Paul’s prayer for the church in Ephesus is centred around one request – that they would grow in knowledge. Ephesians 1:15-23
Ephesians 1 contains some of the most theologically robust verses in all the Bible. Yet, it doesn’t read like a lecture. It reads like a PRAYER of GRATITUDE! The Apostle Paul wrote this while he was under house arrest in Rome after being unjustly accused by his own people, but you would never know it! […]
Two thousand years ago, Jesus died on a cross. Three days later he rose from the grave. Death has been defeated! And now, everything has changed! But HOW? Romans 8:1-11
My prayer this morning is that we would come to recognize the cross as a SURE, UNDENIABLE SIGN of the Father’s love for us. If God would give His Son for you, then you can be sure that His grace, and His love, and His forgiveness is yours. Romans 8:32, Genesis 22
Today is Palm Sunday, and we are looking at a very familiar passage. The Triumphal entry. It is beautiful and joyous. In it we see a picture of triumph when Christ will come again to receive adoration and worship and acclaim! John 12:12-19
In this three-week series, we are inviting God to chisel away at anything that would hinder his generosity from shining through us. He is the overflowing God, and we were meant to be an overflowing people. 2 Corinthians 8:1-15
We were designed by God to be givers – not takers. Our time, our talent, our treasure – everything that we have and everything that we are – is meant to overflow in blessing to the world around us. Philippians 4:14-20
We are a blessed people, and we believe that God has blessed us so that the blessing might overflow to others. One of the ways that we ‘overflow’ is through our giving. Mark 12:41-44
When Israel came into the Promised Land, they assumed that the most dangerous enemies were external. ‘Watch out for the bad guys out there!’ But what they failed to recognize was that the most dangerous threat came from within. Judges 21
When we do what is right in our own eyes, when we determine that there is no ultimate authority over us – that there is no King whose righteous standard we must uphold – then we distort justice in order to protect us and ours. Judges 20
