Background to Ephesians Paul is the author of Ephesians He had written this letter while in prison He lived in Ephesus for 2-3 years and spent a lot of time evangelising this city and presenting the gospel of Jesus Christ as the one true and only God. Ephesus liked to deify many Gods, in particular had…

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The primary problem addressed by Paul in 1 Corinthians, the point behind the fruit of the Spirit, the primary pursuit in Ephesians, and the putting on of the new person in Colossians 3 is all about loving our brothers and sisters.

John Macarthur and further back the SBC have made Women’s roles in the life of the church a front and center issue. The SBC had knuckle heads making statements like… a women in my pulpit… never . Then a couple of weeks ago, John MacArthur made the satement about Beth Moore… stay home. Unfortunately today…

Theology Informs Practice Over the past weeks we have studied Paul’s letter to the Ephesian church. We have talked about the struggles the church in Ephesus and throughout Asia Minor faced (false god worship, materialism, sexual sin, etc.) Paul’s primary topics have been salvation (by grace through faith),…

God doesn't desire us to be ignorant about spiritual things; He has give each individual a measure of grace for the common good that binds us to the body of Christ. What do we do with His grace?

Membership in the body of Christ means that we are responsible to and for one another.

The world is full of false worship Today’s text is one of the hardest chapters in the Bible. It’s a difficult chapter. There’s certainly plenty of controversy and confusion regarding this chapter. It’s a chapter written by Paul, and it’s hard. In , Peter said of some of Paul’s writings, “And count the…

We must rediscover Holy Spirit empowered unity in the body of Christ through an appreciation for the diversity of gifts he gives to each individual.

All Things Paul continues to address issues within the assembly . Issues that were causing division, the major problem with the Corinthian church and still can be today too. Issues in the assembly: Head coverings (1Cor11:2-13) Issues in the assembly: Lord’s Supper (1Cor11:14-34) Issues in the assembly:…

Scripture Reading 1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!”…

Introduction I can’t remember how many times I have read to all of us Romans 8:19 NIV 19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. This verse has been one of the driving verses of my life for years Time and time again I will go back to this verse because it is…

Introduction There’s an old children’s story that teaches a lesson we all need to learn. Allow me to summarize the story. The Emperor's New Clothes. There was an emperor who cared only about 1 thing. His clothes. He didn’t care about his armies. He didn’t care about his kingdom. He didn’t care about…

12 For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. 13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into one Spirit. 14 For in fact the…

Christ the wisdom and Power of God

Big Idea: Strive to excel in building up the church properly and in order.

Introduction ➟ ➟ ➟ As we begin this morning, let’s take a brief moment to think of how God has blessed the spiritual family at Cornerstone. Think congregationally. The blessing of children and young families, which reminds us we have a strong future, we are full of life, excitement, and optimism. Think…