ONE MESSAGE. ONE FAITH.

Ephesians 4:1-6  I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, 2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with long suffering, bearing with one another in love, 3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you[a] all.- Ephesians 4:1-6 ( NKJV ) V.1- Walk worthy of the calling; What is the calling?

I love when I come across these prayers, that the apostle's prayed for the saints. I think it is fitting, since we, the church of God,  are built upon the foundation of the "prophets, and apostles- Jesus being the chief cornerstone" as mentioned in Ephesians 2:20. Their prayers, as well as  their teachings, are worth repeating.  So this is my prayer for us all this day: Ephesians 3:16-21 [I pray ] that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,  that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,  may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—  to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.  Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that wor...

Ephesians 3:14-15 (King James Version) 14For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, Ephesians 3:14-15 (New King James Version) "Appreciation of the Mystery" 14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,[a] 15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, Ephesians 3:14-15 (New International Version) "A Prayer for the Ephesians" 14For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15from whom his whole family[a] in heaven and on earth derives its name. My Notes: Father- one  who originates or institutes            -source           -protector and provider ; from the Greek word pater  *So, the whole family is named after the Father ( we are joint heirs [Rom. 8:17], adopted, grafted in[Rom. 11:17])

Ephesians 3 (New International Version) Paul the Preacher to the Gentiles 1For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles— 2Surely you have heard about the administration of God's grace that was given to me for you,  3that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.  4In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,  5which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God's holy apostles and prophets.  6This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus. 7I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God's grace given me through the working of his power.  8Although I am less than the least of all God's people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles ...

Of course I  can breathe a sigh of relief to know that ,not only Gideon. but I, too, can own the word of God. Of course the only hiding of it I will do is in my heart!

Our Ephesians Study( cont.) Ephesians 2:11-22  Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh—who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands— 12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world .{Remember it was nothing you did that allowed you to draw near to God- allowing you the benefits and the hopes of the promises that were given to Israel ( the Prince of God) } 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. {It is in Christ Jesus- God bridged the Gap between spirit and flesh, when He , who is Holy, He who is Spirit, thus the Holy Spirit, dwelled in the specially prepared body. This Body , completely human, was able to experience hunger, pain, joys, fatigue, and able to bleed- a spirit can not. Through this simulcast, God reconcil...