Marriage (Ephesians 5:21-33)
March 8, 2026
March 8, 2026
March 1, 2026
Paul contrasts “walking in love” and “being imitators of God” with darkness, unfruitfulness and drunkenness. Believers are called to encourage one another along the journey, and the means of that encouragement is a bit surprising if you think about it.
February 8, 2026
Paul stretches the bounds of language so his readers can begin to understand just how much bigger God’s grace is compared to their own expectations. He invites us into a faith that transcends human capacity.
January 25, 2026
In this masterful passage, Paul drives home the idea that the Jews and Gentiles are both equal participants in God’s plan of salvation. Not only does he challenge Gentiles to step up to the role of being God’s people, but he also challenges the Jews from the Scriptures to shift their perspective on Gentiles coming… Read More »
January 4, 2026
As we begin this new series on Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesians, we take a brief look at the city itself and the history of the church there. Along the way, we’ll see how Paul’s ministry quite literally turned the Greek-speaking world upside down.
December 28, 2025
When we encounter Jesus, we must choose to see Him as He is. He meets the deep longing of the soul for redemption, the buried consciousness that our world is hopeless without someone outside invading. This is personified in the two elderly people who greeted Mary and Joseph when they brought the infant Jesus to… Read More »
December 21, 2025
Contrary to popular tradition, they were not kings. They were king makers though, and the magi represent the non-Jewish nations bowing before Christ. Matthew is the one who points out this paradox—the Jewish Messiah being declared King not by Jews but by Gentiles. This is a message for the whole world.
December 7, 2025
What do we do with the absurdity of the incarnation? Joseph was already a just man, a righteous, Torah-observant man. God challenges Joseph to rise above observance and personify the kind of sacrifice Jesus would have to make for those he loves.
November 30, 2025
Mary was the first to receive the news that Jesus would was coming. Being born of a virgin declared Jesus to be something of a “new birth” for humanity, which the Apostle Paul picked up on in his epistles. The hope we have in Jesus is not the hope of trusting a human teacher, but… Read More »
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