Up to this point Paul has been talking about the theology surrounding the fact that we are in Christ. Now he is going to answer the question of how being in Christ affects the way we live. He is going

We are to pray with humility, pray for supernatural strength and understanding, and we are to pray with great expectation from a great God.

It was the great author, Robert Burns, that once said, “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” While the plans of mice and men don’t always pan out, the plans of God always do. The plan i

Ultimately what we are going to see is that we have a new body, we belong to a new body of believers, in which our vertical relationship with God affects our horizontal relationship with others. Paul

Good works is the outcome of salvation. Good works do not do the saving, but they are evidence that we are saved. We should walk in a way that reflects our new life in Christ. Jesus said that people w

Because of our new life in Christ, we ought to have a new focus. Our focus should shift from our old identity to our new identity. Our focus should shift from what we can do in our flesh to what we ca

One of the major themes throughout Paul’s writing to the Church in Ephesus is the idea of being made new, that we have new life in Christ and that has a profound impact on the way in which followers o

Today we wrap up a teaching series where we’ve been looking at the 7 “I AM” statements of Jesus in the Gospel of John. Today, Jesus says to us, “I am the vine.”  And one of the key teachings is when J

To truly believe Jesus and take Him at His word when He says,“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me," is to hold to a biblical, Christian worldview. B

Have you ever prayed a prayer and God didn't answer it the way you wanted, or in the time you wanted? People get angry with God.  They would say that they tried to pray to God but nothing happened.  W