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Live as Children of Light

Ephesians was written to tell us what God has done in Christ, how it was done, when and why, with the intention of showing us God’s purpose to, “bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ” (1:10).
To that end, Ephesians deals with the walls that separate heaven and earth, as well as those which separate the Christian in his new life, from was he was before. Ephesians assures the Christian of Christ’s victory and his supremacy, it assures us of our place in him – both individually and as his Church. And it does all this so that, knowing the full extent of what has been done for, and in, us, we might “live as children of light” (5:8).

Light to the End

This Sunday morning we plan to finish our studies in the book of Ephesians, Paul’s vision of the Christian life and his call to us to live as children of light. And we conclude with the foundation for everything that has gone before – prayer. pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of…

Light in the Battlefield

The words of Ephesians 6:10-19 are some of the best known in this letter, Paul’s powerful imagery of a Christian in the armour of God. But what does it mean? What does it say about the Christian life? And how should we think on these vivid images? As a selection for us to choose from,…

Light in the Workplace

In the climax of his discussion of submission Paul addresses those of his readers at Ephesus who were slaves and gave them a shocking command, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ We might be tempted to appropriate these verses to our attitude…

Urgent Light

We’re continuing our study of Ephesians in 5:15-19, a reminder of the urgency that surrounds the grace given us in Christ, It’s easy to be foolish with money, with our words, and even with our friendships – but dangerously easy to be foolish with our time. Be very careful, then, how you live–not as unwise…

We are heirs

Today we consider what it means to be an heir in Christ, particularly in light of the difficulty of translating the full force of the expression that Paul uses to describe that great privilege. But Paul also seeks in increase our assurance by introducing a subject that is often troubling – predestination. What does it…