Bible Dig in Ephesus: Ephesians 5:1-20

Ephesians 4 ended with: Don’t grieve God. Don’t break his heart. His Holy Spirit, moving and breathing in you, is the most intimate part of your life, making you fit for himself…Make a clean break… (Ephesians 4:30-32, MSG) Live in the Light Ephesians 4:32-5:2 tell us to follow Jesus Christ’s example, to live our lives… Read More

Kathie’s Dig: Ephesians 4:17-32

The latter half of Ephesians 4 makes it clear that spiritual growth happens primarily within community, as you interact with others. Iron sharpens iron. It takes a grinding wheel to sharpen a blade, and so one person sharpens the character of another. Proverbs 27:17, TPT This is one of the purposes of being together as… Read More

Bible Dig into Ephesus: Ephesians 4:17-32

Out with the OLD. In with the NEW. Be transformed: like a caterpillar to a butterfly. Read through Ephesians 4: 17-32 in The Message. Reading aloud helps us to both see and hear the words—with two senses instead of one. 17-19 And so I insist—and God backs me up on this—that there be no going… Read More

Christine’s Dig into Ephesus: Ephesians 4:14-16

One delight that has resulted from studying Ephesians with all of you who read this, is communicating with Christine Holmes who lives half way across the world from me. I’ve shared some of her comments before. This one really hit home, as I am reading The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben, for the… Read More