Author Archives: God's Favourite House
Extravagant
Eph.1:7-8 (NRSV) “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace that he lavished on us…”(emphasis added).
God lavishes His grace upon us and that is really comforting. There were a lot of children in my house while we were growing up. At meal time, the food available was limited, Read the rest of this entry
Afore
Ps.139:16-17 You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered!
Eph.1:4-6 (NRSV) “just as he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love. He destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace that he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.” (emphasis added). Read the rest of this entry
Covenant!
Gen.13:2 (NRSV) “Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
Do you know that the first man that God established His covenant with, that came outside of Adam, that God blessed and began to walk with was Abraham? Read the rest of this entry
In Christ!
Eph.1:3-4 “All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.”
Imagine living in location A, but you have ten houses, a bank account there that you cannot access from your current location. How do you reconcile that? We answered the question, Read the rest of this entry
Blessed
Deut.28:3-5 “Your towns and your fields will be blessed. Your children and your crops will be blessed. The offspring of your herds and flocks will be blessed. Your fruit baskets and breadboards will be blessed. 6 Wherever you go and whatever you do, you will be blessed.”
A Christian that is not part of (a member) a local church, is an orphan. You cannot be in Christ and be apart from His body. Can your finger exist outside of your body? Read the rest of this entry
The Saints II
Rom.1:7 (NRSV) “To all God’s beloved in Rome, who are called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”
Yesterday, we saw from God’s Word that Jesus calls us saints, even while we are alive and well. The only thing that qualifies us to be saints is the blood of the Lamb. They tell us, for instance, Read the rest of this entry
The Saints I
Eph.1:1 (NRSV) “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus and are faithful in Christ Jesus” (emphasis added)
I have discovered in my little walk with God and my little work for God, regardless of all the pendulum and all the pressure, by the time you look back you will notice that God has won the battle for you. Read the rest of this entry
Far Above
Eph.1:20-21 (NRSV) “God put this power to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is name, …in this age …in the age to come”
Paul came into the city of Ephesus and people began to listen to the gospel and to follow Jesus. Demetrius was the head of all the silversmiths for the temple of Artemis, Read the rest of this entry
Know II
Eph.1:1 (NRSV) “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus and are faithful in Christ Jesus”.
Titles are neither here nor there, but it is important to know your calling, know what you are called to be. The fact that you have prophesied does not make you a prophet. Read the rest of this entry
Know I
Eph.1:1 “This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. I am writing to God’s holy people in Ephesus, who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus.”
The purpose of Bible study to inspire you to dive deeper into God’s Word. In the course of our study, I am going to be pointing you in certain directions, giving you certain scriptures Read the rest of this entry
