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WWJD bracelets weren't a bad idea
Ephesians 5:1-2
Who we are in Christ makes a difference in every facet of our life
Ephesians 4:25-32
Don't leave your brain at the door when you follow Jesus.  Learn to think rightly!
Ephesians 4:17-24
It's all about his glory
Ephesians 3:20-21
Pray big!  God will do even more than you ask.
Ephesians 3:14-19
The glory of Jesus and the advance of the kingdom are worth suffering for!
Ephesians 3:7-13
Gentiles and Jews united in Christ!  Come behold the wondrous mystery!
Ephesians 3:1-6
Peace with God; peace with man.  All because of Jesus!
Ephesians 2:11-22
Saved for his glory. Saved by grace.  Saved for good works.
Ephesians 2:1-10
God loves it when we're relentless in our quest for more grace in us and in others
Ephesians 1:15-23
In Christ, we get everything!
Ephesians 1:11-14
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!
Ephesians 1:3-10
Like the song says:  count your blessings, count them one by one!
Ephesians 1:3-10
Ask for gratitude & clarity!  Display wisdom and gracious speech!
Colossians 4:2-6
Let's bring the aroma of Christ into every arena of life!
Colossians 3:18-4:1
The Christian life isn't complicated, but it will drive us to cry out for more grace!
Colossians 3:12-17
Does your everyday life look like you believe that Christ could return at any moment?
Colossians 3:5-11
The balm for every wound; the hope for every battle.
Romans 8:31-39
The Christian life doesn't happen by accident.  Empowered by the Spirit, we must seek & set!
Colossians 3:1-4
Born again believers must live a born again life!
Colossians 2:20-23
Christ has come!  Eat, drink, and worship to the glory of God!
Colossians 2:16-19
If we will ponder all that Christ is, gratitude and obedience should come easily, and the concept of leaving him should be unthinkable.
Colossians 2:6-15
Christ or the world!  Everyone belongs to someone.
Colossians 2:1-5
Suffer joyfully; preach confidently.  Christ is worth it all!
Colossians 1:24-29
Never get over the shock of the gospel!
Colossians 1:21-23
The Spirit is praying and the Father is working to make us like Jesus
Romans 8:26-30
Worship Jesus!
Colossians 1:15-20
Some of our most powerful and meaningful works of ministry are done on our knees in our prayer closet.
Colossians 1:9-14
Want to see God go to work in the lives of someone that you love?  Pray for them!  Want to show how much you love someone?  Pray for them!
Philippians 1:3-11
Not sure what to pray for?  You could a lot worse than to spend time thanking God for fruit in the lives of those around you!
Colossians 1:3-8
Prayer works, so work at prayer.
James 5:13-20
Mercy means more than just "not getting what you do deserve."  Mercy is imparitally meeting the needs of those who cannot benefit you
James 2:1-13
Clean out the junk, bring in the treasure, and then get to work.  There's joy to be had.
James 1:19-21
Temptation doesn't come from God, but everything good does.  Cling to those truths to endure the trials and win the prize.
James 1:12-15
The path of wisdom is laid out for us.  It's a hard path, but it's worth it.
James 1:2-11
God will give us what we need to endure, not what we need to coast
James 1:2-11
Love God by hating your sin and loving those who cannot help themselves
James 1:19-27
God only gives good gifts, but sometimes the gift is suffering.
James 1:12-18
Mercy means more than just "not getting what you do deserve."  Mercy is imparitally meeting the needs of those who cannot benefit you
James 2:1-13
Let us enter into every season of trial resolving to praise the Lord, not waiting to decide whether he deserves our praise or not.
Psalms 9:1-20
Dealing with doubt requires us to start from the proper place:  On our knees before God.  Once there, he'll open our eyes to see glory!
Psalm 73:16-28
Thank God for faith, hope, and love, and thank God for faithful teachers.
Colossians 1:3-8
Faith, hope, and love in the hearts of once hellbound sinners is a miracle of God, so thank him over and over for them!
Colossians 1:3-8
Grace greater than we can possibly imagine
Isaiah 55:6-9
There is one source for grace and peace!
Colossians 1:1-2
God never chooses us and blesses us to hoard his blessings for ourselves.  Pass them on!
Colossians 1:1-2
Are you afraid to share the gospel?  Begin with gratitude!
Philippians 2:12-16
Life means relationships.  This passage explores what harmonious relationships should look like in the church.
1 Thessalonians 5:12-22
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Ephesians #10
Ephesians 4:1-16
Growing together, growing towards Jesus
#Jesus
Published September 19th, 2022
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Be who you were made to be-reflect the character of Christ as you pursue growth in the Lord along with all of the saints in your own unique way.
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Ephesians 4:1-16
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I therefore, m a prisoner for the Lord, urge you
to n walk in a manner worthy of o the calling
to which you have been called,
ideaexplanation
with all p humility
and q gentleness,
series
with r patience,
s bearing with one another in love,
eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit
in t the bond of peace.
ground
actionmanner
There is u one body
and v one Spirit—
just as you were called
to the one w hope that belongs to your call—
x one Lord,
y one faith,
z one baptism,
a one God
and Father of all,
b who is over all
and through all
and in all.
But c grace was given d to each one of us
e according to the measure of Christ’s gift.
comparison
Therefore it says,
f “When he ascended on high
g he led a host of captives,
temporal
and he gave gifts to men.” 1
( h In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that
he had also descended into i the lower regions,
the earth? 1
He who descended is the one who also j ascended k far above all the heavens,
that he might l fill all things.)
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And m he gave the n apostles,
the prophets,
the o evangelists,
the p shepherds 1
and teachers, 2
q to equip the saints for the work of ministry,
for r building up s the body of Christ,
until we all attain to t the unity of the faith
and of the knowledge of the Son of God,
u to mature manhood, 1
to the measure of the stature of v the fullness of Christ,
so that we may no longer be children,
w tossed to and fro by the waves
and carried about by every wind of doctrine,
by human cunning,
by craftiness in x deceitful schemes.
Rather, y speaking the truth in love,
we are to z grow up in every way into him who is a the head,
into Christ,
b from whom the whole body,
joined
and held together
by every joint with which it is equipped,
c when each part is working properly,
makes the body grow
so that it builds itself up in love.
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Ephesians 4:1-16
I therefore, ... urge you
a prisoner
Explanation
for the Lord,
Ground
to walk
Content
in a manner worthy
Manner
of the calling
Objective
to which you have been called,
with all humility and gentleness,
with patience,
bearing with one another
in love,
eager to maintain
Example
the unity
of the Spirit
Producer
in the bond
Context
of peace.
There is one body and one Spirit—
just as you were called
Comparison
to the one hope
Destination
that belongs
to your call—
one Lord,
Reference
one faith,
one baptism,
one God and Father
of all,
Relationship
who is over all and through all and in all.
But grace was given
to each one
of us
Partitive
according to the measure
Standard
of Christ’s gift.
Descriptive
Therefore it says,
“When he ascended
Temporal
on high
he led a host ... and he gave gifts
of captives,
to men.”
( In saying, “He ascended,”
what does it mean
but that he had also descended
into the lower regions,
the earth?
He who descended is the one who also ascended
far above all the heavens,
Locative
that he might fill all things.)
Advantage
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers,
to equip
the saints
for the work
of ministry,
Epexegetical
for building up the body
of Christ,
until we all attain
to the unity
of the faith
and of the knowledge
of the Son
of God,
to mature manhood,
to the measure
of the stature
of the fullness
of Christ,
Source
so that we may no longer be children,
tossed to and fro
by the waves
Means
and carried about
by every wind
Agency
of doctrine,
by human cunning,
by craftiness
in deceitful schemes.
Rather, speaking the truth
in love,
we are to grow up
in every way
into him
who is the head,
into Christ,
from whom the whole body,
joined and held together
by every joint
with which it is equipped,
when each part is working properly,
makes the body grow
Result
so that it builds itself up
in love.
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