Rom 1:16; Ex 20 / Deut 5; Gal 3:24-25; Rom 3:50, 5:20; 1 Cor 5:9; Eph 3:8; Rom 7; Deut 6:4; 1 Tim 6:16; Jos 6-7; Isa 65:10; Hos 2:15; Acts 5:1-11
1 Timothy 1:1-7 :: On Target
Acts 9-28; Heb 3:1; 2 Tim 1:1; Eph 6:22; Luke 5:17
Ephesians 6:21-24 :: Undying Love
Mat 3:17, 12:18, 17:5; Col 4:7; 1 Jn 2:1; Jn 14:16, 26, 15:26, 16:7; Rom 5:1-5; Rev 2:1-7
Ephesians 6:18-20 :: Privilege
Eph 1:3...; Rom 8:15, 26; 1 Cor 14:15; 1 Sam 1-2; 12:23
Ephesians 6:13-18 :: Armored II
Mic 6:8; Heb 11:6; Num 11:2; Dan 3:17-18; Gen 49:18; Ex 14:13, 15:2; Heb 4:12
Ephesians 6:13-18 :: Armored
Acts 9:22; Eph 4:24; 1 Sam 17; Gen 32:24-32; Eph 5:16; Isa 11:4-5, 52:7, 59:13-17; Ps 28:7; Jn 18:37; 3 Jn 4; Heb 4:12
Ephesians 6:11-12 :: Supernatural
2 Tim 3:15-4:2; Neh 8:10; Prov 10:29; Eph 1:1, 3, 7, 13, 20-21, 2:2, 6, 19-22, 3:6, 4:27, 5:5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 16, 18; Job 38:8; Eze 28; Ps 82; Isa 14; Gen 3, 6, 10-11, 12, 18; Rev 12; Job 1-2, Matt 4
Ephesians 6:10 :: Divine Warrior
The "Divine Warrior" motif...
Military imagery describing the Christian life: Eph 6:10-18; Col 2:11-15; Rom 13:11-14; 2 Cor 6:4, 7, 10:3-6; Rom 6:13; 1 Thes 5:2-11
Military imagery describing God: Ps 45:3; Ex 15; Ps 2; Dan 7:9-14; Rev 19:11-21
Ephesians 6:5-9 :: Slaving
"Slaving" = "Doing Service" as to the Lord, and not to men.
Ex 21:6; Deut 15:17; 1 Pet 2:18-21; 1 Tim 6:1-2; Titus 2:9-10; Mark 7:18-23; Luke 17:5-10
Book recommendation: Michael Card, "A Better Freedom: Finding Life as Slaves of Christ"
Ephesians 6:1-4 :: Training
Children: obey (3 reasons)
Parents: nourish (a don't and a do)
Ps 127:3; Luke 2:39-52; Heb 12; Ex 20:12; Deut 5:16; Lev 19:1-3; Ecc 1:18, 12:12; Deut 6:4-9; 2 Tim 3:16; Prov 22:6
Genesis 3:14-4:16 :: Easter :: Clothed
Gal 3:13; Isa 53:3, 5; Mark 15:17; Luke 22:44; Heb 5:7; Ps 22:15; Heb 11:4; 1 John 3:12; Luke 11:49-51; Jude 11; Heb 12:24
Ephesians 5:25-33 :: Loving
The context is Christian Submission:
- Christians Submitting: in order and under; awestruck by God; Eph 5:1, 18
- Christian Wives Submitting: Respect (1 Pet 3:1-6)
- Christian Husbands Submitting: Love (Col 3:19; Mat 16:18; Lev 19:18; 2 Tim 3:1-5; Gen 2:24, 22:2, 24:67)
- Give Yourself: Sacrificially
- Love Yourself: Attentively
Ephesians 5:21-24 :: Submitting
Gal 3:28; Eph 1:22-23, 4:15-16; Gen 1-4; 1 Cor 7, 11, & 14; 1 Tim 2; Acts 5:29; 1 Pet 3:1-6; 1 Jn 4:18
Ephesians 5:15-21 :: Filling
Walk in wisdom
Make the most of your opportunities (Col 4:5-6)
Put together the will of God
Be continually filled with the Spirit: speaking, thanking, submitting (Col 3:16-17)
Pasuri :: A Good Place
Summary of Meshack and Blake's trip to Kenya.
At the time of this posting, there are still 13 orphans available to be sponsored.
Please help get the word out and visit https://wiphan.childsponsorshipservices.org/sponsorChild?setSearchFiltersByCommunity=true to stand with these kids.
Guest Speaker :: Matt Lomeli :: It Only Takes One
Ephesians 5:8-14 :: Visible
Ephesians 5:1-7 :: Aroma
Aroma/Fragrance: an odor pleasing to God
Leviticus
Song of Solomon: 1:2-4, 12-14; 4:11; 7:8-9
Hosea 14:6
John 12:1-3
2 Cor 2:14-16
God is Truth. Satan is a counterfeit.
Ephesians 4:25-32 :: Dos
Seven Dos (as in, Dos and Dont's; Others-Focused not Self-Focused; Perfecting Relationships with God and Others): (Isa 26:3-4)
Do #1: Speak Truth (Rom 1:25; Eph 4:15, 21)
Do #2: Limit Anger (Mk 3:1-6; Jn 2:13-22; Jam 1:19-20)
Do #3: Give Opportunity to the Spirit (Lk 4:13; Jn 8:44)
Do #4: Work to Give (Prov 30:7-9)
Do #5: Cause Grace (Mt 12:35; Jn 7:38; Jam 3:1-12)
Do #6: Please the Spirit (Isa 63:10)
Do #7: Forgive (Mt 6:14-15)
Ephesians 4:17-24 :: But You
The Parable of the Lost Son, or the Prodigal Son: Luke 15:11-32
Once and for all Put Off the old you and Put On the new you: Rom 12:1-2; Eph 2:10, 15, 3:9; Rom 6:4, 7:6; Rev 21:5