Praying from Prison – MAPLE AVENUE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Series: Praying from Prison

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The letter from the Apostle Paul to the Church at Ephesus challenges the self-righteousness and missional focus that was trying to infiltrate the churches in the day of Paul and is still hard at work today in many churches. Paul expects the outsider to see Christ and God’s unifying purpose for the world precisely in the Church. If we are self-righteous, people aren’t going to care about the message we have to share. If we are not focused on our mission, which is reaching the lost, then we become focused on ourselves and we are in the same danger the church in Ephesus eventually fell prey to.

Bible Text: Ephesians 1:19-23 | Preacher: Donnie Case | Series: Praying from Prison | Paul’s point is clear: God’s mighty power that saved us has exalted Christ over all rule and authority in the universe. He is the head of His body, the Church, of which we are members if […]

Praying from Prison: Know God 2

Bible Text: Ephesians 1:18-19a | Preacher: Donnie Case | Series: Praying from Prison | God wants us to know the hope of His calling, the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints (the brothers and sisters), and the surpassing greatness of His power toward believers.

Praying from Prison: Knowing Hope

Bible Text: Ephesians 1:17 | Preacher: Donnie Case | Series: Praying from Prison | When Paul was praying for the Church in Ephesus that they would know God the Father better, he wasn’t just talking about some abstract thought or some mystical experience. Paul was encouraging them to come alive […]

Praying from Prison: Know God

Bible Text: Ephesians 1:15-16 | Preacher: Donnie Case | Series: Praying from Prison | The prayer that was so encouraging to the Apostle Paul was motivated because of the reports Paul heard about the faithfulness to the Lord Jesus Christ by the church in Ephesus. Paul shows us that we […]