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Mar10WEEK11
Our verse for this week is Ephesians 5:31:
For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh.
It is well known that one of the biggest problems in marriage can come from the in-laws, but they can also be a great blessing. Even so, I have never known in-laws who were causing major problems in a son or daughter’s marriage that were not sincerely trying to help, thought they were helping, and... -
Mar03WEEK10
As we have discussed, man was created to be a social creature. But to be complete, we need a relationship with God first. Without this no human being can ever be all that they were created to be. Next we need relationships with other people. These can be of many different types and depths, but basically we were created to need both God and one another.
The ultimate fulfillment for both of the most basic human needs in relationships is found in the body of Christ. A healthy church life is therefore essential for a healthy life. As it...
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Feb24WEEK9
This week we continue our study with Ephesians 5:25-29:
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself
up for her;
that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the
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Feb17WEEK8
This week we continue our study with one of the more problematic verses in this epistle for modern times, Ephesians 5:22-24:
Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church,
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Feb10WEEK7
This week we continue our study with one of the more enigmatic verses in this great epistle, Ephesians 5:21:
and be subject to one another in the fear of Christ.
The teachings of the Lord in such Scriptures as John 5:44, and Paul in Ephesians 1:10, make it clear that one of the most corruptive and destructive forces in the life of those who seek to serve the Lord is the fear of man. However, this week’s verse commands us to ...
