The Indwelling Christ

Ephesians 3:11-21; Ephesians 4:7; 2 Corinthians 12:9-10; Galatians 2:20; Without the indwelling Spirit of Christ we can do nothing to glorify God.

Wear The Armor Of God

1 Peter 5:6-11; Ephesians 6:10-18; Wear the Armor of God that you might stand against the evil one.

Speak The Truth In Love

Ephesians 4:1-8,11-16 KJV, Speak the truth in love. Remember the 8th Commandment!

We Love Because He First Loved Us

2nd Sunday after Christmas; Ephesians 1:3-14 KJV; God chose us out of His great love.

You Don't Get To Confess Other's Sins

Ephesians 4:29-32 KJV; Be kind! Watching your tongues is a good step in that direction.

Sleeper Rise Up From The Dead!

Eph 5:14-21 KJV; Rise from the dead and live in the light of Christ.

By Faith Alone In Christ Alone

Ephesians 2:1-9 KJV; We are saved by faith alone in Christ alone and not by the works of our hands.

By God's Grace Through Faith

Ephesians 2:4-9 KJV; We are saved by God's grace through faith not by our good works.

Gifts To Edify The Body

Ephesians 4:1-16 KJV; 11th Sunday after Pentecost; Gifts are given to individuals to grow and edify the Church.

Help Us To Know The Love Of Christ

Ephesians 3:14-21 KJV; 10th Sunday after Pentecost; Help Us to Know Christ and his love that we might love one another as he loves us.

Peace When There Is No Peace!

Ephesians 2:11-22 KJV; 9th Sun after Pentecost; Politicians call for peace; yet, they don't know how to live in peace themselves.

Dead Congregations?

Ephesians 2:1-10 KJV 4th Sunday of Lent; How many congregations are dying or dead because they choose to live for themselves rather than in Christ. By God's grace we are saved by faith in Christ. Live life in Christ!

Speak Lord And I Will Listen

1 Samuel 3:1-10 KJV; 2nd Sunday of Epiphany; Instead of focusing on the world and your own troubles take the time to listen to what the Word of the Lord has to say to you. When He speaks to you; be still and listen!

Prayer For The Ephesians

Ephesians 3:14-21 KJV; Paul's prayer for the Ephesians; a prayer for all of us that we might come to know Jesus and his love.

Created In Christ For Good Works

"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." (Eph 2:8-10 KJV)

According to St. Paul's letter to the Ephesians we are saved by faith and not by our good works. We can never do enough good works to earn our place in the Kingdom of God. However, we have been saved by faith to do good works. It is only through this gift of faith in Jesus Christ that we are able to go forth and do good works according to His will.

It is because of the great gift of faith that we are able to serve the Lord and to serve others. By faith we abide in Christ and he in us. Without him we can do nothing.

On the night that he was betrayed he told his disciples (and ultimately us): "Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing." (John 15:4-5)

Trust that by faith our Lord Jesus abides in us and we in him. By faith; a gift from God, we have been created in Christ Jesus unto good works.

God's Peace - Pr. J.

Saved By Grace Through Faith

"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast."  (Eph 2:8-9 KJV)

We often cling to sins that we committed years ago. That's not to say that we have continued to repeat them. But, sometimes, no matter how hard we try to forget them, we do not. The devil keeps reminding us of our past acts against God and against humanity. And... we continue to live in our guilt.

Sometimes, we are able to make amends to those we have harmed. But, that will not wipe out our guilt for having sinned in the first place. There is nothing that we can do to wipe away our sins. We cannot "fix" them with the works of our hands. Our sins cannot be cancelled out by anything good we might think we do. Just about when we might think we're balancing the scales the devil will rear his ugly head and remind us of yet another sin that we need to atone for. It's a never ending cycle. Do not fall for the devil's tricks. You have been saved by God's grace through faith.

Your sins have been washed away by the blood of Jesus. There is only one way that you can be saved from your past or your present sins. By the grace of God you are saved through faith. Salvation is not something that you can earn. Salvation is a gift from God. Have faith that this gift is for you. Receive it! Live in this truth and tell the devil to depart in the name of Jesus Christ for your sins are forgiven.

God's Peace - Pr.

What God Does For You

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. Eph 3:20-21 KJV)

It is absolutely amazing what God can do and has done for us! The most amazing of all is that though we were lost in sin and continue to sin our Father continues to love and care for us. He loves us enough to send His only begotten Son to give himself as a sacrifice for our sins that we might be reconciled to our Father in heaven. How amazing is that!? No matter what you may have done, Jesus died for the forgiveness of your sins that you might be saved. "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God." (Eph 2:8)

That loving God is with you today and tomorrow and everyday looking out for you. "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." (Rom 8:28)

God's Peace - Pr. J

The Comprehension of Love

That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. (Eph 3:17-19 KJV)

I woke up this morning with the realization that I did not just believe in God or as some would say a higher power. I woke up with the comprehension that I actually know him. There was no doubt in my mind that he exists. However, I also realized that I do not pay Him the honor or respect or the love that belongs to Him. 

It is one thing to say that I believe in the one true God. However, it is totally something else to worship Him in spirit and truth. We must be reminded often that God loves us so completely that He was willing to give His only begotten Son to die for people who so reluctantly or even refuse to worship Him. Without the comprehension of how much He truly loves us; of what He was willing to do to save us from ourselves, it is quite impossible to love and worship Him in return as we ought.

Today is also the anniversary of D-Day. A day that so many were willing to sacrifice their lives for the sake of others. Can there be anything greater than a love like this? 

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13

God grant us the ability to comprehend the true value of the love of God in Christ Jesus that we might all learn to love God and one another even as He loves us.

God's Peace - Pr. J