Marriage – A Picture of Jesus and His Church PT 2 – God’s Original Purpose for Marriage

In this post we will discuss God’s original purpose for marriage. God's original purpose for marriage is to picture Christ and His Church As one reads Ephesians 5:22-33, he realizes that Paul quotes Genesis 2:24 in Ephesians 5:31. Ephesians 5:32 tells us that the words of Ephesians 5:31 are a mystery referring to Jesus and … Continue reading Marriage – A Picture of Jesus and His Church PT 2 – God’s Original Purpose for Marriage →

Marriage – A Picture of Jesus and His Church PT 1

Our church family recently celebrated the marriage of a young couple. There is another couple in our church family who will celebrate 60 years of marriage this week. Marriage has been in the spotlight for a few weeks in our church family, so we took time to study the purpose of marriage as defined by … Continue reading Marriage – A Picture of Jesus and His Church PT 1 →

No Longer Walk As Gentiles

In Ephesians 4:17, Paul gives the following command: “Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do...” Paul is an apostle, so he is Jesus’ official representative on the earth. He is also writing under the control of the Holy Spirit (2 Peter 1:20-21). As … Continue reading No Longer Walk As Gentiles →

Grace Has Been Give to Each One of Us (Ephesians 4:7)

Several blog posts have been dedicated to the seven "one's" of Ephesians 4:4-6. The unity of the church has been created by the Holy Spirit. The basis of this unity rests in truth and in the Godhead. "There is one body and one Spirit - just as you were called to the one hope that … Continue reading Grace Has Been Give to Each One of Us (Ephesians 4:7) →

Good Stuff! Resources!

It's been too long since I last posted. I appreciate your patience. The past two weeks are a blur between family and church family care. I am a husband, father, pastor, friend, and blogger is way down the line from there. I really enjoy blogging when I can! I pray the resources are helpful. Here … Continue reading Good Stuff! Resources! →

There Is One God and Father of All (Ephesians 4:6)

We have seen six things that unite the church of Jesus Christ. There is one body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, and one baptism. In this final post on Ephesians 4:4-6 we will see there is one God and Father of all. Let's keep this in context. The "all" here is not … Continue reading There Is One God and Father of All (Ephesians 4:6) →

There Is One Baptism (Ephesians 4:5)

All true believers in Jesus Christ are part of the universal church, the one body. All true believers share one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, and one faith. Those in Christ also share one baptism. This is not speaking of water baptism. There are brothers and sisters in the body of Christ who have major … Continue reading There Is One Baptism (Ephesians 4:5) →

Good Stuff! Resources around the web…

There are some really helpful resources from reliable preachers and teachers available for free online. I am thankful we live in a time when solid Bible teaching is so easily and freely accessible. Here is a list of resources I have found helpful recently. (Please see my note below.) Abiding In Christ Sinclair Ferguson has … Continue reading Good Stuff! Resources around the web… →

There Is One Faith (Ephesians 4:5)

In this series on the unity of the body of Christ we have seen that there is one body, one Spirit, one hope, and one Lord. In this post we will study the one faith. There is one faith shared by all believers. To what does "one faith" refer? Some interpret this to mean the … Continue reading There Is One Faith (Ephesians 4:5) →

There Is One Lord (Ephesians 4:5)

In this series of posts we have studied the one body (the Church), the one Spirit (the Holy Spirit), and the one hope of our calling. Now we will discuss the One Lord - Jesus Christ. All who are truly born again have one Lord, and He is the true Jesus of the Bible. There … Continue reading There Is One Lord (Ephesians 4:5) →