Ephesians 6:10-20 Now for the last one from Ephesians – this one without Scripture, but with a story about a friend of mine that summarises everything very well. It is the 101st piece from Ephesians; therefore, Gospel 101. My friend came rushing in. He was very excited about Sunday’s sermon, because, for the first time, […]
Read moreEphesians 6:10-20 Wow, we are at the end of Ephesians. We reflected on Ephesians one hundred times. It was not planned to be like that, but what a milestone. Paul’s letters are filled with learning material and I’m sure if we page through this letter again, we’ll still find things we missed. I realise more […]
Read moreEphesians 6:10-20 Just look at the way that Paul opens his heart to us. He is like a vulnerable little baby. Yes, this strong man sometimes became uncertain AND afraid: 20… telling the mystery to one and all, the Message that I, jailbird preacher that I am, am responsible for getting out. What an example […]
Read moreEphesians 6:10-20 Today I can witness that the Lord answers prayer! Not just once, but many times we’ve seen and experienced the results. My friend’s daughter became pregnant and went for her first scan. The doctors could see two “bags” but only one foetus. They thought the second simply had not developed. Two weeks later […]
Read moreEphesians 6:10-20 I struggle to pray. Not because I don’t want to. No, I struggle to direct my thoughts. I struggle to concentrate and have to try my best to focus. But looking back at the end of my prayer I’ve solved the problems with my caravan canopy, thought about places to sow in God’s […]
Read moreEphesians 6:10-20 Paul used an image very familiar to the people of Ephesus to explain to them how they had to prepare themselves for the spiritual war that they and we too, of course, have to fight every day. The image he used was that of a Greek soldier’s armour. · Without a proper belt […]
Read moreEphesians 6:10-20 A friend of ours chased after a girl on a scooter. She gestured at her to pull over. Surprised, the girl came to a stop, probably wondering why the woman was doing this. Half angrily our friend told her to fasten the strap of her helmet under her chin immediately. Just the previous […]
Read moreEphesians 6:10-20 I often say: Life is not easy! That is so. Life is not easy. So much is expected of us. The bar of life is often lifted just that little bit higher, even though we are already struggling to get over the lower height. The possibility of failure becomes so much bigger. Sometimes […]
Read moreEphesians 6:10-20 Whether we realize it or not, we’re engaged in a battle every day. All the time the devil and his cronies are trying to entice us from the road. They use clever tricks to get us away from God. To be prepared for the fight it is so important to put on the […]
Read moreEphesians 6:10-20 A friend of mine had a big business. I was surprised to see his business growing from a small one-man job to a big organisation employing hundreds of people. One day I went to see him and saw that not much was going on. No trucks driving in and out. The people were […]
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