by The Art of Worship | Mar 4, 2024 | David Webber
To the praise of His glorious grace. Ephesians 1:6 Paul’s heart is overflowing here with praise to the Lord in the midst of this section of Scripture; later he speaks again “to the praise of His glory” (Eph. 1:12, 14). Paul is recognizing and reminding all...
by The Art of Worship | Jan 24, 2024 | David Webber
“Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him in love, by predestining us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will” Ephesians 1:4-5 Here the...
by The Art of Worship | Dec 29, 2023 | David Webber
“Even as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him” Ephesians 1:4 We as believers are in Christ, which is a marvelous and reassuring truth because as we are in Christ, we have the assurance of a long...
by The Art of Worship | Nov 13, 2023 | David Webber
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ…” Ephesians 1:3 (LSB) The word that Paul uses here for blessed is eulogetos, the adjective of the word eulogeo, which...
by The Art of Worship | Oct 23, 2023 | David Webber
“Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ” Ephesians 1:1-2 (LSB) The apostle Paul is greeting the saints in...
by The Art of Worship | Sep 8, 2023 | David Webber
“Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God…” Ephesians 1:1a (LSB) In our examination of Paul’s salutation to the Ephesian church, we will explore Paul’s past life before salvation, his calling as an apostle by Christ, and the...