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Scripture Guide, Ephesians 3:1-12

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Ephesians 3:1-12, Ephesians 3:5, Ephesians 2:11, Ephesians 2:19, Romans 11:33-34, Ephesians 1:4, John 10:17-18

Context Layers The responsible interpretation of any biblical text requires one to consider multiple levels of context, but these contextual strata are especially important to define and explore in ...

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Epiphany of the Lord

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Darren Pollock

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Ephesians 3:1-12, Ephesians 3:1-12, Isaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12, Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14, Philippians 3:5, Ephesians 2:11, Ephesians 2:19, Romans 11:33-34, Ephesians 1:4, John 10:17-18

Context Layers The responsible interpretation of any biblical text requires one to consider multiple levels of context, but these contextual strata are especially important to define and explore in ...

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Epiphany of the Lord

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Scott B. Bullock

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Isaiah 60:1-6, Ephesians 3:1-12, Isaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12, Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14, Genesis 32:30, John 2:1-12, Isaiah 9:2, Matthew 4:16, Ephesians 5:8, Luke 1:78, Titus 2:11, Isaiah 49:6, John 1:5, Isaiah 60:19, Revelation 22:5

Preaching Commentary Word Study Ἐπιφάνεια: The Greek word from which the English transliterates Epiphany is a combination of a preposition and a verbal idea. Epi -upon and fainō -to shine, illumi...

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Epiphany of the Lord

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Ryan Bundrick

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Ephesians 3:1-12, Isaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12, Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14, James 2:1-13

Ancient Lens How can we learn from the historical context? The Purpose of Matthew's Gospel Matthew didn’t write his Gospel merely to record facts about Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. H...

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Epiphany of the Lord

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Darren Pollock

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Ephesians 3:1-12, Isaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12, Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14, Matthew 2:1-12, Hebrews 7:1-2, Genesis 14:8, John 10:10-14

Context Psalm 72 is one of two psalms (along with 127) that is attributed to Solomon, and it fits within a slightly larger group of psalms traditionally considered “royal psalms,” perhaps used as cor...

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Epiphany of the Lord

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Dustin Ray

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Matthew 2:1-12, Ephesians 3:1-12, Isaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12, Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14, Micah 5:2

Preaching Commentary Preaching Angle: Irony When we discover a bit of irony in life, we feel like we’ve struck gold. When we stumble upon a bit of irony in Scripture, it’s holy gold! Maybe you read...

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Epiphany of the Lord

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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.

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Matthew 2:1-12, Ephesians 3:1-12, Isaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12, Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14

Preaching Commentary Confusion about Epiphany The celebration of the Epiphany of our Lord can be at once both wholly familiar or somewhat confusing, especially for those who grew up in less liturgi...

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Second Sunday after Christmas

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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.

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Ephesians 1:3-14, Jeremiah 31:7-14, John 1:(1-9), 10-18, Psalm 147:12-20

Context of the Passage Our text is part of the (usually brief) thanksgiving section of the epistle, which follows the greeting. In Paul's writing, such thanksgivings are typically short. In Ephes...

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Second Sunday after Christmas

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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.

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Ephesians 1:3-14, Ephesians 1:3-14, Jeremiah 31:7-14, John 1:(1-9), 10-18, Psalm 147:12-20, Ephesians 1:1-14

Preaching Commentary One of the things I’ve (Stu) noticed when talking about spiritual growth with Christians of all backgrounds, is a consistent desire to “do better,” to “keep fighting the good fi...

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A New Thing Has Been Made

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Jonathan Cornell

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Matthew 3:1-12, Galatians 3:26-29, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 2:14-16, Colossians 3:10-11

My kids love the movie Remember the Titans . It’s the story of the integration of the TC WIlliams High School Football Team in Alexandria, Virginia, in the 1960s Civil Rights era. The white players a...

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Almighty and eternal God, we adore You

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Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois

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Isaiah 6:1-3, Exodus 3:1-12 , Amos 5:21-24, Matthew 22:37-40 , Ephesians 6:10-18 , Psalm 27:1-3

Pastor: Almighty and eternal God, we adore You as the God and Father of our Lord and Savior Jesus, and with the whole Church on earth and all the hosts of heaven we ascribe to You honor and blessing...

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Author

Gordon T. Smith

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Exodus 35:30-35 , Proverbs 31:10-31 , Matthew 25:14-30, Ephesians 4:28, 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12, Psalm 90:17

An important aspect of being an image bearer of God is to work and to create value by serving others within our collaborative economic system.

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Living Fully in God’s Call

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Tom Nelson

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Genesis 12:1-4 , Exodus 3:1-12, Micah 6:8, Matthew 4:18-22 , Ephesians 2:10, Psalm 90:12 , Matthew 9:9

It is helpful to understand the call of God in three distinct ways. First, there is the call to be a Christian. The God of creation invites us to respond to his love. This call comes through Jesus, wh...

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Gender Roles in the Dole Household

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The Pastor's Workshop

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Proverbs 31:10-31, Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 , Colossians 3:18-19, Ephesians 5:21-33, Psalm 127:1-2

When Elizabeth Dole was appointed Secretary of Transportation by President Reagan in 1985, the media focused on the Dole marriage—her as a cabinet member, and him as a powerful senator. After a photo ...

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Second Sunday after Christmas

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C. Hassell Bullock

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Ephesians 1:3-14, Jeremiah 31:7-14, John 1:(1-9), 10-18, Psalm 147:12-20

Introduction Psalm 147 is a hymn celebrating God’s work of creation and providence. It is a kindred psalm to 146, both celebrating this charming portrait of God. The fact that the lectionary reading ...

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James 3:1-12, Ephesians 4:29, James 1:26, Psalm 34:13, 1 Timothy 5:13

Show me someone who never gossips, and I’ll show you someone who isn’t interested in people.

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Second Sunday after Christmas

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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.

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Jeremiah 31:7-14, Ephesians 1:3-14, Jeremiah 31:7-14, John 1:(1-9), 10-18, Psalm 147:12-20, Psalm 23:null

Preaching Commentary In Israel’s tribal society, redemption was the act of a patriarch who put his own resources on the line to ransom a family member who had been driven to the margins of society b...

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The Magic of Falling in Love

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Ayala Malach Pines

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Ephesians 5:25-28, Colossians 3:18-19, 1 Corinthians 7:3-4, Acts 18:24-26, Proverbs 31:10-12

The magic of a couple’s relationship is that, when two people fall in love, whatever they need to do for themselves to grow emotionally is most often the very thing that the partner needs from them. I...

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Happy Marriages

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John Gottman and Nan Silver

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Proverbs 31:11-12, Ephesians 5:25-28, Colossians 3:19, 1 Peter 3:7

Happy marriages are based on a deep friendship. By this I mean mutual respect for and enjoyment of each other’s company. These couples tend to know each other intimately—they are well versed in each o...

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Marital Decision-Making

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Song of Solomon 2:16, 1 Peter 3:7, Colossians 3:14, Ephesians 5:21, Proverbs 31:11-12, Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, Genesis 2:18

A husband and wife, prior to marriage, decided that he’d make all the major decisions and she the minor ones. After 20 years of marriage, he was asked how this arrangement had worked. “Great! in all t...