Paul and the Ephesians – Hit the Mark Sabbath School
How do we grow in grace if grace is unmerited mercy/forgiveness? (2 Peter 3:18) Join us as we discuss Lesson 1, Paul and the Ephesians. (1)
Continue reading -->Sabbath: God’s Grand, Christ-centered Plan
Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: Ephesians 1:3-14; Ephesians 2:6; Ephesians 3:10; Colossians 1:13-14; Deuteronomy 9:29. Memory Text: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places” (Ephesians 1:3, ESV). Twenty-five years after becoming the first person to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong wrote a … Continue reading –>
Mission Spotlight for July 1
The Mission program of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is an opportunity for us to understand the needs of others and share in supporting them. Please click on the image below to watch the Mission Spotlight presentation for this week: (9)
Continue reading -->Inside Story: Bible Survives Blaze
Bible Survives Blaze By Tor Tjeransen Valentina Melentjeva watched helplessly as her home burned to the ground in Kongsberg, Norway. While she was sad to lose her life’s possessions, the thought of losing her Bible devastated her the most. Valentina grew up in Klaipeda, the third-largest city of the then-Soviet republic of Lithuania. Although her … Continue reading –>
Friday: Further Thought ~ Paul and the Ephesians
Further Thought: The story of the exorcists misusing the names of Jesus and Paul (Acts 19:13-20; see Sunday’s study) helps explain why Paul uses so much language about power in Ephesians. Some new believers, under fresh conviction of the sovereignty of Jesus, throw their expensive magic manuals into the flames. Thanks to the discovery of some 250 … Continue reading –>
Thursday: Ephesians – a Christ-saturated Letter
How does Paul announce the theme of his letter? Ephesians 1:9-10. How can the message of Ephesians be summarized? From prison, Paul sets forth a vision of God’s Christ-centered plan for the fullness of time and the church’s role in it. God has acted in Christ to initiate His plan “to unite all things in him [Christ], … Continue reading –>
1: Paul and the Ephesians – It is Written – Discussions with the Author
Join It Is Written Sabbath School host Eric Flickinger and this quarter’s author, Dr John McVay, as they provide additional insights into this week’s Sabbath School lesson (6)
Continue reading -->1: Paul and the Ephesians – HopeSS Video Discussion
You can view an in-depth discussion of Paul and the Ephesians in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. Click on the image to view: With thanks to Hope Channel – Television that will change your life. (2)
Continue reading -->Wednesday: Ephesians in Its Time
How does Paul begin and end his letter to the believers in Ephesus? What do we learn about his deepest desires for them? See Ephesians 1:1-2; Ephesians 6:21-24. At the outset of the letter, Paul identifies himself as the author (Ephesians 1:1). Near the middle of the letter, Paul again identifies himself by name, labeling himself “the prisoner of … Continue reading –>
The Book of Ephesians Challenge.
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, Ephesians 6:17 NKJV I am so happy we will be studying Ephesians, one of my favorite books of the Bible, this quarter. There are many things I love about the book. I love how Paul teaches in … Continue reading –>
Tuesday: Hearing the Letter to the Ephesians
Paul wrote Ephesians to be read aloud in the house churches of believers in greater Ephesus. In the intervening years since Paul’s departure, the Christian movement in Ephesus had grown, and the number of house churches had multiplied. For those early believers, it would have been an important event to have Tychicus, the personal representative … Continue reading –>
1: Paul and the Ephesians – Singing with Inspiration
Welcome to the Third Quarter of 2023 studying the Bible. The book of Ephesians does show us “How to Follow Jesus in Trying Times”: Hymn 623 – I Will Follow Thee, My Saviour, so that our actions will always speak louder than our words. May we all be like Paul, and be ready to Go, Preach … Continue reading –>