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Christian Life as Waiting and Serving: 1 Thessalonians 1:7–10, Part 3
Jesus does not leave us to wait in passivity and inactivity. As he leaves, he says, “Engage in my business until I come.”
Dead Idols Don’t Give Living Joy: 1 Thessalonians 1:7–10, Part 2
False gods clamor for our embrace and affection, but only our God can deliver what he promises: life and joy everlasting.
Don’t Underestimate the Power of Human Example: 1 Thessalonians 1:7–10, Part 1
Each of us has an opportunity to become an example for someone in a way that strengthens them to live for Christ.
What Kind of Conduct Validates the Gospel? 1 Thessalonians 1:2–7, Part 5
Can preachers today say to their people, “You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake”?
Joy in Affliction Validates Election: 1 Thessalonians 1:2–7, Part 4
A great way to know that you are a genuine Christian: you receive the word of God with joy, even when afflictions and setbacks come.
Invincible Joy Confirms Our Election: 1 Thessalonians 1:2–7, Part 3
Joy in Christ that withers when tribulation comes had no real root to begin with. Real joy perseveres even through real trials.
Do Not Diminish God’s Love for You: 1 Thessalonians 1:2–7, Part 2
Can we diminish God’s love for us? If so, it’s critical to know how we do.
Hope Will Put You to Work: 1 Thessalonians 1:2–7, Part 1
The apostle Paul often gives thanks to God for what other Christians do. Why does he do that?
What Does It Mean to Be in God? 1 Thessalonians 1:1, Part 2
What does it mean to be in God or in Christ? It means at least three great things.
The Setting of 1 Thessalonians: 1 Thessalonians 1:1, Part 1
Join Pastor John for this first episode in his new teaching series through the book of 1 Thessalonians.
How Would You Summarize Ephesians? Ephesians 1–6
How would you go about summarizing the whole book of Ephesians? Join Pastor John as he attempts to do just that.
Grace from Start to Finish: Ephesians 6:23–24, Part 2
When you love the Lord Jesus, you are showing that your life got its start in grace, and that you will experience more grace forever and ever.
A Closing Cry for Peace and Love: Ephesians 6:23–24, Part 1
At the close of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, he calls on God to give to the church two things: the peace and love which come from faith.
What Do the Lives of Teachers Tell Us? Ephesians 6:21–22
Pastors, your people need to see your lives so that they might pray for you, imitate you, and be encouraged by you.
The Camaraderie of Spiritual Conflict: Ephesians 6:16–20
The armor of God is not just meant for us in our individual walk. It is meant to help us fight the good fight together.
The Helmet, the Sword, and the Seriousness of the War: Ephesians 6:14–17, Part 8
Those who are eternally secure still need a helmet, a sword, and a shield. They still need to put on armor and fight the war.
How the Shield of Faith Blocks Satanic Arrows: Ephesians 6:14–17, Part 7
If you are a Christian, you have a supernatural enemy who every day aims his arrows at you. Do you know how to use your shield?
What Kind of Spiritual Armor Are Shoes? Ephesians 6:14–17, Part 6
The apostle Paul commands us to wear the readiness of the gospel of peace on our feet. What is the readiness of the gospel and why our feet?
Run the Devil Out with Righteousness: Ephesians 6:14–17, Part 5
The apostle Paul calls us to put on the breastplate of righteousness. What exactly is that and how do we put it on?
O Christians! Be People of Truth: Ephesians 6:14–17, Part 4
Christians are people of the truth. We speak the truth, believe the truth, love the truth.
New Identity and Armor Against the Devil: Ephesians 6:14–17, Part 3
You do not put on the armor of God with your hands. You put it on with your mind and your heart and your reason and your will.
How Is the Armor of God Ordered? Ephesians 6:14–17, Part 2
The armor of God must be worn in order for us to withstand the evil one. Do you know what the armor is?
Is Our Armor What God Wore? Ephesians 6:14–17, Part 1
The armor in Ephesians 6 is not brand-new armor. It is ancient armor. It is tested armor. It is God’s armor.
The Aim: Stand in His Power for His Glory: Ephesians 6:10–13, Part 7
To withstand a supernatural enemy, we must dress in supernatural armor — and this is just what Christ offers us.
Set Free from Cosmic Powers of Darkness: Ephesians 6:10–13, Part 6
How do we get free from the dark and demonic rule over this world? We repent of our sins and entrust ourselves wholly to the God who can free us.
How to Defeat the Defeated Forces of Evil: Ephesians 6:10–13, Part 5
The demonic opposition that we face is a decisively defeated foe that has been disarmed of all his accusations against us.
Don’t We Still Wrestle with Flesh and Blood? Ephesians 6:10–13, Part 4
Our battles in life are not merely against human opposition. Behind any person is a greater enemy: the prince of the power of the air.
Christian Life as Supernatural Combat: Ephesians 6:10–13, Part 3
The word of God is clear: we are at war, however peaceful our lives may otherwise feel. Are you prepared for battle?
How Are We Empowered with God’s Power? Ephesians 6:10–13, Part 2
How can we draw strength for everyday life from God’s almighty power?
From Supernatural Enemies to Triumphant Standing: Ephesians 6:10–13, Part 1
Do you live with armor on? If you’re a Christian, you need to wear God’s armor, because you do not wrestle with mere flesh and blood.
What Is Slavery Like Without Threatening? Ephesians 6:5–9, Part 6
What does it mean that masters are to stop their threatening? And how did that revolutionize the slave-master relationship?
Should We Be Motivated by Degrees of Reward? Ephesians 6:5–9, Part 5
How could heaven be perfect and yet some people get more (or less) rewards? How could there be degrees in perfection?
Every Christian Serving with the Whole Soul: Ephesians 6:5–9, Part 4
True Christian love and service spring from within. People-pleasers may sometimes serve, but not from the heart.
Does the New Testament Legitimize Slavery? Ephesians 6:5–9, Part 3
Does the Bible condone slavery?
Can Slaves of Christ Have Another Master? Ephesians 6:5–9, Part 2
The apostle’s words to slaves commanding them to obey their earthly masters apply to all of us — but how?
Let All Earthly Obedience Be Obedience to Christ: Ephesians 6:5–9, Part 1
What can we learn about the lordship of Jesus Christ when we consider the relationship between slaves and masters in the early church?
Fathers, Aim at Trusting, Obedient, Happy Children: Ephesians 6:1–4, Part 2
Fathers, have compassion on your children. Do not provoke them to anger. Be firm in discipline and instruction, but don’t break them.
Do Obedient Children Always Live Long? Ephesians 6:1–4, Part 1
If a child professes faith in Christ and honors his mother and father, yet dies at a young age, has the promise of God failed?
Should Wives Fear Their Husbands? Ephesians 5:31–33, Part 3
What does it mean when Paul writes, “Let the wife see that she fears her husband”?
How Great Is the Mystery of Marriage? Ephesians 5:31–33, Part 2
In a culture that downplays and undermines marriage, we need to know why marriage is worth protecting and cultivating.
What Does It Mean to Become One Flesh? Ephesians 5:31–33, Part 1
What does it mean that a husband and wife are “one flesh”? Is it only a reference to sexual intimacy?
What Does a Husband’s Headship Mean? Ephesians 5:25–31, Part 8
What does it mean for a husband to be a “head” of a household? At least eight things.
Is Christ Selfish to Die for His Own Joy? Ephesians 5:25–31, Part 7
Does it undermine love to have self-interest as a main motivation in caring for others?
First the Church, Then Marriage Follows: Ephesians 5:25–31, Part 6
The model for the first marriage was modeled after Jesus and his bride; not vice versa. This is the meaning of marriage.
The Purpose of Election Is a Church Beautified: Ephesians 5:25–31, Part 5
What did it mean for Christ to wash the church in water with the word?
How Paul Motivates Impossible Love in Marriage: Ephesians 5:25–31, Part 4
The best way for a man to pursue more joy for himself in his marriage is to make it his business to give her all he can of Christ.
What Is Peculiar About Married Love? Ephesians 5:25–31, Part 3
What makes marriage unique among all human relationships? God has made a husband and wife one flesh.
How Did the Divine Husband Love His Wife? Ephesians 5:25–31, Part 2
How did Jesus, the divine Husband, love his wife? He gave himself for her.
Christ Loved Himself in Loving the Church: Ephesians 5:25–31, Part 1
Husbands, don’t settle for imitating the best human husband you can find. Love your wife as the Lord Jesus loved his bride, the church.
Finite, Sinful Headship in Marriage: Ephesians 5:22–24, Part 7
Jesus is the perfect leader, the perfect supplier, the perfect protector. How could an imperfect husband possibly imitate him?