Do I really have to forgive everybody?
Getting told “you have to forgive them” about all kinds of Christian workers that have done me wrong is hard. Paul had the same problems.
Ephesians 5 – Imitate God by Looking at Jesus
Ephesians 5:1 calls for believers to be imitators of God by actively choosing love and purity. This imitation begins with putting away destructive sins like bitterness, wrath, and malice (Ephesians 4:31) and replacing them with kindness, tenderheartedness, and forgiveness, modeled directly after Christ’s forgiveness toward us (Ephesians 4:32).
Ephesians 4 sermon, Putting On Christ
My sermon on Ephesians 4, where Paul tells people that if you’re going to be a Christian, start acting like it!
Humility, Gentleness, Patience, and How Keyboard Crusaders are Losing
Reflecting on Ephesians 4 and how the trend of people fighting online is not the same as the Christian Jesus called us to live.
Ephesians 4 Sermon: How to Be Christian
Some review of Rosh Hashannah, and then a look at Ephesians 4 – all the ways we can be united, and need to preserve the unity, of the Holy Spirit.
Sermon on Ephesians 3 Part 2 – How to pray
The Apostle Paul prays for the Ephesian church with all of the ooomph and passion that he can muster after Ephesians 1 and 2. He’s fired up!
This also gives is a great example of the things we want for people…the things we want to change in other people…are really just that they would know and experience Jesus.Sermon on Ephesians 3 Part 1
Here’s my sermon on Ephesians 3. You can listen to it, or read the AI generated outline below. 1. Introduction: The Foundation for Prayer (Ephesians 3:1) 1.1. The Starting Point: A Unified Church The sermon begins by linking back to Ephesians 2, reminding the audience that Paul’s point is built on the foundation that Jews…
Sermon on Zechariah, Part 1
My sermon on the first 3 chapters of Zechariah, and how they point to Jesus.
Sermon on the Holy Spirit, according to Jesus
I. Introduction: The Gift of the Holy Spirit II. Jesus’s Last Supper Teachings (John 15-16) III. The Holy Spirit in Action: Ephesus (Acts 19) IV. Caution Against Single-Verse Doctrines V. Living in the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4) VI. Conclusion
Sermon on the Holy Spirit – Part 1 in June of 2025
Since we had Pentecost last week and I preached about that, some questions came up about the Holy Spirit. So that’s what I’ll be preaching on for the next few weeks. To get us started, here’s Holy Spirit, part 1. Here is the automatically generated transcript. The Learner’s Permit for the Holy Spirit You get…
