Source: https://ift.tt/2EyfF5v Today: [Colossians 1:] The Supremacy of Christ: Do you have a little dashboard Jesus? Or perhaps just a quaint figurine in a ceramic manger? In Paul’s letter to the Colossians, he finds this congregation with notions about Jesus that fell far short of who He actually is as Lord of the Universe. In […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2A3x1UH Today: [Philippians 4:] Gems of Admonition: In the final chapter of Philippians there are several statements Paul makes that constitute some of the most often quoted verses in the scripture. We find promises and admonitions given that once incorporated into our thinking and our faith will make a radical difference in our daily […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2UQkkpn Today: [Philippians 3:] Forgetting Those Things that are Behind: Do you have a past? Have you suffered much and experienced loss? Paul declares in this chapter that we are to forget those things that are behind and press into the mark of the prize of our high calling in Christ Jesus. We are […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2BsxgZk Today: [Philippians 2:] Humility and the Mind of Christ. In our chapter, Paul exhorts the believers to adopt the mind of Christ in their regard for themselves and the heart of Christ in their concern for one another. It is difficult to be in one accord with other believers when we are struggling […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2EifeMu Today: [Philippians 1:] Faith Under Fire: Have you ever been criticized or persecuted for the cause of Christ? Paul writes the book of Philippians from prison encouraging the believers in that city to stand fast in the face of persecution. Are you a threat to the enemies of the cross? Then you can […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2BeuFCl Today: [Ephesians 6:] Family Relationships and Spiritual Warfare: In chapter six Paul cautions us to be circumspect in our family relationships. Many believers embrace this chapter for its lofty concepts of spiritual warfare but leave out the practical demands made upon them in their relationship to their families. God calls upon us not […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2Qr9NCk Today: [Ephesians 5:] Imitators of God and Marriage Issues: In chapter 5 of Ephesians Paul encourages us to be imitators of God. That means that we do what God would do if He were in our shoes. Also, Paul addresses marital issues and the need for proper order and sacrificial love between a […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2SGu1EF Today: [Ephesians 4:] Saved, Sealed and Equipped. In chapter 4 of Ephesians Paul articulates for us the reality that every one of us is called of God. In Paul’s view ministry is not something done by religious professionals but by believers. It is our privilege and our joy to be chosen by God […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2zTkL9i Today: [Ephesians 3:] Eternal Purposes Revealed: In Eph. 3 Paul declares much of the profound revelation disclosed to him in the years before his public ministry began. His words are confrontational and controversial in the extreme. Nonetheless, he writes without hesitation, encouraging the Ephesians to dare to accept the implications of Calvary in […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2BYAl5b Today: [Ephesians 2:] Raised Up and Seated Together: In chapter 2 Paul declares that Jesus in His person is the basis of your reconciliation to God and to one another in the body of Christ. Through the work of the Cross Jesus abolished by virtue of the New Birth all sense of hostility […]
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