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  • Prevailing Intercession-Henry Law
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  • A Practical Study of Hebrews
  • Satan's Hatred of Women
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  • John Welch on Romans 8:1
  • Topical Analysis of the Bible
  • LEARNING TO LIVE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE LORD OF HEAVEN AND EARTH
  • The Kingdom of God in Christ
    • The Kingdom Foretold
    • The King and His Kingdom Come
    • The Kingdom in its Biblical Context
    • The Kings introduction-the wild man and the real man
    • The Ultimate Test of the Father's Word-The Temptation
    • The Goal of the Kingdom Conquest
    • The Blessed of the Kingdom
    • Blessed are they that mourn
    • Blessed are the meek
    • Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness
    • Blessed are the Merciful
    • Blessed are the Pure in Heart
    • The Blessed of the Kingdom are the Salt & Light of the World
    • Kingdom Righteousness
    • Sermon on the mount-Getting the Law Right
    • Restoring God's Most Reflective Relationship
    • Being Sons and Daughters of the Heavenly Father
    • Understanding our Lord's Father Context
    • Breathing Pure Air in a Polluted World
    • Living in the Presence of the Secret Benefactor
    • What Serving God Looks Like
    • Self Righteous need not apply, but beggars can't be losers
    • Final Warnings From Our King
  • Audio Studies
    • Audio & Outline--On Spiritual Gifts
    • From the Futility of the Human Mind-to the Mind of Christ
    • Audio Study: I Corinthians 6:1-11
    • AUDIO-Waiting On God
    • Audio-Gospel of John
    • AUDIO-A Relational Discussion of the Holy Spirit
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  • From Death to Life
  • All Creation Groans
  • Traveling down the ladder of self knowledge
  • Zions' hymn
  • Power in Weakness
  • What's In A Name?
  • The Heavenly Father's Pity/Spurgeon
  • On Affliction
  • Christ Our Intercessor
  • Spurgeon's Dream
  • Sitting at the Feet of Jesus
  • Stomping Among Lillies
  • The More Excellent Way
  • All Creation Sings Praise to the God of Heaven and Earth
  • The Lord of Heaven and Earth, the Ruler of the Nations
  • From Captivity to God's plan for peace, a future, and an eternal hope
  • Man Looks on the Outward Appearance, but the Lord of Hosts Looks upon the Heart
  • The Earth is the Lord's
  • The earth is the Lords
  • A Wedding Meditation-The Gospel Mystery
  • Be Strong in the Lord
  • The Girdle of Truth
  • Having feet shod with Gospel of Peace
  • Shield of Faith
  • Helmet of Salvation
  • Praying with all prayer & supplication
  • Sword of the Spirit
  • A Wedding Meditation
  • The Power of the Gospel is the Resurrection
  • What is this Mystery
  • A letter of encouragement to faith
  • Great is Mystery Part 3
  • The Mystery of Godliness part 4
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  • Seen of angels part 2
  • Preached among the nations
  • Great is Mystery of Godliness Part 8
  • Mystery of Godliness part 9
  • Great is mystery of Godliness part 10
  • A Father's Hand--on Affliction
  • Great is mystery of Godliness part 11
  • Mystery of Godliness part 12
  • Great is mystery of Godliness part 13
  • Great is mystery of Godliness part 14
  • Romans 1:16-17 Part 1
  • Romans 1:16-17 Part 2
  • It is the Power of God
  • Romans 1:16-17 Part 4
  • Christ, the Glorious Hybrid of God
  • Romans 1:16-17 Part 5
  • Romans 1:16-17 Part 6
  • Romans 1:16-17 Part 7
  • Romans 1:16-17 Part 8
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  • Romans 1:16-17 Part 9
  • Romans 1:16-17 Pt 11
  • The Necessity of the Body of Christ
  • The Perfection of the Body of Chhrist
  • The Role of the Holy Spirit
  • The Application of Body II Pet 1:1-4
  • application of body of Christ #3
  • Practical application body #4
  • Part 5 The application of the body
  • Application of body of Christ #6
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  • application of body of Christ #10
  • The Kingdom of God
  • Galatians 1:1-6
  • Galatians 1:6-9
  • Abraham's Gospel-Melchizedek
  • cutting the covenant
  • The Mark of the Covenant
  • Gospel to Abraham-resurrection
  • Galatians 1:10-17
  • Galatians 1:18-2:10
  • Galatians 2:11-21
  • Galatians 3:1-9
  • Beholding the Glory of God
  • Intro to Gospel of Abraham
  • Melchizedek Gen. 14:18-20
  • Melchizedek #2
  • God's cutting the Covenant
  • Mark of the Covenant
                                                         The Working Out of the “In Christ” Blessings
                                                                                Ephesians 1:15-2:10

Remember:  We have seen that the fallen mind of man is futile.  It grows out of a death context  (bondage-Hebrews 2:14-15), and it leads to a “dead end”.  The Father’s solution for the transformation of the mind of the redeemed is for them to Learn Christ.  The “curriculum” of that learning is the liberating Blessings that the Father has given us In Christ in the heavenlies.  These are Eternal Blessings assured by the gift of the Indwelling Holy Spirit.  Now we look at the working out of those Blessings in the here and now.  The "bank" is in heaven, but faith draws on that bank moment by moment!

I.  The Enabling Power for Eternal Life in this fallen world.
                A.  Paul’s Prayer  Eph 1:15-23
                            1.  Vs 15  Why is he praying this for them?  He has evident testimony that their profession is real.  How, by their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and the outworking of that faith toward the other Adopted Children of God!  Col 1:4; Hebrews 6:9-12; I John 3:13-19

Note:  According to Paul & John, Lone Ranger Christians have no biblical foundation for assurance of salvation.  The sacrificial Love of our Savior will be worked out in His People by His Holy Spirit.  It is the Family Likeness, and is worked out in a family context!!!

                        2.  Vs 17ff  The content of his prayer
                                    a.  It is to the Source of all Blessing—The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Glory!
                                    b.  Vs 17b  That the Father may give them the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of                         Him (Christ Jesus).  Unless the Father gives us the “Tools” to grow in the transformational                         knowledge of Christ Jesus, we will just learn “stuff” about Jesus, and remain in our sins.
                                    c.  Vs 18  Notice the resulting contrast with Eph 4:18—from a darkened understanding to an                                 enlightened understanding!!!  And what does that new understanding grasp?  The hope of His                                         calling (Romans 8:29) and the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints!!!
                        3.  Vs 19-23  His exceeding Greatness of His Power toward us who believe!!!
                                    a.  This is no ordinary power, this is the Power of the Most High God, the Father of                                     Glory.  And it is focused (toward) on us earthly weaklings!!!
                                    b.  This power toward us is already a DONE DEAL!!!  The Father worked it to completion                         at the Resurrection of The Son of His Love from the dead and the seating Him at His Right Hand, the                             ultimate place of Power and Glory!  This is the Power of the Gospel that Romans 1:16 speaks                             of!
                                    c.  Vs 21  The Power of the Father resides in the God/Man, Christ Jesus in an impregnable                                     location and at an elevation that nothing in angelic or human history can touch.
                                    d.  Vs 22a  And secondly,  the Father has given Him all authority to do whatever He wills to do                             over all creation, angelic and human.  Ps 110:1-2; Hebrews 2:5-9
                                    e.  Vs 22b  He is the Head of His Body, the church, in all things!  Do not think visible structures                             and governments here.  Those are man made.  God is not worshipped with men’s hands as though He                         needed anything!!! (Acts 17:24)
                                    f.  Vs 23  Amazing—the church is His Body, the Fullness of Him Who fills all in all.  Note:  In                                 anything that concerns His Body, if it does not grow out of union and communion with the Head,                                     Christ Jesus, it is emptiness!!!  He is the Fullness of the Godhead bodily, and we are             `                      complete only in Him.  (Col 2:9-10)

        B.  Ephesians 2:1-10  And here’s the outworking of that DONE DEAL Power in the here and now.
                    1.  He has made us, the former dead people, ALIVE.
                               Vs 2-3  Our former family portrait!!!  It looks exactly like Eph. 4:17-19
                    2.     Vs 4  “But God, Who is rich in Mercy”.  Its all of God!!!  And it is all because of His Great Love         with which He loved us!!!  There is no other cause!!!
                    3.    Vs 5  Our only contribution to the process was our death.  But get a hold of this:  the Loving,             Merciful Father made us alive together with Christ, raising us up together with Jesus at His                 Resurrection!!!  WE ARE ETERNALLY ALIVE, IN CHRIST JESUS, RIGHT NOW, THIS VERY                 MINUTE!!!  AND BY THE WAY, IT IS ALL OF GRACE!!!
                    4.    Vs 6  And what’s more,  we are seated together  in the heavenly places IN CHRIST JESUS.
                    5.    Vs  7  Why?  So that the Father could show off the exceeding riches of His Grace IN HIS                             KINDNESS TOWARD US IN CHRIST JESUS!!!
                    6.    Vs 8  And here it is again, “For by Grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of your                 selves, IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD!!!
                    7.    Vs 9  If you add any thing of unredeemed humanity to it, it is boasting in human flesh and is                         damnable.  In Christ alone, by the Grace and Mercy of our Loving Father.  As wonderful as that is, only faith                 activated by the Holy Spirit can receive it!!!
                    8.   Vs 10  “For we are His Workmanship, created in Christ Jesus, unto good works, which were             foreordained, that we should walk in them.  KJV  Our living out our life in Christ leaves no more room f        or boasting than our coming to that life.  It is all of Grace!

Jesus answered and said unto them, "This is the work of God, that you believe on Him Whom He has sent."