Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are at Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love He predestined us to adoption as sons through...

Introduction   A. What costs over $1 million and lasts for 1 minute?   1. The answer is a commercial during a Super Bowl game.   2. The goal: to persuade  you to buy that particular product.   3. Companies spend billions of dollars advertising their products in order to persuade you to buy them.   B. Our goal as Christians should be to persuade people to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.   1. That is what this church is all about.   2. That is what our lives, as Christians,...

There are many figures of speech used in Scripture to help the people of God to understand themselves. 1.    Sheep – John 10:1-5    Sheep are dumb; they cannot lead anyone, so they have to have a Shepherd to lead them where they need to go.   2.    Salt – Matthew 5:13 Without salt some food just doesn’t taste as good as it does when salt is added. There is, of course, good salt for food, and there is salt that is not so good on food. For instance – table salt – good on food; rock salt – not...