This is My Prayer: Experience God’s Great Power Ephesians 1:18-21
Reading Ephesians 1 is like listening to a piece of music that builds until it reaches a climatic crescendo bringing you to your feet clapping your hands in appreciation and...
This is my Prayer: Wisdom and Knowledge of God Ephesians 1:15-17
Ephesians 1:3-14 is an inspiring anthem of praise which leads to an inspiring raison dˈêtre for prayer in 1:15-23. Paul wrote this letter while “in chains,” imprisoned in Caesarea or...
The Holy Spirit of Promise – Ephesians 1:13-14
“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...
The Riches of God’s Grace – Ephesians 1:7-12
Ephesians 1:7 gives us the first use of a word Paul used six times in this letter, rich/riches (1:7, 18; 2:4, 7; 3:8, 16). Through this word, he emphasized that...
The Glory of Grace Ephesians 1:4-6
In the blog post last week, I mentioned how Ephesians 1:3-14 is one long sentence in Greek. When the Apostle Paul wrote, or perhaps dictated, this section, it’s like he...
We Are Blessed in Christ Ephesians 1:1-3
“At the beginning God, as it were, walks into the church assembled for worship and breathes His blessing upon it. He remains throughout and at the close of the worship...