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Apr08WEEK15
Our text for this week is Ephesians 2:17-19:
And He came and preached peace to you who were far away, and peace to those who were near;
or through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.
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Apr01WEEK14
This week we continue our study of our purpose in Christ with the crucial statement made in Ephesians 2:15-16:
by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thus establishing peace,
and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by... -
Mar25WEEK13
This week we continue to study our purpose in Christ with Ephesians 2:11-13:
Therefore remember, that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called "Uncircumcision" by the so-called "Circumcision," which is performed in the flesh by human hands
remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and... -
Mar18WEEK12
This week we continue our study with Ephesians 2:10
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.The first point in this text is that we are God’s workmanship, not our own. In the world, "self-made" men and women are esteemed, but not so in Christ. Our goal is to submit to His workmanship, to become what He wants us to be. How do we do this?
First, we must understand...
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Mar11WEEK11
This week we continue the study of our calling with Ephesians 2:8-9:
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast.
Why would Paul revert back to talking about something so basic after explaining to the Ephesians that they were called to such lofty things as being seated with Christ in the heavenly places? Because in this life the tendency to begin judging ourselves, and...
