Ephesians 2:20-21, “built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.” I’m a sucker for reviews. As I scan through them, I find myself believing the glowing recommendations for the product that will […]
Ephesians 2:22, “In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.” My kids love building with Legos and wooden blocks. We went through plenty of days in frustration while they were learning what works and what doesn’t. During these times, we talked about foundations and stacking smaller
Ephesians 2:19, “So then you are no longer strangers and aliens but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God.” We all know what it feels like to be excluded, left out, and disregarded. We often attribute the experience of being “left-out” to our younger years. Have you heard
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On June 12, 1987, President Ronald Reagan stood at Brandenburg Gate at a ceremony commemorating the 750th anniversary of the City of Berlin. In his speech he uttered some of the most famous words every said by an American President, “Mr. Gorvacbev, Tear Down This Wall!” That Wall, which began to come down in November of
“But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.” (Ephesians 2:13 ESV) I brought my knees in close as I stared at the test on the bathtub ledge. My expected cycle was late and my boyfriend and I were getting nervous. At nineteen, I
“Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called “the uncircumcision” by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands—remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:10). By the grace of God, Paul masterfully displays in Ephesians 1:1-9 how every Christian and the body of Christ as a whole is the workmanship of God in Christ. Then in
Ephesians 2:9, “not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” “How can you be totally sure, right now, that God is pleased with you?” The question was posed by a popular Bible teacher on the television screen. I was in the midst of a weekly women’s Bible study in my own home.
