The Four Pillar Virtues of Unity Ephesians 4:2


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Ephesians 4:2-3 – “with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace” God is a God Peace One of God’s name’s in the bible is Jehovah-Shalom which means “Yahweh is peace.”  The Hebrew word “Shalom: means “peace” […]

01/25/2024

The Calling to Which We Have Been Called Ephesians 4:1


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 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called – Eph 4:1 What does it mean to “walk worthy of our calling to which we have been called?”  The Puritans would often differentiates between two specific types of callings: the […]

01/22/2024

Our Walk is Our Witness: Ephesians 4:1 Part 3


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Our lives are more than just a collection of events; they are stories, testimonies of how we’ve encountered Christ; how we have personally experienced his presence, his strength, his grace in our day to day lives, in the midst of our trials and our sufferings.  This understanding deeply influences our daily walk of faith.  Our […]

01/19/2024

Our Call to Preserve Unity: Ephesians 4:1 Part 2


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As we continue on in the second half of the book of Ephesians, we are faced with the challenge of taking the rich doctrinal truths we’ve explored in chapters 1-3 and applying them to our lives. The question arises: Where do we begin with the application of this profound theology? Lets explore the starting point […]

01/16/2024

Walking Worthy of His Calling: Ephesians 4:1 Part 1


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Back in May I started a Women’s Bible study group at our church on Monday evenings. It’s hybrid.  We meet at the church but we also have remote ability for friends out of state or members traveling or ourselves when the weather is bad.  I am thankful for today’s technology and the ability to gather […]

01/14/2024

Wasted Bread


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“Cast your bread upon the waters.” – Ecc. 11:1 Bread is the substance by which we live. It is our livelihood. It is our future. It is the stuff on which we survive. Generally, we would hold onto it, put it back, and protect it as provision for ourselves and our families. However, here we […]

01/15/2022

To Catch Him In His Words Mark 12:13-40


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Once Jesus entered the temple, things really started to stir up in Jerusalem during the Passover Feast. Now everything was just fine before Jesus entered the temple, at least that is what the Pharisees would have told you. Everything was running smoothly. Everyone was getting along.  The temple was full of business and activity and […]

08/19/2018

I Can See Clearly Now – Mark 8:22-28


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[responsivevoice_button] Jesus Heals a Blind Man at Bethsaida 22 Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to Him, and begged Him to touch him. Jesus has been traveling through Gentile territory. He started in Tyre and then he went through Sidon and then to the region of Decapolis on the east side […]

03/27/2018

Walking with Jesus Mark 7:24-37


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[responsivevoice_button] Jesus Goes for a Walk 24  And from there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. ESV The last location mentioned that Jesus had arrived at was Gennesaret where he and his disciples had moored to the shore after the additional wind storm on the Sea of Galilee and the […]

03/13/2018

Jesus Calms The Storm Mark 4:35-41


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 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.”  Jesus had been teaching many parables about hearing the word of God to a very large crowd who lined the shore of the Sea of Galilee to hear him. He taught these parables, the parable of the […]

12/19/2017