Sound Truths
Coming into Thanksgiving, we enter the ‘holiday season’ where there is an intentional emphasis on joy, happiness, and family. But as we all know, this season can also be stressful, overwhelming, and even lonely. This often stems from the secular expectations the world puts on us or that our fulfillment is coming from the wrong […]
We can have full confidence that God is perfecting His good work in us and will continue to do so until we are raised in glory to be forever with the Lord.
Paul and Timothy, bond-servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, including the overseers and deacons: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:1-2 After affirming his place as a bondservant (or slave) of Christ, which we learned is closely […]
Paul and Timothy, bond-servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, including the overseers and deacons: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:1-2 Opening chapter one of Philippians, we are blessed with a very familiar greeting from the Apostle […]
Before we get started expositing Paul’s epistle to the Philippians, it’s good practice to take a quick look at the setting and recipients of the letter so we have a clearer understanding of its context and purpose. The city of Philippi was located in ancient Greece (aka Macedonia) and was under the rule of the […]
It’s been a long road, but we’ve come to the end of a verse-by-verse exposition of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Throughout this astonishing letter we’ve been challenged, tested, exhorted, convicted, and encouraged. We’ve seen the beloved apostle affirm and confirm many core doctrines of the Christian faith, just a few being God’s will and […]
Last week we looked at Apostle Paul’s instruction to believers to pray at all times in the Spirit and also to pray for other Christians, especially for their faith and spiritual protection (Eph 6:18). In the same thought, Paul continued by asking the Ephesian believers to pray specifically for his ministry: and pray on my […]
From beginning to end, Scripture puts great emphasis on prayer. It’s our way of bringing the needs of ourselves and others before our Creator and Sustainer, and the primary manner for us to intimately commune with our heavenly Father. After his graphic illustration to believers about putting on the full armor of God (Eph 6:10-17), […]
Last week we looked at the first two pieces of the armor of God: truth and righteousness. Both are so crucial to our walk as believers that without them we are in constant peril of spiritual attack from the enemy. Today we’ll examine the remaining pieces of our God-given spiritual armor: And having shod YOUR […]
We are at war. Each of us a soldier in the battle of good vs. evil. Thankfully our Commander in Chief has given His soldiers all that we need to be victorious, but it is upon us to take up our gear daily as we go to the front lines. Therefore, take up the full […]