God is building his “house” and he is strengthening his family. Pastor Dan helps us see how Christ comes to dwell in us as a “permanent resident” and also be an “elder brother” whom we can adore and emulate. To listen to the podcast scroll to the bottom of this page. Ephesians 3:14-19 For this […]
Don’t Get to Know Them!
I recently saw a videotaped interview with Dr. Richard Pratt, former RTS Orlando professor (one of my favorites when I attended there from ‘o1-’04), now Director of Third Millenium Ministries. When asked how he became interested in providing free seminary level training for third world pastors, he told how in the mid-80’s he and his […]
The Role of Suffering in God’s Manifold
Pastor Dan’s sermon continues on the subject of the mystery which has intrigued saints through the ages. This mystery displays the wonders of God’s wisdom; that wisdom being revealed in the person of Jesus Christ and his mission on the earth. Eph 3:7-13. Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of […]
Dealing With Disappointment
Stonebridge Church voted unanimously in favor of placing a bid to purchase a recently vacated church building in our area. (We’ve been renting facilities and looking on and off over the years, but in recent months found something we could get excited about.) However, we learned later in the week that our bid was not […]
The Mystery Revealed in Christ – Eph 3:1
Mystery. An interesting work with various means. Pastor Dan takes us through the first part of Ephesians chapter 3 to explain how we are to understand “mystery” in a Biblical sense. We are privileged to have what was unknown, or what was poorly understood for centuries: the mystery that brings Jews and Gentiles to a […]
God is Building a House in Christ – Eph
When a word appears 4-6 times in a short passage of Scripture, its likely that the passage might have something to do with the word. This week, the word “house”, “build”, “building” appear a number of times. Pastor Dan’s sermon helps us understand the importance of God building his house. To listen to the podcast, […]
Christ Our Peace – Eph 2:14-18 (Sonnenbe
It truly is the rare individual who doesn’t seek for peace – however he might describe it. One historical source of animosity was between Jews and gentiles [ the rest of us…]. But the Apostle Paul addresses this conflict: Christ abolished the “Jewish Law” of the Old Testament, thus clearing the way for peace between […]
Remember Who You Were – Eph 2:11-13 (Son
Christians are often told to “remember” this or the other thing. And this week in Pastor Dan’s series Paul reminds the Ephesian believers to consider all those things they did not naturally have, but now, as a result of Christ’s work, we do have. To listen to the podcast, scroll to the bottom of this […]