June 1 Ephesians 1:1-14 (ESV) Greeting 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful [1] in Christ Jesus: 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Spiritual Blessings in Christ 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our [...]
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June 1 Ephesians 1:1-14
Posted: June 1, 2012 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Ephesians, June Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Ephesians, June Bible Readings, Scripture
Prayer: wartime walkie-talkie or civilian intercom?
Posted: June 13, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Ephesians, JuneTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Ephesians, prayer, Prayer: wartime walkie-talkie or civilian intercom?, Scripture
John Piper on Ephesians 6, “The Weapon Serves the Wielding Power”-: …I have been impressed more than ever before that God has given us prayer not as an intercom for increased convenience in our secluded cottages, but as a walkie-talkie connecting the general’s headquarters with the transportation line and the field hospital and the front [...]
Words of wisdom from Paul
Posted: June 12, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Ephesians, JulyTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Scripture, Words of wisdom from Paul
John Piper on “Raising Children Who Hope in the Triumph of God” Paul says, “Don’t provoke your children to anger.” What does he mean? He doesn’t mean don’t cross their will. He doesn’t mean don’t deny their desires. He means don’t cross their will for no good purpose. Don’t deny their desires without making it [...]
Where do we find ultimate joy?
Posted: June 11, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Ephesians, JuneTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Christian Hedonism, Christian Hedonism and Marriage, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Ephesians, joy, marriage, Scripture, Where do we find ultimate joy?
John Piper, in a sermon, “Marriage: A Matrix of Christian Hedonism”- Christ died for the church in order that he might present to himself a beautiful bride. He endured the cross for the joy of marriage that was set before him. But what is the ultimate joy of the church? Is it not to be presented as [...]
Piper: The paradoxes of our lives really do fit together in God’s mind
Posted: June 10, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Ephesians, JuneTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Ephesians, Paradox and tension in Ephesians 5, Scripture, the paradoxes of our lives really do fit together in God's mind
John Piper says, One way to describe the Christian life is to say that it is made up of paradoxes. That means that there are things in our lives that don’t seem to make sense, don’t seem to fit with other things in our lives. And yet we Christians have seen enough of God’s power [...]
John Piper: The Gap Called Grudge
Posted: June 9, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Ephesians, JuneTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Ephesians, John Piper: The Gap Called Grudge, Scripture
Six Goals of Satan in Getting You to Hold Grudges by John Piper According to [Ephesians 4] verse 27 this is what Satan is watching for—the gap called grudge. If there is any way that Satan can assist you to hold a grudge, he will do it. For there are six goals of Satan which are greatly [...]
What Is the Escape from Futility?
Posted: June 8, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Ephesians, JuneTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Ephesians, the truth will make you free, What Is the Escape from Futility?
Ephesians 4:17-21 Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. They have [...]
“Truthing” in love
Posted: June 7, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Ephesians, JuneTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Coty Pinckney, daily Bible, Ephesians, honesty, Scripture, Truthing in love...
Coty Pinckney asks us to consider Ephesians 4:15- but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him, who is the head, even Christ, Paul tells us we are to speak the truth in love, and this will lead to growth. If you look at the original language, you [...]
Piper: A Hurricane of Confidence
Posted: June 6, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Ephesians, JuneTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Ephesians, Paul, Piper: A Hurricane of Confidence, Scripture
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, [...]
A great objective ground for assurance
Posted: June 1, 2012 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Ephesians, JuneTags: a great objective ground for assurance, assurance of salvation, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Ephesians, Scripture
We begin our reading of Ephesians this month. Here is a snippet from a sermon by John Piper, “God Has Chosen Us in Him Before the Foundation of the Earth” God’s purpose in the salvation of his people is invincible—it cannot fail—because it is based first not on our choosing God but on God’s choosing [...]