In Ephesians 3:7-13 Paul makes an astonishing statement. He states that The Church is the center of God’s view and plan for history. This is true because Jesus Christ is the center of human history and Jesus Christ is the center of the church.
God Bless All,
Pastor Michael
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1 Thessalonians 2:7-12 might not be considered the obvious choice for a Father’s Day message, but there are five points in these passages that point to the Godly Father. I hope you enjoy and hope you have a great Father’s Day.
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Michael
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In Ephesians 3:1-6 Paul explains a bug msytery that he never new before. Gentiles can be saved without become Jews. Pretty cool. We all already knew that, but it was great news for Paul. Anyway, we will never plumb all the depths of God’s mysteries in this lifetime, so there is plenty more to learn
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Michael
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In Ephesians 2:19-22 Paul explains that after all the great things God has done to the believers, he is now building a great community - the church. I discuss three aspects of the modern church, and SIZE is not one of them.
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Michael
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In Ephesians 2:14-18, Paul explains that God has broken down the wall between Jew and Gentile and between all people and himself. He also breaks down walls we create between people.
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Michael
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In Ephesians 2:11-13 Paul tells his readers that as Gentiles they were excluded from the Jewsih blessings, but as Christians, they are welcomed into the Jewish blessings and now have God in their world.
Blessings,
Pastor Michael
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Happy Mother’s Day. I hope you enjoy this story from Acts 9:36-43 about a wonderful lady that was raised from the dead.
God bless all mothers
Pastor Michael
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In Ephesians 2:10, Paul writes the Christians are God’s workmanship that are supposed to do good works. Not works to be saved or earn approval, but to show that the Holy Spirit is inside.
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Michael
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In Ephesians 2:8-9, Paul outlines the fact that Christains are saved by Grace through true faith and Christians did nothing to contribute to this salvation, so none of us can brag about being saved.
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Michael
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