The Blessings of Wisdom and Prudence Eph 1:8 All right – well as most of you know, we have come now in our study through the book of Ephesians to Ephesians 1:8 – and if you would like to open your Bibles to that verse we will just read it quickly together – beginning in vs 7. “In him (Jesus Christ) we…

Lesson 1: The Uniqueness of Ephesians Among the Epistles Introduction While I was a student in college, I took a class in economics. The professor was a gracious and dignified scholar. He seldom laughed, but on one occasion, I managed to evoke a genuine laugh. He was lecturing on the desert, and at one…

Paul the apostle wrote a circular letter to the churches in Asia, including the church at Ephesus. He wrote to the saints-all in the churches who had turned by faith to Jesus Christ and been saved. Next, Paul greeted the readers in a way that would have been common in a letter of that day. He expressed…

Ephesians 5:15-20 Introduction: In this passage Paul advises us to watch where or how we walk. He contrasts wise living and foolish living. And he gives us great counsel on how to practice this wisdom. I. Carefully vs. 15 A. Literally, Paul begins this thought with the words “See then accurately how…

The idea of election goes back to Abraham (Gen. 12:1–3). · God chose to make a nation of that patriarch’s descendants. · He chose Israel to be his people. · He worked his purposes out through that one nation and in due course sent his Messiah as a Jew. · After that, God continued to choose, or elect,…

The Church, Who Needs It? – We Do! Too many Hypocrites By Croft Pentz, Waynesboro, Pa “I don’t attend church because there are too many hypocrites.” How often have you heard that comment? Hypocrites are everywhere. You work with them; they live in your neighborhood; you shop where they shop. And it’s…