Ephesians
10 articles that work with Ephesians, in order through the book. Each one lists the passages it cites.
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October 11, 2025
Filled with the Spirit: Indwelling, Fruit, Gifts, and Power for Ministry
How the Spirit worked in the Old Testament and the New, why every believer has him from salvation, and why we still ask for fresh filling for ministry.
Passages: 1:13–141:134:305:18
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October 1, 2025 · Under the Hood
Too Far Gone for God? He Doesn't Use the Insurance Company's Math
Feeling too far gone for God? Insurance companies write off wrecked cars. God doesn't calculate that way. Here's what grace means.
Passages: 2:1–102:4–5
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January 15, 2025 · Turn the Key
Frontier and Homestead: Ending the Outreach vs. Discipleship Debate
Outreach vs discipleship is a false choice. The homestead forms people, the frontier deploys them, and each makes the other stronger. Here's how.
Passages: Chapter 44:11–12
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July 11, 2025 · Living the Lord's Prayer
Why Join a Small Group? Because Circles Beat Rows
Why join a small group when you already go to church on Sunday? Because rows can form an audience, but only circles form a family.
Passages: 4:11–12
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November 24, 2024 · Under the Hood
Honesty Is an Act of Love: Lessons From a Good Mechanic
A mechanic who says your brakes are fine when they aren't isn't kind. Why honesty is an act of love, and how to tell the truth without being harsh.
Passages: 4:15
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October 10, 2026
Chase or Wait? Discerning Between Biblical Opposites
When do you chase the lost sheep, and when do you wait for the prodigal? How to discern between wise biblical opposites without flattening them into a rule.
Passages: 4:264:31
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October 12, 2026
The Prison of Bitterness: When I Resent the Faithful
Why the sight of someone else thriving in God can curdle into resentment, how that resentment keeps us sidelined, and the grace that unlocks the cell.
Passages: 4:31
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October 12, 2026
Two Resentments, One Root
Resenting the faithful and resenting the program turn out to be the same heart, built on pride and scarcity, and the same lavish forgiveness unlocks them both.
Passages: 4:32
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October 12, 2026
Just Tell Me What to Do (So I Can Stop Seeking)
Why being handed a program for faithfulness makes something in me push back, what Saruman shows about that, and why the constraint is the soil, not the substitute.
Passages: 5:21
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January 10, 2026 · Second Fiddle
Before You Say Yes: Why Spouse Alignment Is Non-Negotiable
A ministry marriage can carry a heavy calling, but only if both of you chose it. Why to wait until you're aligned, and what the spouse has permission to say.
Passages: 5:25