14-15 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
For this reason picks up after the parenthesis of 3:2-13, and...
2Th. 2:13 But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief...
2012-04-03
11 Then He said: “A certain man had two sons. 12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood.
This...
2012-04-02
1 “Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak;
And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
2 Let my teaching drop as the rain,
My speech distill as the dew,
As raindrops on the tender herb,
And as...
2012-03-30
I’m looking forward to this weekend as we enter the eighth week of the Break Free Campaign. This week we look at breaking free from our past.
Hebrews 12:1-13
1 Therefore we also, since we are...
28 And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.
To abide in Christ is to live in Him. His purpose and our...
2012-03-28
20 “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word;
Jesus wasn’t just praying for his disciples at the time but also for all of his future followers,...
26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
You don’t earn, work for or deserve sonship. It comes through birth or adoption. Through faith in Jesus Christ were both born and...
2012-03-26
This past weekend we examined how we can become addicted to approval, trying to justify our existence. The remedy can be found in discovering our significance in Christ. This week the workbook lesson...
Col. 3:1 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.
If you are a true follower of Jesus you have been raised with...
2012-03-22
17 This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind
The therefore refers...
This blog was accidently posted last Wednesday and is being reposted in alignment with today's DAWG.
We are in a spiritual battle that is fought in the realm of the spirit and often played out...
2012-03-20
Ephesians 2 is one of my favorite passages in the Scripture. I got a bit carried away on the length of the blog.
Eph. 2:1 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,
Most...
2012-03-19
We begin our sixth week of the Break Free Campaign. This week the workbook lesson is applying the message from this past weekend. My prayer is that (1) The Holy Spirit will reveal any limiting...
2012-03-16
Eph. 1:15 Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
Eph. 1:16 do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my...
