Sermons
Ephesians Pt. 21: Raising Careers
As we move toward the end of Ephesians, Paul has great advice for us not only with respect to family, but also our careers. Most of us will spend a tremendous amount of time working for others or providing work to others. What does he say to employees? What does he say to employers?
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In Ephesians 6:1-4, we have vital instructions for teaching and training our children in two invaluable ways that affect their actions and attitudes for a lifetime. No one really likes to mete out discipline, but if we love our kids, we need to believe what the Bible says about discipline. Providing boundaries for our kids…
Read MoreEphesians Pt. 19: Wives
Our society often denies the differences between men and women. In addition to obvious physical differences, each spouse has different roles to plan when building the marriage. But, according to the Bible, what relational roles is a wife to play in building her marriage? What gets in the way living out her relational roles?
Read MoreEphesians Pt. 18: Husbands
How is a husband supposed to love and relate to his wife? Our current culture really struggles with what the Bible says in Ephesians Chapter 5 because of misunderstandings about what Paul is referring to when he talks about submission and headship. The TRUTH is that in Christ’s upside-down kingdom, putting others before yourself is…
Read MoreEphesians Pt. 17: Out of “I”-ness into “We”-ness
Ephesians tells us so much about what God intended for us to find in marriage. We have the PURPOSES of marriage…where we see it is NOT first about me. We have a PICTURE of marriage…in Christ and the Church, His bride. We have PERSPECTIVE on marriage…it is FIRST reflecting Christ to my spouse. And finally,…
Read MoreEphesians Pt. 16: Out of Foolishness, Into Wisdom
When the Bible says things like “the days are evil!” [Ephesians 5:16] sometimes that comes as a surprise to us. Paul is reminding us here that time is precious, but that we sometimes watch opportunities that God gives us just pass us by rather than engaging. God rarely seems to send us opportunities when it…
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