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Where does God live? (Ephesians 3:16–17)
Can God’s presence be with us? If so, how? In bread and wine? In a tangible experience of worship? In Ephesians, Paul speaks about how Christ dwells among us.Read the full post: Where does God live? (Ephesians 3:16–17)
Who are you praying to? (Ephesians 3:14–15)
Most people pray. But not everyone prays in the same way. Your view of God will have a profound effect on your prayer life. Who are you praying to?Read the full post: Who are you praying to? (Ephesians 3:14–15)
My afflictions, your glory (Ephesians 3:12–13)
We can react to suffering by avoiding or escaping or denying or rationalising it. For Paul, the gospel of Christ leads to a profoundly different reaction.Read the full post: My afflictions, your glory (Ephesians 3:12–13)
God’s multidimensional wisdom (Ephesians 3:9–11)
Do you think being a Christian is boring? If so, maybe your view of God is one-dimensional. But Paul sees God and his purposes in vivid multidimensional glory.Read the full post: God’s multidimensional wisdom (Ephesians 3:9–11)
The meaning of ministry (Ephesians 3:7–8)
Christian ministry is hard. So why be involved at all? Pragmatics and techniques alone can’t answer that question. We need to know the meaning of ministry.Read the full post: The meaning of ministry (Ephesians 3:7–8)
The open secret (Ephesians 3:4–6)
How can we know God’s will? Some try to see God’s will in the progress of history. But this is disastrous. God’s will is something we can’t work out by ourselves.Read the full post: The open secret (Ephesians 3:4–6)
The prisoner lifts his eyes (Ephesians 3:1–3)
It’s so easy for Christians to play the victim, and to define ourselves as victims. But Paul, even in prison under Roman rule, lifts his eyes to God’s grace in Christ.Read the full post: The prisoner lifts his eyes (Ephesians 3:1–3)
Built together (Ephesians 2:20–22)
Is every church on its own? How are Christian believers connected with other believers with whom we don’t meet regularly: in our region, nation, and world?Read the full post: Built together (Ephesians 2:20–22)
No second-class Christians (Ephesians 2:19)
Even if we don’t say it out loud, we can often act as if there are different classes of Christians. But the gospel teaches us there are no second-class Christians.Read the full post: No second-class Christians (Ephesians 2:19)
Christ the missionary (Ephesians 2:17–18)
Christ is a missionary. Christ does stranger evangelism. Christ preaches to the choir. Christ crosses cultures. Christ brings peace. So says the Apostle Paul. What does he mean?Read the full post: Christ the missionary (Ephesians 2:17–18)





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