches in the book of Revelation; Ephesus. We find that Ephesus was a big church which with lots of activities going on. But they had forgotten their first love. What can we do to regain that those feelings again?

Who can remind me of what we talked about last week? That’s right, last week, we talked about John’s vision of the Son of Man, who we identified as Jesus Christ. In this vision, John saw the absolute power and majesty of Christ, and he saw how Christ was surrounded by seven candlesticks, which represented…

By Pastor Glenn Pease If someone asks you, "What is the modern name of the country where Paul was born?" Would you know? If someone asked you, "What is the modern name of the country where Christians were first called Christians?" Would you know? If someone asked you, "What is the modern name of the…

Is Your Life a Flame or an Ember Rev. 2:1-6 EBC 7/12/09 As we read these verses we can understand they can be seen practically. While they were written to the churches of that day they can also speak to Emmanuel Baptist Church today. What is our spiritual temperature? They can also be seen personally.…

Chapters 2 and 3 of the book of Revelation provide us with the letters that Christ instructed John to send to the seven churches of Asia (Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea). However, these are not letters in the ordinary sense. They are more like progress reports.…

Revelation 2: 1-7 Dearly loved congregation of the Lord Jesus Christ, The Bible can be called God’s love letter to humankind. Nowhere is that more apparent than in Rev. 2 & 3. Here we find 7 messages that Jesus dictated to John. These messages show Jesus’ great love for his followers – they are filled…

Acts Chapter 19 (Part 2) Acts 19:1-7 (Part 2) Wednesday Evening 10/22/03 Text Acts 19:1-7 /1 And it came about that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper country came to Ephesus, and found some disciples, 2 and he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”…

SEVEN THINGS THAT BUILD A STRONG CHRISTIAN LIFE #6 Make A Clean Break With The World Scripture: Acts 19:18-19 18 And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds. 19 Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted…

1 Timothy. Read 1:1-5 - Ever listen to one end of phone call? - hard to understand unless you know who talking to, and what about - need to understand the background situation and context of the letter, particularly if it is personal correspondence to one you know well. Be patient, it will help when…

Made Alive In Christ (Ephesians 2:1-10) Introduction: As Paul continues to write to the saints (the holy ones) that reside at Ephesus He now gives a response to his prayer that he prayed for the saints in chapter 1. (Reference) – Prayer (chapter 1, verse 15-23) Read: Ephesians 2:1-10 (One sentence in…

Text: Rev. 2: 1-7 Thesis: To prove that a child of God must both do good works and remember his first love at all times. Introduction: 1. Works of righteousness are a necessary part of a Christian’s life. a. Repentance is a work of righteousness (Jon.3:10). b. Belief is a work of righteousness (Joh.…

Redemption In Christ (Ephesians 1:1-7) Introduction: The apostle Paul, a Jewish Rabbi convert to Christianity, has been overjoyed With the spiritual blessings that has been granted him and all that believe That he takes time to write to the Christians in Asia Wanting them to know who they are in Christ…