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The eternally relevant church – audio
Jesus Christ died not just for individual sinners but so that they could join under one Spirit as His body. The Ephesian epistle talks about this, and in Ephesians 3 where we pick up our rambling and roundabout study that branches into the beginning of Ephesians 4, we read how the apostle Paul speaks of God’s eternal purpose (3:11). Despite certain solo holiness preachers speaking into their video camera on YouTube saying the church is no longer God’s mission, but rather individuals are, the one sure revelation of God’s Word says otherwise.
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Relationship with Jesus and His church– audio
Jesus said “come to Me” and when He also said “abide in Me” He was essentially saying come to Me and stay with Me forever. That was the goal, and it still is. This started out as a Bible study continuation of Ephesians 2 but wound up staying in Ephesians 2 as we bounced onto other scriptures of this relationship. May the Lord bless you!
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My best friend Immanuel – audio sermon
There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother, and His name is Immannuel. That was one of Jesus Christ’s prophetic names (Mt 1:23) meaning “God with us” and Colossians 1:27 also speaks of “Christ in you” to the Christian, and it is He who we are to know (Jn 17:3). Though much more could be said, the Christian faith which is now splintered into so many sects that cannot agree on what the Bible exactly teaches on various hot-button issues is supposed to be lived in, and taught by Immanuel.
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The church, salvation, and Ephesians 2
Ephesians talks about the church which is comprised of all those born of the Spirit. In a very roundabout and tangent-filled study of Ephesians 2, we discuss some of these topics! Lord bless you! See also: The Church of Jesus Christ and the Ephesian Epistle – Audio
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Jesus said ‘come to Me’ as little children – audio sermon
The gospels record several instances in which Jesus Christ told His followers to “come to Me” – with the implication being that they also stay with Him – as little children. The relationship of abiding in the Lord is first spiritual, from the inward depths of a person. Shallow or false religiosity may go a long way in duplicating the outward appearance of a Christian life, but God who deals with our spirits by His Spirit is satisfied by nothing less than authentic spirit-to-Spirit relationship. His goal is to restore us to Himself, in love, and by so doing create a testimony and witness that cannot be falsified by the…
