There is hope for lost sinners. God has given grace because of His great love and united us with Christ for sake of His own glory. His glory should be our passion and our purpose!

Paul reminds us what we once were before grace came to us through faith in Christ's finished work on the cross. It's easy for us to forget just how far we've come from the days in which we were dead in our sins, but recognizing the...

Prayer is powerful...or it can be. Paul’s prayer is a model for us, to pray not so much for “stuff,” but for the power of God in our lives and the lives of others. His is a prayer for knowledge and insight into the inscrutable work of God in our lives.

In God the Father we both receive an inheritance and become an inheritance, purchased by the blood of Jesus, and sealed by the work of the Spirit. THIS is the purpose of His church; as we praise God for our position in Christ it brings Him glory. Let...

Grace and forgiveness have been lavished upon us. They have not been given begrudgingly, but as part of a revelatory plan to unite all things to God. Be reconciled to God through the saving work of Christ.

Regardless of our theological stances on predestination, the Scriptures are clear that we who have placed our faith in Jesus Christ have been in the mind of God since the very beginning of time. He chose us, then adopted us in love—to his praise and...

The church in Ephesus was planted by Paul and led by Timothy. Even so it struggled, but there were “saints” there, and Paul had much to teach them from a distance via letter about their struggle against the prevailing pattern of the world and for...

We cannot know God better, love him more, or grow more like Christ apart from spending time with him in his Word. As Christians we are called to grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ. It is grace which compels us to seek him daily in his Word.

Jesus pointed out that all scripture pointed to him. Scripture is a single story culminating in reconciliation of God and man through Jesus Christ. He is our salvation; we are called to apply the Word in our lives through humble faith which responds...

The promise of a kingly line, given through the patriarchal blessing of Jacob to the tribe of Judah, finds its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ. To know the promised "peace on earth" we must submit to Jesus as Lord and King.