God and the Rest of the Week
From April 19 through June we will be studying the book of Ephesians together, seeing how to apply the Gospel to every part of our lives. Detailed Introduction10. Parenting 101 – Loving Leadership
As we continue to apply the Gospel to every part of our lives, for two weeks we will focus on parenting. Christians parents must exercise loving leadership and loving discipline in our homes. Parenting 101 - Loving Leadership - involves modeling love for God in our...
09. Racial Reconciliation
Dr. Mondonico Williams is a church planter, trainer and preacher who is currently helping encourage and resource pastors in the Tampa area as a team member with the Tampa Bay Baptist Association. Racial Reconciliation: Facing the Problem of Race provides a Biblical...
08. Sacrificial Love
Empowered by the Holy Spirit, the Christian husband is called to love his wife as Christ loved the church - with sacrificial, intentional service. Get the YouVersion notes here. The discussion questions are here.
07. Unconditional Respect
Flowing directly from the command for all believers to be filled with the Spirit and submit to one another, Paul applies the gospel to marriage, calling wives to submit to their husbands as to the Lord. We see here what submission means, why it is commanded and how...
06. The Spirit-Filled Church
Ephesians 5:15-21 describes the Spirit-Filled Church. Paul first starts with a caution - to beware of deception and distraction. Then he issues the command to surrender everything we are to Jesus. Finally, he describes the four transformations the Holy Spirit performs...
05. The Gospel-Fueled Life
As beloved children of God, washed in the precious blood of Jesus and transformed into holy priests of the Lord, believers are called to be imitators of God. Fueled and motivated by this gospel truth, we reflect the love of Jesus by serving others sacrificially. And...
04. The Spirit-Filled Mind
In the second half of Ephesians 4 Paul calls believers to stop living like godless materialists who are 1) blind to the truth; 2) dead in their sin; 3) hard-hearted 4) slaves to their passions. We must "put off" that old nature and "put on" our new life in Christ by...
03. Grace-Filled Relationships
As those who have been infinitely loved, Christians should connect compassionately with one another. As those who have been completely forgiven, we should forgive one another freely. And as those who have been declared righteous in Christ, we should pursue progress...
02. The Church On Mission
Guest preacher, Pastor Mike Maggard, who serves as a missionary with Strategic Impact International doing leadership training all over the world, expounds Ephesians 3:10. First we must recognize that we are in a cosmic war. Then we can embrace our role as a church in...
01. Created on Purpose
As Christians we are fueled by the gospel and formed by the Master. We deserved death and hell, but God gave us life and heaven in Christ. This grace, beautifully described in Ephesians 2, is our fuel for the Christian life. Plus you were 1) intentionally created; 2)...