How did Paul know the people of the church at Ephesus were Christians? If there were an outsider looking at your church, how would he know you were a Christian? What are the indicators that one should look for when they ‘examine themselves to see if they are in the faith’? Pastor Arnold tackles this hard subject and much more in the next installment of this series.
Pastor Leon Green discusses the implications of God’s sovereignty in very practical and every day terms for the believer. God’s Sovereignty and promises not only serve as a strong basis for the believer to continue on in the faith, but as a source of comfort and hope.
Like a long-lost relative gaining an inheritance of untold value and getting an immediate down payment, believers should be excited about the work of the Holy Spirit in placing His seal upon believers as a down payment of their inheritance from God the Father. Pastor Arnold examines the Bible’s teaching on the work of the Holy Spirit in salvation as the ME church series continues.
Contrary to popular belief, the beginning of Christianity is not salvation or Pentecost – it is the Triune God Himself. Grasping an understanding of how God has ordered His household (which includes history, creation and salvation) is the basis of all practical Christianity. All practical Christianity – redemption, wisdom and insight, the mystery of the will of God – find its’ outworking in Christ for the believer. Pastor Arnold takes us through Ephesians 1:7-11 to examine this great truth.