Merkel Church Of Christ

1 Cor 10:24, 2 Pet 1:3-4, 1 Pet 1:22

All God has told us in Ephesians up to this point: God’s eternal purpose of redemption and forgiveness (1:3-14), Paul’s prayer that the church know God better – having the eyes of their heart enlightened to know the hope of their calling, the unsurpassed power of Christ, and His seat of authority over all things (1:15-23), God’s workmanship in His people to bring them from death to life, from wrath to grace and good works (2:1-10), Christ Jesus, Himself ...

Looking for That One Thing? Are you looking for that one thing that can change your life, bring you peace, give you victory over yourself and the world around you? The good news of Jesus, the Son of God is that in Him we have that “one thing” that the world can never give us. One reliable message of one complete victory that brings us into one body with one Spirit, resulting in one hope in the One Lord of ...

LThe Bible tells us plainly that we are in a battle or struggle that is way over our heads. The battle we face is not against flesh and blood but against the rulers and the authorities, against the powers of this dark world, and against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms (Eph 6:12).  This battle is fought in the life of every Christian, by way of the relationships we have as: children of light living in a dark ...

Saul of Tarsus was a prominent figure in Judaism. He was a leader in the Jews attack of followers of Christ. He persecuted Christians to their death. Paul was converted by the resurrected Christ, and the gospel was revealed to him by the Holy Spirit and he wrote down what we can read and understand God’s eternal purpose in Christ Jesus (Eph 3:1-13; Acts 22, 23, 26).

Ephesians 2:14

Amazing Grace: Started, Sustained, and Completed by God God’s grace saved us, renews us, and completes God’s work until we share in His glory! (1 Cor 15:10; Rom 5:1-2; Jn 15:5; Php 1:6, 9-11; 2:12-13; 3:21)

United With Christ We have a choice if we obey sin or righteousness. Following Law and relying upon it will leave us slaves to the sin that law points out (1 Cor 15:56; Rom 6:14). We, in Christ, however have been freed from sin’s dominion because we have been united with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection. One way we are able to remember our relationship to God in Christ, is the ceremony He gave us that was our ...

Ephesians 2

TAll that God tells us in Scripture leads us to His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. It is in Christ that we find God’s eternal purpose, grace, redemption, and a practical everyday life that is to the praise of His glory, not ours!  We have, in Christ, an inheritance beyond this world. We have in Chrsit what this world cannot afford us, in everyday life – living it to the praise of His glory! (Eph 1:1-14)

Ephesians introduction

We have been called to a new self created by God in righteousness and Holiness. Eph 4:24

Our Spiritual blessings in Christ help us know him better. Eph 1: 17; 2:10; 3:21

The Bible says Jesus Christ, Himself is our peace (Eph 2:14), and in Jesus Christ we have peace with God (Rom 5:1). The Bible also says the peace of God is found in His people by His Holy Spirit (Gal 5:22). Look for Jesus find peace in His blood and live victoriously in it!

God is eternal, and so He is all-powerful and holy. God keeps His promises and rewards those who honestly, diligently, and earnestly seek Him. These facts about God are a call to our hearts and upon our lives (Hebrews 11:6). 

The Bible says of Jesus – in Him was life and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not overcome it or comprehended it. (Jn 1:4-9) We are sons of day and walking in the light of God in Jesus Christ (1 Thess 5:5; 1 Jn 1:7).

When we discover we need help, spiritual help, then we call on the One who can help us, God. The Bible tells us that the Lord Jesus saves all who call on Him, Jew and Gentile. All we need to do is call on Him do what He tells us to do. If we reject what He tells us to do we are rejecting His help (Romans 12:12-13; 2 Thessalonians 1:8-10). .  

1 John 3:8

Philemon

Family takes us back to our origin, the place we were born. It is our identity. It charges us with our purpose, our character. It brings to us heritage and inheritance. The church is God’s family, a family born of God by the water and the Spirit (1Tim 3:15; Gal 6:10; Jn 3:3-5; 1Jn 5:1-5).