Ephesians 1:5-8

"Dear Father, King of an eternal kingdom, In love you destined us to be your sons through Jesus Christ, exactly as you wanted to do. My heart..."

"So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son. He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our...."

"So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son. He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our...."

Ruby and diamond rings are half as important as the praise they bring! A Christmas present of a ruby and diamond ring that is adjustable is a present that evokes praise just like the way God has blessed us should pour forth our praise!

"In Christ we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace."

"God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him....."

"What a state of privilege! It includes our justification before God, but the term "acceptance" in the Greek means more than that. It signifies that we..."

"Could there be a sweeter word in any language than that word "forgiveness," when it sounds in a guilty sinner's ear, like the silver notes of jubilee...."

Inspirational illustration of Ephesians 1:7 -- In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace.

Where do you fit into God's plan? Tom Norvell writes about God's plan for us from Ephesians 1 and reminds us that we are chosen and God has something special for us to do!

"Dear Beloved, Today you will read two powerful passages of praise. The first one is from Paul's letter to the Colossians. The second is from Paul's....."

"Dear Disciple, One day you will hear the angels sing in celebration around the throne of God (Revelation 5:11-13). However, I wish you could hear..."

Somethings are just more difficult than others, until we have what others have to endure. Lisa Mikitarian reflects on the passing of her husband's kidney stone and is caught up in the pain of two more passings.

"For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus..."

Inspirational illustration of Ephesians 1:4-5 -- For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus , ccordance with his pleasure and w

Inspirational illustration of Ephesians 1:4-5 -- For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and w

"All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united...."

What kind of church do you want to be part of? Phil Ware writes about interim ministry and his partners, and how we can be a 'Yes" church.

Hey, don't forget the greatest source of information on our mission, the Bible! Phil Ware continues the series of articles on discerning your mission for churches to work through as they are in a season of looking for a preaching minister or pastor and Phil emphasizes both the universal mission passages and the specific mission passa

We all want to be part of real community. It is possible to have a real connection in a community who will love and support each other.

How are you a part of God's family? We are both born and adopted into God's family!

Because God has so graciously loved us, we can live as Jesus' agents of love and kindness in our broken world. Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize God's great love for us as something more like, feel, think, or say, it is always demonstrated.

"Dear Child of God, The right time came for My birth into the world — God in human flesh entering the world to be raised as a child of human..."

Isn't it fun to be rejected? We mustn't let rejection destroy us, but instead understand it is to be expected if we are truly Christians.

Rather than taking God's lavish grace for granted, we choose to offer ourselves to God and walk away from sin. Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to remind us of all that we have received from God through grace and how we must say no to sin because we have been so blessed!