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Do you ever wonder if there is more to the Christian life? We trust Christ, worship faithfully, and seek to live rightly, yet still feel that there is so much more to experience. In Ephesians 3:14–21, the apostle Paul addresses this longing not with a command to try harder, but with a prayer. Paul reminds us that Christians are not spiritually impoverished. Scripture declares that God has blessed us “with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ” and…

“that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God” (Colossians 1:10). Paul regularly prayed for Christians everywhere. Included were the brethren at Colossae. His prayer gives us valuable insight into what our aim should be in our relationship with God. He is praying for them to walk worthily of the Lord. Walking worthily of the Lord is not a walk of merit, for we are…

Zeal is a wonderful thing to have. This excitement and enthusiasm can be illustrated by one of its meanings: to be heated to the point of boiling. Many people are on fire about religion. The Apostle Paul said that for zeal to be of any value there are some things that must accompany it. What must we have with our zeal? What does the Bible say? Zeal Is Essential. Paul indicates Zeal is a good thing when speaking of some…

Have you ever lost something truly valuable? I remember losing my wallet at Summer camp as a teenager. I felt a pit in my stomach and, to be honest, I was scared. Fortunately, someone found it and returned it to me the next day – with money still inside. I was fortunate indeed! In Luke 15 we read three parables that stress the importance of lost souls. Jesus used these parables to counter-act the self-righteous attitudes of the Pharisees and…