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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…
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The New Covenant and Other Things That Matter Greatly To Christians today – Audio
Here we continue on in our discussion of Hebrews with a repeat on some talk on the New Covenant, as well as Jesus Christ’s Priesthood, salvation, and more. Hebrews was written to Jewish Christian converts, some of which had been born under the old covenant and brought into the new. Discussion of how this is relevant to Christians today is the focus. Lord bless you!
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The Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus – Audio
A foundational topic of a normal Christian life, the “law of the spirit” is something everyone should know. Like the lilies of the field that just grow, the law is a spontaneous phenomenon experienced by those rightly abiding in Christ, in faith, and this overcomes the “law of sin” (or the sin nature). The apostle Paul spoke of this in Rom 7 and 8 (copied in below). In Rom 8, he uses the term “law” in three different applications and this can be confusing to some. Colored in words help call out the different uses of the word “law” and this handout was given with this house church sermon. May…
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Hebrews 5 & 6, the Gospel and God’s Goodness – Audio
Hebrews has much to teach us, and this lesson loosely based on Hebrews 5 and part of 6 expounds on other related topics. The first couple minutes of the recording are missing, and we pick it up from there.
