I agree with N T Wright in his commentary on this passage where he states that at the start of the 21st Century it’s harder than ever to be a boy. It’s confusing to know what it is to be male, or for that matter female. There’s talk now of discrimination against women from women that refer to themselves as a housewife.Anyone…
Following Jesus, fulfilling His mission, in community together.
Following Jesus, fulfilling His mission, in community together.
Sermons by Rev Dr Tony Ling (Page 8)
This passage lays groundwork for where we’re going over coming weeks in a series within a series “strengthening realationships” – husband and wife, parents and children, employer and employee – it begins with this passage“18 Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit… 20 And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” There’s only…
Be careful how you live. This is Paul’s call to the believers at Ephesus and us today to live wisely. Can I just say it doesn’t come naturally. Paul in Romans has said previously that “although they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to…
Paul addresses five steps on how to be truly righteous and holy. The general governing principal is that we change wardrobes – off with the old and in with the new. There’s a splendid worship set with Kirra and the team, great conversation with Naomi Smith re LittleSteps and what they’ve been up to –…
“Christians are warned not to be babies, in an open boat at the mercy of wind and wave, driven off course by the roll of the dice!” O’Brien Ephesians 4:13–16 (NLT) 13 This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature…
The main idea in these first sixteen verses is the unity of believers in Christ. Paul’s prayer for his Christian friends in Ephesus is simply that they might know and experience the love and power of God, and that they will be filled with all the fullness of God. Now, I asked the question: assuming…
Paul is in isolation. He is under house arrest, and chained to a Roman guard. He turns his attention toward unity and living worthy of their calling in Jesus Christ. The Headline read: All together now – we are the World. Alongside it was a photo of 190 heads of state and other officials –…
Come prepared for communion. Ephesians 3:14–19 (NLT) 14 When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, 15 the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. 16 I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. 17 Then…
How can you and I live confidently when life is so unsettled? In our text we find two disciples walking from Jerusalem with its tragedy of the cross, and were facing the sinking sun as they walked westward to Emmaus, about ten kilometers away. So today, we’re invited walk with the post resurrection devastated and…
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