Day 3: Prayer Focus: Unity in the Spirit | Ephesians 4:3-6 “Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit— just as you were called to one hope when you were called— one Lord, one faith, one…
Day 2: Prayer Focus: Church Elders, Ministry Leaders, Ministry Volunteers | Ephesians 1:16-17 “I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so…
Summary: Paul talks about walking with the Spirit every day in our lives. Sadly, many Christians do not have a close relationship with the Holy Spirit. In this post, we take a closer look at what walking with the Spirit means. Introduction In my last post, I began talking about…
If some of the Old Testament prophets, patriarchs or kings such as David had the Holy Spirit dwelling inside of them, would they have gone straight to Heaven and not the paradise section of Hades? Anytime Old Testament people were given the Holy Spirit, he was not dwelling inside of…
What books did the apostle Paul write in jail? Paul wrote four of his prison epistles while under house arrest in Rome awaiting his trial. His goal was to present the gospel to the most powerful man of the world at the time, the Roman Caesar. House arrest is slightly…
Image by Francis Trascritti from Pixabay Which book of the Bible teaches the most salvation? In my opinion, Ephesians may be the most jampacked book containing teaching about salvation. For its six chapters, it speaks about salvation per capita more than anywhere else. The book opens with the blessings we…
If the Israelites never put their swords down to always defend themselves while building the wall, is there teaching about never putting the sword of the Spirit down? We are taught to put it on regularly but does it ever get taken off? This was the next question after talking…
How do we talk about God’s judgment in the New Testament and church eras? We’re used to seeing God’s judgment in the Old Testament. He was no discriminator of persons, either. He visited judgment upon unbelievers like those in Sodom and Gomorrah. But he also judged the people of Israel…
How do we deal with Christian employers and employees relationships when the company or boss doesn’t do as promised? It’s hard to know the situation in every case that this may happen. Sometimes the boss, even though he or she may be a Christian, has no say over what the…
Does a person need to ask me for forgiveness before I give it? When we are wronged by another person, we feel like it’s a matter of justice that they apologize for what they did. We wait for them to realize it and do the right thing. But sometimes we…