Do you desire to be a growing, mature, and devoted disciple? Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation, and on You, I wait all the day. Psalm 25:4-5 NKJ. A disciple of Christ walks with God — Immanuel. The Immanuel dynamics…
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Immanuel (God With Us) Dynamics
Part 3 Spiritual Warfare — Prepared
But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. Matt 6:6 NKJV. Our Father in heaven, hollowed by Your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is…
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Part 2: Spiritual Warfare and You
Introduction: Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His power… so that you may be able to withstand on that evil day, and have done everything, to stand firm. Eph 6:10 & 13b NRSV. We will camp out in Ephesians 6 for a couple of weeks until we thoroughly understand the ins and outs of spiritual…
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Spiritual Warfare, Part I — What is it?
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His power. Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present darkness,…
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Heartfelt Covenant Relationships
Read Ephesians 5:21-6:9 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Ephesians 5:33 NIV. Introduction In the with God-life, it is always a matter of the heart. These passages concern personal relationships with other brothers and sisters in the household and in the workplace. Even our relationships are to be mutual and based on reverence for Christ. Years tell…
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