With the perpetual use of the weapon of all prayer, there is no. Ephesians a series of sermons on the apostle pauls letter to the church at ephesus by pastor david legge. I particularly enjoy bringing words and ideas together. Humility and a non argumentative attitude is much needed in these particular situations. The paperback bible presents the bible by the book and is designed to be portable, readable, and truly personal with ample margins for notations. Sermons from ephesians the revelation of the mystery 3.
Whether your church has ten pews or a thousand seats, a praise band or a pipe organ, oneroomsunday school or a network of small groups, a huge staff or just you. The body must be whole and complete, and thats why in ephesians 4 it says, till we all come to the fullness of the stature of christ. Alger was the author of novels for boys and became famous for his stories about boys who rose from poverty to wealth and fame through. The basic message of christianity is that christ died for our sins according to the scriptures and he died for our sins on the cross. He served as assistant pastor at portadown baptist church before receiving a. Salvation the phrase from rags to riches is one that we all no doubt have heard before.
I believe that ephesians tells us that it boils down to mission, ministry and maturity. The atheism prophecy pastor ivor myers 1260 years seventh day adventist, serve. Neither is it originating from humanordained works directly against the religions of the pagans on the one hand and judaism on the other hand. After his eyeopening revelation, he left the industry. Ephesians 2paul then begins with where we were before god called us, and how we are brought into the church and what this means. Together, ivor and his wife, antonte, host 3abns battle of faith television program and are founders of power of the lamb ministries. Paul called the gospel the message of the cross because the cross is so central to christianity. How christ enables the church to upbuild itself in love. We love creating practical, discipleship resources to help you know and love god more. For seven sundays, i plan to preach through ephesians 1 in a series i am calling, gods supreme purpose. Articles sermons topics books podcasts filter resources by. The writer of ephesians has spoken, for two and a half chapters, about the power, providence, grace, and glory of god. Were turning to ephesians chapter 6, the last chapter of this little book, ephesians 6.
To the saints who are in ephesus, and are faithful 1 in christ jesus 2 grace to you and peace from god our father and the lord jesus christ. Ephesians pastor david legge 4 grace be to you, and peace, from god our father, and from the lord jesus christ. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live fashion. Ivor myers was part of the mid1990s hiphop group the boogie monsters, and signed to emi records.
Typically, i pronounce this word as raaaawk, as in. Ministry matters is a community of resources for church leaders. Sermons on ephesians first presbyterian church, jackson. This sermon series and the discussion questions will seek to discover what this means for the leavenworth church of christ. That will take us to the missions conference at the end of february. Again, paul used epistles like ephesians, and also colossians b. He knew that jerusalemaccording to the words of jesuswas going to be destroyed. Treatments of ecclesial metaphor in paul and ephesians 48. John piper has preached fiftythree sermons from ephesians,8 but he has not yet preached.
Mar 22, 2020 explore vonstreaters board great sermons and series on. In this series, pastor mark teaches from ephesians, a book saturated with living in christ. Appearing on programs such as soul train and bet and featured in magazines like vibe and rolling stone, they were headed for stardom. Understand the 70 weeks, 1260, 2300 day prophecies, the sanctuary and the plan of salvation, the reformation and the rise of the advent movement, and its mission like never before. The blueprint reveals the entire plan of salvation juiced. Christ should stand up in full functioning form in his body the church just as he did in his human body in his incarnation. Ivor myers once belonged to an aspiring hip hop group named the boogiemonsters. We can put it on by gaining the assurance of salvation. Theres only one lasting solution to our identity crisis. There can be no doubt that this privilege, in some intelligible sense at least, is enjoyed by gods people on earth, or, in other words, that there is a change wrought upon them which is equivalent to their being made alive from having been previously dead. Ephesians pastor david legge 2 david legge is a christian evangelist, preacher and bible teacher. This paul did, even in letters like this one to the ephesians b. Scripture today i would like to begin a new series of sermons. Free subscribers can search and share thousands of articles and resources.
Sermons from ephesians table of contents introduction to ephesians 1. We perceive gods revelation as cosmic and personal. If you have your bibles, id invite you to turn with me to ephesians, chapter one, as we continue making our way through this great letter of the apostle paul to the church at ephesus and to you and me, because we know that every word. Note the three privileges which are here supposed to belong to believers. One lord, one spirit, one body for all time and all peoples. Meyer, critical and exegetical commentary on the new. Those closest to me know that i like how certain words roll off my tongue. The historical name, jesus, instead of the more common official name, christ, indicates that this teaching is given through the life of our lord on earth.
If youve benefited from our resources, would you consider giving back to help us continue helping men, women and children as they find their place in gods story. The footage usually starts with a ponderous little worm inching its way along a leaf that it devours. To the new testament and the early christian literature london. Teach christians how to be able to stand firm against the devils wiles. To the saints who are in ephesus, and are faithful 1 in christ jesus 2 grace to you and peace from god our father and the lord jesus christ spiritual blessings in christ. See more ideas about seventh day adventist, word of god and serve the lord. General abbreviations and style of references follow kate l.
Ivor myers the spell bible study guide, word of god, spiritual warfare. Of the spiritual blessings which we have in christ we notice i. Samuel taylor coleridge, the hymnwriter, wrote these words about the book of ephesians he said. Paul begins his letter with a long sentence of praise for god that. It looks silly and awkward as it labors to cover short distances.
A theology that always leads to mission ephesians 4. This deep, spiritual letter discusses our position in christ, the body of christ, salvation by grace through faith, our christian inheritance, unity of the church, prayer, ministry, ethical right living, and instructions to fathers, husbands, wives, children, masters, employees, and employers. These words describe the method, not the substance, of christian teaching. We are going to start in verse 1 and we are just going to cover the first two verses. Click here to download the study guide for this lecture. Because we were originally made in his image genesis 1. Regina pacis meyer has challenged this communis opinio in kirche. What we need to understand is that at the time that paul was writing ephesians he knew that christ was not going to return. God has chosen us not only that we may be saved from eternal destruction, not only that we may be happy for ever in heaven, but he has chosen us for this special purpose. Ecclesial metaphor in the epistle to the ephesians from the. Ivor also is the president and founder of arme bible camp, a ministry dedicated in equipping gods people in. Ephesians 1 commentary the sermon bible commentary.