Back Porch Bible Studies

How big is your God? Our God is far more beyond all we can imagine, but sometimes we shrink Him down to fit into our little world so we can manage who we think He is! So let me ask you again, How big is your God?

When we see someone we love suffering, or a struggle takes longer than expected, it is easy to become discouraged! Paul reminds us to guard against discouragement and to know that when we are living out what we have been called to do...there is Hope!

The Purpose of the Mystery will broaden your view of God's purpose for your salvation!! Come and discover "who" God reveals His secret to...

The Mystery is revealed and we have been made fellow heirs, fellow members of the Body, and fellow partakers of the promise!!Do you realize what you have been given? Come find your spiritual Heritage in Jesus Christ!!

Paul will remind us to REMEMBER. Remember who we were before Christ. Remember that we were spiritually dead in our sin and trespasses and because of Sin we were separated from God. Now, God has reveled the mystery that through Christ, the Jews and Gentiles stand on level ground at the Cross. Paul is going to challenge our prejudges when he reminds us to REMEMBER that in Jesus Christ we ALL have access in One Spirit to the Father.

BUT GOD...being rich in mercy, made us ALIVE together with Christ!! Paul explains God's reason behind reconciling man to Himself!! BECAUSE He is rich in mercy and His Great love for us!! Every reason for God's mercy and love is found in Him!! We offer nothing and get everything!!

Dead in our Sin = Separated from God

Sin Separates!! Jesus gives us Access to the Father!

Paul writes that, "you were DEAD in your trespasses and sins". The better we understand who we once were in our "dead-nes", the more profoundly we will understand the grace of God in our lives. So, can Dead men Reach? We'll talk about that in this week's episode. Welcome!

5 Spiritual Blessings in Ephesians 1

Gift 1 - Adoption: Chosen by God before the foundation of the world to belong to HIM!

Gift 2 - Grace: A favor done without expectation of return; the absolutely free expression of God's kind intention!

Gift 3 - Redemption: payment for our sin was redeemed according to His grace to set us free from the bondage of sin!

Gift 4 - The Knowledge of the Mystery: a) salvation through Grace, and b) first to the Jew and then to the Gentile

Gift 5 - An Inheritance Sealed by the Holy Spirit - like an engagement ring declares one person to another with a promise of more to come...

Is there a Jesus Movement in our culture today?

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