1 Kings 19:4-8; Psalm 34:1-8;
Ephesians 4:25-5:2: John 6:35, 41-51
And according to Paul, the Spirit is also "God's guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people" (
Ephesians 1:14).
For the author of
Ephesians, salvacion, healing, and wholeness are free gifts.
If we are not grounded in those teachings then as
Ephesians says in chapter 4:14 "Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching ...."
In their current lectionary, they provide a short form of the readings from Colossians and
Ephesians that "omit verses that were reported to have caused widespread misunderstandings when proclaimed in some parishes," according to Father James Moroney, executive director of the U.S.
Ephesians 2 states that we're created to do good works by His power and provision (
Ephesians 2:10).
Janice read a chapter from John, and Mr Ian Day read
Ephesians Chapter 2, verses 1 - 10.
So many texts, from Ezekiel,
Ephesians, Psalm 119 and Matthew.
Ephesians 4,32 KINdNEss is a golden word, tarnished and grown thin in the handling, but instantly shining gloriously every time it becomes a deed.
Ephesians 4 commands us to demolish the barriers and instead build strong bridges by humbly receiving God''s forgiveness and following His blueprint: "Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander along with every kind of malice.
"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." -
Ephesians 4:32 (NIV) WHEN someone hurts you or one of your loved ones, remember forgiveness is the only way to stop the cycle of unfair pain.
Sirach 24:1-12; Wisdom of Solomon 10:15-21;
Ephesians 1:3-14; John 1:1-18
No longer living as the gentiles; differentiation and shared ethical values in
Ephesians 4.17-6.9.
For God 'accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will' (
Ephesians 1:11).
I used
Ephesians 2:8-9 to convince Catholics that it was imperative for them to leave the Church: "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast."
