Forming a biblical foundation for life
The following post is from a two-part sermon preached at Pioneer Bible Church on December 4 and December 11, 2022. Walk As Children of Light1Ephesians 5:3-14 Walking as children of light has two aspects - Negative (what to avoid) and Positive (what to pursue). I. Negative – Avoid Sinful Practices and Words2 A. What is … Continue reading Walk As Children of Light
This is an excerpt from a sermon preached on Ephesians 5:1-2 which reads: "Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God." Everyone who is in Christ is a new creation – a child of … Continue reading Beloved Children of God
This is a slightly edited edition of a post which first appeared on Bible Living Blog on November 9, 2020. I am reposting this article, because this thought has kept coming to mind for the past week. I hope it is an encouragement to you! There have been times that I have prayed about a … Continue reading You Can’t Out-Imagine God
This is the third and final sermon on the topic of spiritual death. This sermon was preached on July 3, 2022 at Pioneer Bible Church. This is part of our verse-by-verse study of Ephesians. So far we have seen that spiritual death is… The past reality of believers in Jesus ChristThe present reality for all … Continue reading Ephesians 2:1-3 – Dead in Trespasses and Sins (Part 3)
The following notes are from the Sunday morning sermon at Pioneer Bible Church on June 26, 2022. Last week we saw three points: Spiritual death is the past reality for believers in Jesus ChristSpiritual death is the present reality for everyone who is not trusting in Jesus ChristSpiritual death is the absence of God’s life … Continue reading Ephesians 2:1-3 – Dead in Trespasses and Sins (Part Two)
As our church family is studying Ephesians, we are considering spiritual death in Ephesians 2:1-3. What does it mean that we are spiritually dead apart from Christ? In Ephesians 2:1-3, Paul really pulls back the white sheet or lifts the casket lid on humanity's deadness apart from Jesus Christ. This truth also connects to the … Continue reading Ephesians 2:1-3 Dead in Trespasses and Sin (Part One)
The following is an outline for a sermon preached at Pioneer Bible Church on May 1, 2022. The context of Ephesians is plural. Literally, Paul is speaking to "you all" throughout the letter. However, individual believers in Christ make up that group. Therefore, I have also listed each of these blessings in the first person. … Continue reading This Is Who We Are in Christ! (Ephesians 1:1-14)
The following is the outline of a sermon preached at Pioneer Bible Church on April 3, 2022. God Has Made the Mystery of His Will Known to Us – Ephesians 1:9-10[1] What has God made known to us?The mystery of His willWhat does “will” mean?Greek Word: thelayma; θέλημαTwo possibilities of meaning:God’s determination (Hebrew-Greek)[2]God’s preferred will … Continue reading The Mystery of His Will – Eph 1:9-10
The following is a slighly edited version of a handout from a sermon preached at Pioneer Bible Church on March 27, 2022. What is redemption?To redeem: to purchase from slavery in order to set the slave freeRedemption: Deliverance from slavery purchased on behalf of the slaveConsider Exodus 6:6 – God brought the Israelites out of … Continue reading Redemption: Ephesians 1:7-8
The following is a slightly edited transcript from a sermon preached at Pioneer Bible Church on February 27, 2022. Adopted and Accepted in Christ We are learning in Ephesians that all believers in Jesus are SAINTS. “SAINT” means we are set apart in our calling, and we are to be set apart in our practice. … Continue reading Adopted and Accepted in Christ Sermon Manuscript
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