Ephmylife-Equip Peace Hospitality

so what now is our duty, what now our measure of life and of living... if we be for Christ and of His name... then how now Paul should we be... Ephesians Chapter 4 offers us some insight on these themes

Therefore- the dreaded indictment of life and living (See Romans 12)-

with

humility

gentleness

patience

love

eager unity

bond of peace

that is a hearty list of "soft action" nary to say this type of bulletin would put us all on the side of servant and less on the tirade of typical leadership.. none of these characteristics are pragmatic, ambitious, or zealous... the corporate character of the church seems to be in need of some "sweetness"

Paul readdresses unity in his "one-sy" statements

One in body, Spirit and Soul

called to to the one hope in a One Lord possessing a One Faith and baptism... one grace given to us all in Christ

EQUIP the Saints for the work of ministry for building up the body of Christ until!

we attain unity and knowledge... to find fullness in Christ

because we want all men to know PEACE and not be carried and tossed in waves of teachers, voices, competitors, things, materials, stuff, influencers

HOSPITALITY- the returning journey for those of us who believed we have found peace is to offer ourselves, the Body Hospitable to those around us... the new, the now, the needy... those are the ones we are now called too to deliver the fullness of Christ incarnate in us...

Ephmylife-Extended Prayer Humbly

Paul's Prayer-

“For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”

(Ephesians 3:14-21 ESVS)

Spiritual Strength is a Simple Prayer... oh how we over complicate and fabricate it all! We over plan over work it.... our prayers are tirelessly exhausted and wrought and we are lacking the clarity we need for the day.... let us embrace the dwelling of He in our hearts and become empowered with the Spirit through our inner being.

"Love is the fundamental principle of the new age, of Christian existence in general and not just of Christian character."

Ephmylife the Great Exchange

what do you have to give? what are you holding on to?

so throughout the months of august and september we will be discussing the letter of Ephesians ... it marks an interesting tone for the author Paul who normally speaks specifically and directly to his readers. In the case of Ephesians, he is removed from the physically and somewhat relationally, as he is under house arrest in Rome, and he write primarily to encourage the believers in Ephesus how they ought be, and remind them of who they have were and are becoming....

tonight we address one of those issues in depth as we discuss the meaning behind the great exchange of our lives for His grace and the surrender of ourselves