Ephesians 2:19 So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family. There were many times growing up that I was like the odd Read more…
Ephesians 2:18 Now all of us can come to the Father through the same Holy Spirit because of what Christ has done for us. NLT Wanting to our Father is part of our DNA, yet, without Christ, all our efforts Read more…
Ephesians 2:17: So Christ came and preached the Good News of peace to all—to you Gentiles, who were far away from God, and to the Jews, who were near to him. This peace does not mean the absence of conflict; Read more…
Ephesians 2:16: By his death on the cross Christ destroyed their enmity; by means of the cross he united both races into one body and brought them back to God. Let me ask you a question What would our world Read more…
Ephesians 2:14 Christ is our peace. He made both Jews and Gentiles into one group. With his body, he broke down the barrier of hatred that divided us. Are you trying to be reconciled to a family member that you Read more…
Ephesians 2:15 He canceled the detailed rules of the Law so that he could create one new person out of the two groups, making peace. Let’s talk about Detailed Rules: Whenever I got a gift of money growing up, Read more…
Ephesians 2:13, But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. Listen carefully: it is IN CHRIST that you have been saved. One too many Christians start out this Read more…
Ephesians 2:12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. Today, we learn more of why it Read more…
Ephesians 2:11: Don’t forget that you Gentiles used to be outsiders. You were called “uncircumcised heathens” by the Jews, who were proud of their circumcision, even though it affected only their bodies and not their hearts. God’s Word exorts us Read more…
Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. My brother, my sister in Christ, do you see yourself as God’s masterpiece? Do you realize that ever struggle Read more…