Matt Reynolds :: Ephesians Ch 6 Pt 1 What Have I Gotten Myself Into? :: 08.08.10
As our study in Ephesians is coming to a close, I can’t help but to compare the end of this letter with how other stories often finish. Some movies, for example, come together slowly and neatly, with everyone knowing exactly how the story will end. My favorite movies however, are those that having a massive finish. They end with a bang, a twist, or a complete reorientation of what everyone was expecting, and that’s just the way the letter to Ephesus ends! After Paul has described what our practical relationships should look like in the Kingdom of God, the letter could have wrapped up nicely with a few parting good-byes and a prayer. Instead, we are left with an intense command to “wake up” to the spiritual battle that we all find ourselves in because the forces of darkness will not go down without a fight. This Sunday we will talk about what spiritual warfare is all about and how we are to respond when under attack.
Matt Reynolds :: Practical Relationships & the Kingdom of God :: 07.25.10
Our study through Ephesians has been absolutely life-changing for most of our congregation. I hear stories weekly of all that God as been teaching and training our body to know through this wonderful letter that was written to a church just like Grace-Midtown. The book of Ephesians answers the questions that we didn’t even know we were asking, and this week’s question is the most practical in our every day life: “What are relationships supposed to look like in the Kingdom of God?” Paul address 3 specific relationships at the close of chapter five and the beginning of chapter six; (husbands and wives), (children and parents), (employees and bosses). This is should be an interesting Sunday…
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