Reading: Ephesians 4:1-16 Context: How does “living a life worthy of the calling” connect to the previous chapters? The previous chapters have outlined the honour and privilege of being joined to God’s great eternal purpose through the Lord Jesus Christ. This is glorious. We have been rescued from a life destined for God’s full wrath. […]
Read More WIWO: Ephesians – Episode 08: Unity in the BodyJoseph’s dreams and saving his family. It didn’t look that way when his brothers threw him into a pit. It definitely didn’t appear that way when he was sold into slavery. It looked nothing like it when he was thrown into the prison for a crime he did not commit. Yet, by the will of […]
Read More Dryden Shorts – Set Up To …What does it look like for the Kingsman to be truly dedicated? Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself before the king’s food was ever set in front of him (Daniel 1:8). Paul told the Corinthians to be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, because their labour in Him is […]
Read More KMCD 37: Dedication and the KingsmanReading: Ephesians 3:14-21 Context: Why does Paul emphasise praying to “the Father from whom every family… derives its name”? Prayers to God are vast enterprises, even as God is vast. The aspect of God that we refer to in prayer gives a great indication of what we’re saying is important in this prayer. The first […]
Read More WIWO: Ephesians – Episode 07: Prayer for Inner StrengthBarnabas and Saul: Set apart for God. The church in Antioch featured a group of prophets and teachers. As they gathered to fast and pray, the Holy Spirit spoke to them about Barnabas and Saul. What was said wasn’t totally new to either Barnabas or Saul. What was said to them, however, was crucial for […]
Read More Dryden Shorts – Set Apart For …Reading: Ephesians 3:1-13 Context: Why does Paul refer to himself as a “prisoner for Christ Jesus”? First, he is describing his current location. He’s in prison. The reason he’s in prison is because of Jesus. That is to say, in line with what it means to follow Jesus, he is facing opposition and resistance that […]
Read More WIWO: Ephesians – Episode 06: Paul’s Ministry to the GentilesMoses: Set apart by God. Born in a Hebrew home. Taken by a member of Egyptian royalty. Weaned by his natural mother. Cultured in the Egyptian royal palace. Aware of his roots, but now on the run from both because of his actions. Little did he know that he was being set apart by God. […]
Read More Dryden Shorts – Set Apart By …Breathtaking. An encounter with the awesome leads to this experience. Words can come later, but there are those moments where the sheer magnitude of the occasion requires no words. Some can be physically moved by the awesome. Moved to bow. Moved to fall on the knees. Moved to lie prostrate. That hymn, How Great Thou […]
Read More Dryden Shorts – AwesomeReading: Ephesians 2:1-10 Context: What does Paul mean by being “dead in your transgressions and sins”? Two related realities help us to understand what Paul means by being dead in transgressions and sins. The first reality, linked to the spiritual poverty Jesus describes in the Beatitudes, is the state in which our condition before the […]
Read More WIWO: Ephesians – Episode 04: Dead to AliveBrief list of the things that are amazing about God – feel free to add yours. His Son. His Spirit. His Word. His love. His goodness. His power. His creativity. His wisdom. His compassion. His mercy. His patience. His salvation. His forgiveness. His plan. His signs. His work. His justice. His righteousness. His angels. His […]
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