Ephesians 5:15–21 — Walk in Wisdom
November 24th, 2023
Ephesians 5:15–21 — Walk in WisdomOnce again, the Apostle Paul uses the exhortation "walk" this time to tell the Ephesians to walk circumspectly. The adverb "circumspectly" modifies the verb "walk" to...  Read More
by Pastor Stephen Abdo
Ephesians 5:7-14 — Walk as Children of Light
November 18th, 2023
Ephesians 5:7–14 — Walk as Children of LightOnce again, the Apostle Paul brings the idea of darkness as he had done in the previous Chapter. He gives a command not to "be partaker with" the son of dis...  Read More
by Pastor Stephen Abdo
Ephesians 5:1-6 — Walk in Love
November 10th, 2023
Ephesians 5:1-6 — Walk in LoveIn Ephesians 5:1, Paul uses the word “walk” for the third time in this letter admonishing the Ephesians on how to conduct themselves.  As children of God, they are to wal...  Read More
by Pastor Stephen Abdo
Ephesians 4:17-32 — Holiness: The Expression of Spiritual Maturity
October 27th, 2023
Ephesians 4:17-32 — Holiness: The Expression of Spiritual MaturityIn Chapters One, two, and Three, the Apostle Paul told the Ephesians that they had every spiritual blessing (Chapter 1); that they are...  Read More
by Pastor Stephen Abdo
Ephesians 4:7-16 — The Enablement for Christian Unity
October 20th, 2023
Ephesians 4:7-16 — The Enablement for Christian UnityThe fitness and bodybuilding industry is a $253 billion industry. Yes, that's a billion with a "B". It is projected that that number will almost do...  Read More
by Pastor Stephen Abdo
Ephesians 4:1-6 — The Basis of Christian Unity
October 14th, 2023
Ephesians 4:1-6 — The Basis of Christian UnityOver the past several decades, we have seen an incredible shift in the Church here in America and Christianity as a whole. During this time, the number of...  Read More
by Pastor Stephen Abdo
Ephesians 3:14-21 — A Prayer for Empowerment
September 29th, 2023
Ephesians 3:14-21 — A Prayer for EmpowermentThis is the second prayer that the Apostle Paul records in this letter to intercede for the Ephesians. This prayer is connected in a significant way to the ...  Read More
by Pastor Stephen Abdo
Ephesians 3:1-13 — The Mystery of the Church
September 22nd, 2023
Ephesians 3:1-13 — The Mystery of the Church This passage seems to begin as if the Apostle Paul is starting another prayer. However, right afterward he begins an "if-then" statement where the "if" is ...  Read More
by Pastor Stephen Abdo
Ephesians 2:14 — Identifying "the Middle Wall of Separation"
September 7th, 2023
  Identification of "the middle wall of separation" in Ephesians 2:14Several suggestions have been proposed as to what this wall refers to. The referent for the phrase could be a physical wall (e.g., ...  Read More
by Pastor Stephen Abdo
Ephesians 2:11-22 — Brought Near By The Blood
September 2nd, 2023
In Ephesians 2:1-10, the Apostle Paul describes the individual believer's change of status. Positionally, the believer was separate from God until he obtained justification by grace through faith. He ...  Read More
by Pastor Stephen Abdo
Ephesians 2:9-10 — Faith vs. Work
August 25th, 2023
Ephesians 2:8 is clear that we are not saved by anything other than because God has dealt graciously with us by giving us salvation as a gift. The way we obtain this gift of salvation is when we recei...  Read More
by Pastor Stephen Abdo
Ephesians 2:1-7 — From Death to Life
August 4th, 2023
I recently heard a pastor narrate a story of when he knocked on the door of a notorious mob boss to share the Gospel with him and his wife. His wife received the Lord then and the mob boss did some ti...  Read More
by Pastor Stephen Abdo
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