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God’s Expectation of Church
1. Series: God’s Message to the Church in Ephesus This is part of a series on the seven churches in Asia Minor (Revelation 2-3). This article covers the message to the church in Ephesus (Rev 2:1-7). The video messages of letters to churches in Ephesus (Rev 2:1-7), Smyrna (Rev 2:
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Ephesians 1-3: Greatest Gift from the Greatest Being
1. The Great Reach Out As discussed in the Ephesians introduction and outline, the book of Ephesians divides nicely into two sections. The first three chapters are the theological or doctrinal section. It is about our position in Christ and what God has done for us on our behalf. The
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Awe and Wonder – Curing Our Narcissism!
1. Selfishness or Generosity Evolutionary biologists tell us that selfish strategies will not succeed in evolution and that the strategies that are evolutionarily robust are generosity/cooperativeness. Yet, we seem to be increasingly becoming a self-absorbed society of narcissism, entitlement, and depression. 1.1. Experience of Awe & Wonder Humans are said
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Faith, Meaning, Purpose
Faith is not the belief that God will remove all our problems in this world, necessarily (2 Corinthians 12:9). Faith is the determination and willingness to maximally grow or stay in truth, love, goodness, justice, fairness, kindness, generosity, trustworthiness, self-control, sacrifice, empowering others, etc. It’s the realization/acknowledgment that all these