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PSA310 Ephesians 3 – To Know His Love mp3

In the latter portion of Ephesians 3, Paul prays in the light of God’s grace set forth in the first 13 verses of the chapter. He wants us to be empowered for Christ to dwell in our hearts by faith, and for us to grasp the unknowable love of Christ. How great that love is for us! Praise God for His grace. He then offers a doxology: that to God Who is able to do far beyond what any of us could ask or think be glory in the ekklesia in Christ Josus for the eon of the eons.

PA579 Titus 1:5-9 mp3

In this message, Paul reminds Titus that he left him in Crete to amend the things that were lacking and to constitute representatives in every city on the island. He tells him the criteria he is to look for in the representative elders he is to choose. He also speaks of overwatchers and the kind of character they should have. We discuss these criteria and what we can learn from the character, behavior, and family life of those who lead His people.

PSA309 Ephesians 3 – Boldness and Access With Confidence mp3

In this message, we consider Paul’s glorious words in Ephesians 3:12 that we have boldness and access with confidence to God. To realize the glorious reality of this, we need to realize how exclusive it is to enter God’s presence, and also how utterly unworthy we are of coming into His presence. Once we realize these things, we realize just how staggering a glorious a thing it is that we have such unhindered access by being in Christ!

PA578 Titus 1:2-4 mp3

In this message, we consider the eonian times before which God promised eonian life. Does this mean before time began? What does the Bible really tell us about God and time? Then, we consider the rest of Paul’s opening of Titus with his greeting to Titus and his wishing grace and peace upon him.

PSA308 Ephesians 3 – The Mystery of Today mp3

In this message, we consider Ephesians 3:3-11. The mystery was made known to Paul that was hidden in other generations: that the nations are now joint and equal. Paul became a dispenser of this secret through the grace God gave him: to declare among the nations the unsearchable riches of Christ. He is to make all see what is God’s secret dispensation. His work now reveals to the heavenly beings His wisdom in accordance with His outflowing purpose. We examine all these great truths in this critical passage of Ephesians.

PA577 Titus Introduction mp3

Introducing the book of Titus, a dispensation of grace book written to Titus after Paul left Rome and begin traveling around again through the places he had ministered to in Acts. Paul ministered on the island of Crete, and left Titus there to complete the ministry after he left. We consider the introduction in the first verse of the book and what we learn about the book of Titus from the first words Paul writes in the epistle.

PSA307 Ephesians 3 – The Chapter of God’s Present Purpose mp3

In this message, we begin a study of the critical chapter of Ephesians 3. Ephesians sets forth God’s present work and purpose in the world. But if Ephesians is the book of God’s present purpose, then Ephesians 3 is the chapter of God’s present purpose, setting forth exactly what it is God is doing and accomplishing in this world now. When we consider that we live in the dispensation of the grace of God, we need to determine what exactly grace is, what it is not, and how it contrasts with other things God does in order to understand exactly what it looks like to have God acting today only and exclusively in grace.

PA576 What Is a Church 8 – Overcomes Versus Ekklesia 1 mp3

In this message, having established what the ekklesia is in the Bible, we now consider the overcomers of the Bible and especially of the book of Revelation. What are the overcomers, and what can we learn about them from Scripture? Then, we compare the two. Who are the overcomers as compared to the ekklesia? What are the differences, and when will the overcomers come on the scene?

PA575 What Is a Church 7 – Word Study of Ekklesia 4 mp3

In this message, we conclude our study of the Greek word ekklesia, which is usually translated “church” in our English Bibles. Having seen the high and holy meaning the word takes on in the book of Ephesians, we continue the study through Philippians, Colossians, and through the remainder of Paul’s books, all of which except II Timothy contain at least one occurrence of this word. Then, we proceed through the general epistles, only James and II John containing this word. We finish up with Revelation, and then summarize what we have found in our study.

PA574 What Is a Church 6 – Word Study of Ekklesia 3 mp3

In this message, we continue our study of the Greek word ekklesia, that is usually translated “church” in our English Bibles. We continue the study through II Corinthians and Galatians. Then, in the book of Ephesians, we see that the word takes on its highest character in the Word of God, speaking of the ekklesia which is Christ’s body, and He is the head. We discuss what this means, what a head and a body signify in this context, and what this great Ekklesia truly is.