What is the "good news of the kingdom of God" that Jesus preached? Put simply, it's everything wrong with the world made right. The perfect world God originally intended has been damaged by humanity's sinful actions, but God hasn't given up on the earth. His plan of redemption has already ...
The conclusion of the Ephesians' series focuses on spiritual warfare and how to combat the evil we are faced with. As we put on the whole armor of God, we can stand against the wiles of the devil.
2 Corinthians 4:4 Spiritual warfare
Matthew 13:19 – The wicked one; Mark 4:15 - ...
Ephesians Part 11: Serving the Lord at Home and at Work
July 14, 2025 | Sean Finnegan
How should you carry yourself at home and at work? In Ephesians 6:1-9, we learn that parents should actively teach their children obedience and honor, guiding them with love and fairness rather than harshness, to foster healthy development. We also learn that we should work heartily unto ...
Ephesians Part 10: Loving Husbands, Respectful Wives
July 7, 2025 | Sean Finnegan
Ephesians 5:22-24 Not everyone should get married. If you prize your freedom and want independence, stay single for Christ (1 Cor 7:32-35). However, if a woman wants to have a biblical marriage, she should recognize her husband’s headship (Col 3:18-19; Titus 2:3-5; 1 Pet 3:1-2). She should ...
Ephesians 5:3-21
Paul warns Christians of behaviors.
Not a hint of sexual immorality
Matthew 5:32
1 Corinthians 5:1
Evil behaviors have bad consequences.
God’s way is better.
Living together/playing house
Marriage is God’s perfect answer to sexual sin. The good news ...
Put Off the Old Self (Eph 4:17-19)
Paul warns believers not to live like the Gentiles, whose thinking is futile and whose hearts are hardened. Their lifestyle is marked by having a darkened understanding, ignorance, insensitivity, and moral corruption that is driven by selfish ...
Ephesians 4:1-3 Here we find five important behaviors that all Christians should cultivate in their lives: humility, gentleness, patience, tolerance, and seeking unity. Each of these takes intentionality and sustained effort. Unity, in particular, requires serious effort. In fact, Jesus ...
The Apostle Paul prays for Christians to be strengthened that Christ may dwell in their hearts with the result that they may be rooted and grounded in love. He prays that they would be able to comprehend Christ’s love so that they may be filled with all God’s fullness. Thus, as we continue ...
The great mystery was hidden throughout the ages until revealed to the Apostle Paul. If it was known, the evil rulers
would not have crucified Jesus, and God’s plan for humanity’s redemption would have been thwarted. The inclusion of the Gentiles and the full significance of what Christ ...
Ephesians 2:11-12. Before Christ, the nations were hopeless because they had no Messiah and no real, solid hope for the future. Because of this, sin reigned and darkness increased in these nations. We too were lost. Those who had no Jewish
lineage were cut off from God’s ...
Ephesians 2:1-10 is a master text for understanding our need for salvation, God’s gracious offer of salvation, and how to live out our salvation in deed and truth. Living out of a grace narrative rather than a moral performance narrative makes it possible to avoid religious ...
God desires that we know Him in a way that enlightens the eyes of our hearts, transforming how we see Him, ourselves, others, history, and our eternal hope. The prayer in Ephesians 1 centers on God's calling, His glorious inheritance, and the immeasurable greatness of His power toward those ...
