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Freedom: Test of True Faith
1. False Religion Enslaves There are those who love religion for selfish and self-serving reasons, for the benefits it provides to themselves (like control of people, properties, jobs, praise/respect from people, easy money, power, opportunities to exploit, abuse, cheat, etc). False religion enslaves. Galatians 2:4: “Some false believers had infiltrated
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Humble Workers Are Few
1. God’s Commission for the Church Jesus established the church to carry out God’s Commission (Matthew 16:18; 28:18-20). The church exists to make disciples of all nations, to edify believers, to glorify God, for teaching, for godly fellowship, to be the salt/light of the world, etc. 2. Misuse of Institutional
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Answering the Noblest Human Longing
1. The Noblest Human Longing Humanity has always wanted to know God intimately. Part of that is the desire to see God in a human understandable, and even visible form. Some philosophers and psychologists tried to explain it away as a psychological need for a powerful father figure or some
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Ephesians Series – Introduction And Outline
1. The Book of Ephesians The book of Ephesians is one of the chief books of the New Testament. It has been called the “Mount Everest” of the Pauline Epistles. The book takes the thoughts of Paul to their loftiest point. The book of Ephesians is about recognizing our core