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How many of you remember what it was like the first time you fell in love with your spouse? Maybe you remember the butterflies you had. Maybe you remember the moment it clicked for you. You remember the feelings you had and you knew that you did not want to spend the rest of your life without that person.…

We looked at 5 Attitudes we must Exhibit. Lowliness, Meekness, Long Suffering, Forbearance, Love. Today we are going to Examine 7 Affirmations We Must Encircle Now, these are five basic actions or attitudes that we ought to have, and when we have these attitudes, then there are seven basic affirmations…

(S1) — A tale of two ships (book) Which would you rather be on? (S2) — A tale of two churches One is thriving — The other is barely holding on — One has all the programs for kids…the other is overjoyed when they get one or two…One makes decisions on the fly, the other has a vision of their future…In…

Thesis: This section of the epistle describes the proper response to God's offer of salvation and the blessings attached to it, the first of which is to maintain the unity of the Spirit. Ephesians 4:1-16 Review Paul Prays that God open their eyes . He describes the hopeless situation of the Gentiles…

Now here we have a passage of Scripture, which for the sake of a sermon we have entitled Perfecting the Saints. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus made a rather shocking statement. He said, 48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. “Be ye therefore perfect even as…

This evening I want to give you a brief word from God about the church. As I was studying I came across a word found in Ephesians 3 different times. The word is fullness. The Greek word for Fullness is pleroma. It means that which is or has been filled. So, let’s look at each of the instances where this…

Pre Service - Smiths Welcome Call to Worship Eph 5:1-21 Prayer Worship through Song Sermon Scripture reading Prayer Communion - See Communion outline Worship through Song Benediction Introduction Go ahead and open your bibles to chapter 5 of the book of Ephesians. We will be in verse 21 today. We finished…

The Church is likened to a body, of which Jesus Christ is the living Head. Ephesians 1:22–23 (KJV 1900) 22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church , 23 Which is his body , the fulness of him that filleth all in all . Again, remember the body is…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Please take your Bibles and turn with me to Ephesians 5 , Ephesians 5 . If you don’t have a Bible with you and you would like one to follow along just raise your hand and someone will bring you a Bible. Have you ever stopped to consider what makes you…

Ephesians 4:1–6 (KJV 1900) 1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, 2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; 3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There…

Intro: Marks of a zombie ( To survive you have to look and smell like one, and act like one) Verse one of Ephesians chapter 4 is really a transition verse in this letter. In chapters 1-3, Paul is really unpacking this mystery that God has taught him about the gospel. He’s unpacking this mystery that…

Introduction 1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles— 2 if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you, 3 how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, 4 by which, when you read,…

Bolognese How do you make bolognaise sauce for your spaghetti bolognaise? I suspect that for each of you here that actually do the cooking at home, you would all make it slightly different. Some would be creamy. Some would have some special secret herbs that give it that special flavour. A bet many would…

Scene 1/ The proof is in the pudding; The reality that something is not really known until it is experienced. There is an old phrase that has an incredible background. Actually the origin of this phrase is quite gruesome. The phrase is “The proof is in the pudding” Now by itself, this phrase doesn’t…

Spiritual Blessings in Christ We finished Galatians and learned a lot how Gossip can ruin a church, how the Christ became the law and we are not justified by faith and not by works. Also how it doesn’t matter who we are or what we did in the past God still sent His Son for us. Now we are going to continue…

The starting position in basketball or any sport is a coveted position. In basketball you are one of your teams top 5 and you get to be on the floor a significant portion of the game. The starting position is the spot everyone wants. And often you have individuals not joining or quitting a team because…

Introduction Rev. 2:1 ““To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands.” Interpreted in the chapter before Rev. 1:20 “As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven…

As we look at this next section, we are looking at the authority and present workings of Christ. Hebrews 6:1–2 (KJV 1900) 1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,…

Ephesians 5:25–27 (ESV) — 25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such…

Good morning, my name is John Lee and I serve Mission Church as the lead pastor. I am thrilled to be with you this morning, especially in this context, as we continue our current sermon series through the book of Ephesians entitled Gods Plan for God’s People. Please grab your copy of God’s Word and turn…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Please take your Bibles and turn them with me to Ephesians 5 , Ephesians 5 . Among the many superlative offerings to the Christian faith the late Dr. R.C. Sproul authored there was a set of children’s books meant to teach the principles of the Gospel…

The church is most healthy when everyone lovingly exercises his/her gift(s)!

1 Paul , an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: 2 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 1:3–4 (KJV 1900) 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , who…

25 Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. 26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give no opportunity to the devil. 28 Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor,…

until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness…