Episodes
4 days ago
Ephesians 6:15 - Readiness to stand!
4 days ago
4 days ago
Ephesians 6:15 - The popular opinion is that Paul is calling for the Church/Christians to be ready to share with others the Gospel. But I think the context favors the understanding Paul is reminding the Church/Christians of its own need of readiness to stand firmly in "the gospel of peace" ?
Sunday Apr 14, 2024
Ephesians 6:13-14 - Belt of truth, Breastplate of righteousness
Sunday Apr 14, 2024
Sunday Apr 14, 2024
Ephesians 6:13-14
We finally begin to consider the armor that Paul tells the church to "put on". We begin with some general (but important) observations regarding the armor. We end with "the belt of truth" and the "breastplate of righteousness".
Sunday Apr 07, 2024
Guest Speaker: Jordan McFarland
Sunday Apr 07, 2024
Sunday Apr 07, 2024
Titus 2:1-10 - Jordan returns to Fellowship and continues his (sporadic) series from Paul's letter to Titus. Today's message carefully examines the various roles and responsibilities within the church and home.
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
Promise Fulfilled! (A Gospel Metanarrative)
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
Resurrection Sunday 2024
The overwhelming majority of people profess belief in "God" (aka Genesis 1-2) and an "afterlife" of eternal peace and rest (aka Revelation 21-22) -- but what about the 1185 chapters that come between?
Sunday Mar 24, 2024
Ephesians 6 - via John Owen (English Puritan)
Sunday Mar 24, 2024
Sunday Mar 24, 2024
Temptation & Sin / borrowing heavily from John Owen (1616-1683)
Owen wrote on THE ENTICEMENT OF INDWELLING SIN, and before we move forward into the actual "armor of God" I wanted to share some of his key (very convicting) insights. Lord-willing, Ephesians 6 will resume on Sunday, April 14.
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
Ephesians 6:10-13,16 - The Devil's Schemes & Flaming Arrows!
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
Ephesians 6:10-13, 16
Today's message focuses on the reason WHY God's armor is so important, so necessary -- i.e. the Devil's schemes and the Devil's flaming darts!
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
Ephesians 6:10 - Be Strong in the Lord
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
Ephesians 6:10
Stuart Olyott is a semi-retired British pastor now in his early 80's. In 1994 he wrote a commentary on Ephesians that excellently frames this section in relation to the whole:
"The letter's first three chapters have told us of the marvelous blessings we have in Christ. We are no longer what we used to be. We are radically different. And we are infinitely rich. The next three chapters have made one overall point: being different, we should live differently. We have been taught how to do this in the church, in the world and at home. But such Christian living is not easy. In fact, it is a real battle. Paul would not have anyone believe otherwise. So it is that he closes his letter with his well-known teaching on the Christian's armour."
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
Ephesians 6:5-9 - Slaves & Masters
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
Ephesians 6:5-9
Paul's last pair of "Household Codes" (Martin Luther) is addressed to slaves and masters. Inarguably, these instructions are the most controversial and offensive to moderns. Is this proof the Bible is oppressive? or is there more than meets the eye?
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
Ephesians 6:1-4
Today we finish the text in Ephesians addressing children, parents, and fathers. Special attention is given to a father's responsibility & role in parenting, and the Fifth Commandment's promise to obedient children, "that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land."
Sunday Feb 11, 2024
Ephesians 6:1-3 - Biblical Parenting (Part 2)
Sunday Feb 11, 2024
Sunday Feb 11, 2024
Ephesians 6:1-3
Though there is no parenting strategy that can guarantee a certain desired outcome, it is also true that not every parenting philosophy has equal value. Four pertinent questions help to rightly evaluate a parenting philosophy:
- Does this strategy accurately represent the Bible's TEACHING on the subject ?
- Does this strategy proceed from an accurate view of human nature ?
- Is this strategy derived from time-tested wisdom or is it derived from the latest trends and theories?
- Is this strategy developing more consistent obedience in my child ?