Eph.4:4-6 – There is one body and one Spirit, just as you also were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all. Any time today’s scripture is discussed people soon get into a debate …
Eph.4:22-24 – that, in reference to your former way of life, you are to rid yourselves of the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, and that you are to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, which in the likeness …
MERRY MONDAY BY PARRIS Have you ever had the light turned on with a particular scripture and you’re like “wow, where have I been all these years?” This has been the story of my life, scripture forever twisting and winding taking on new meanings. Sometimes when you read different translations the word comes alive! For …
Eph.4:1-3 – I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. The first three …
Eph.4:7,8 – But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore He says: “When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men.” When Jesus ascended to the right hand of God, all the captives from every generation were set free. He broke …
Eph.4:8 – Therefore it says, “WHEN HE ASCENDED ON HIGH, HE LED CAPTIVE A HOST OF CAPTIVES, AND HE GAVE GIFTS TO MEN.” This immediately reminds us of what Jesus said to the woman at the well, “If you knew who I was and if you knew the gift of God you would ask of …
Eph. 4:30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Do you know what it means for someone to hurt your feelings? Maybe they raised their voice at you or said something you felt was disrespectful or maybe inappropriate words or jokes were shared. …
STUNTED AND DWARFED Grow up into him in all things. Ephesians 4:15 Christianity is never meant to be stagnant. We are intended to be ever changing, always growing, being transformed into the image of God’s beloved Son. We are like the rest of God’s creation. We respond to spiritual nutrients just like the plants respond …
HE GAVE GIFTS TO MEN Eph. 4:8 Therefore He says: “When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men.” This scripture opens to us the source of blessing we receive in Christ. Peter preached that Jesus ascended into heaven and received the promise of the Father. He didn’t just receive …
SHEPHERD’S MARK Eph. 1:13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, Eph. 4:30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of …
