salvation
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I believe that the greatest tragedy of our day in the church is the sad reality that most Christians do not have a consistent daily walk with the Lord. As a pastor, I have seen a trend in our consumeristic culture both in the church and out. The trend is that Christians who are in…
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Secondly, we need to see that we must can and must be comforted in Christ which is seen in Paul’s purposeful closing of the letter in Eph. 6:21-24 which says, “21But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known…
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The second thing that we must see is the equipment of the Christian soldier. It is hard to stand in fight if you don’t know your enemy, expectations, equipment, or the empowerment that you’ve been given in Christ. As we have stated throughout our study of Ephesians, you can’t practically walk unless you do so…
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Podcasts are all the rage these days. Our culture and social media in general are inundated with podcasts galore. I too have a selection of podcasts that I keep up with, but specifically I’m drawn to podcasts who are hosted by former special operators from various military branches. I find their frankness, life experiences, and…
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Second, let’s look at the Devil’s schemes. Sinclair Ferguson writes, “As in all warfare, the two essential elements in victory are knowing your enemy and knowing your resources.” I believe that many believers don’t know their enemy and they don’t know their own resources in Christ. You won’t know how to fight if you don’t…
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Each time that I study, but especially preach Eph. 6:10-18 I experience a weightiness in the text that burdens my heart. Preaching about standing against the enemy of Christ, the Church, and the Christian’s walk is exhausting. It is frightening. It is burdensome. It is tiresome. But it is necessary. There is a different burden…
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All of life is centered around relationships. There is the vertical relationship between God and man. There are horizontal relationships between mankind. Ultimately, everything in life comes down to whether you are right with God or not so that you can be right with your fellow man. The book of Ephesians shows us our…
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All of life is about relationships. Ephesians has shown that we must understand our relationship with God in order to properly live not only in relation to Him, but to the world around us including both those who are in Christ and unsaved world. God established His relationship with Adam in the Garden, then establishes…
