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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 ... -
Feb03WEEK6
This week we continue our study with Ephesians 5:20:
always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father
The first three words of this verse are crucial for a victorious Christian life– Why is this? Why should we thank God for problems or for the attacks of the devil? There are several good reasons for this, the first of which is in Psalm 100:4 that we, “always giving thanks.”“Enter His gates...
