Sermons on Ephesians (Page 2)

Strengthened with Power through His Spirit

Bible Text: Ephesians 3:16-17a | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts May you be strengthened with power through his Spirit. The source of the Spirit’s strengthening The character of the Spirit’s strengthening The realization of the Spirit’s strengthening

I Bow My Knees Before the Father

Bible Text: Ephesians 3:14-15 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts I bow my knees before the Father. Jesus, God’s Son, gave us this personal claim upon God. Jesus, God’s Son, taught us the meaning of calling God our Father. Now I bow my knees before the Father.

Children, Obey Your Parents in the Lord

Bible Text: Ephesians 6:1-3 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts | Series: Marriage and the Family “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right” 1.  The reason why you should honor and obey your parents. 2.  The duty of honoring and obeying your parents. 3.  The blessing from honoring and obeying your parents.

Raising the Lord’s Children – Part 2

Bible Text: Ephesians 6:4 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts | Series: Marriage and the Family Bring your children up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. What an awesome privilege and responsibility. Our children belong to the Lord and it is our duty to nourish them tenderly in the ways of the Lord. This is a training that includes all of life, and specifically, the rod of discipline and instruction in the word and wisdom of God.

Raising the Lord’s Children – Part 1

Bible Text: Ephesians 6:4 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts | Series: Marriage and the Family “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger.” How can we provoke our children to anger, and what is the effect of provoking them to anger. In the following sermon 25 ways will be outlined wherein we provoke our children to anger. The second sermon (Part 2) of this text will consider the positive side of the verse, “but bring them up in the discipline…

Wives, Submit to Your Own Husbands

Bible Text: Ephesians 5:22-24, 33 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts | Series: Marriage and the Family Wives, submit to your own husbands. Now that is very counter-cultural! But God’s wisdom is so very good. Biblical submission is a cheerful, willing, and grateful submission to the husband God has given you.

Husbands, Love Your Wives

Bible Text: Ephesians 5:25-33 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts | Series: Marriage and the Family Husbands, love your wives. The love of Christ displayed in the sacrifice he made of his own body on the cross for the church is the model and motivational force for husbands loving their wives.

The Unity of the Spirit in the Bond of Peace

Bible Text: Ephesians 4:1-6 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts | Series: The Life of the Church The Lord exhorts us to walk worthy of him. In the church this means that we need to strive to maintain the unity that he has already given us through his Spirit. In order to do this we must put on necessary virtues. If we do this eagerly we will enjoy the bond of peace!
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