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  “…one Lord, one faith, one baptism,  one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.” Eph. 4:5-6 NASU More ones but all the ones are one. All find their completeness in God the Father who sums it all up. The Godhead, or Deity…

“There is one body and one Spirit; just as also you were called in one hope of your calling.” (Eph. 4:4) What is your hope? Not hopes in this case but hope. What is your one real earnest hope? For many through the ages, it was for life eternal, for…

“There is one body and one Spirit; just as also you were called in one hope of your calling.” (Eph. 4:4) There is one body, and that body is indwelled by one Spirit. It is the Spirit that is providing the unity of the one body. The oneness of the…

“There is one body and one Spirit; just as also you were called in one hope of your calling.” (Eph. 4:4) This is a definitive statement that follows the plea from preserving the oneness. This verse and the next two are all about the oneness of God and his people.…

“…being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” (Eph. 4:3) There are a lot of interesting ideas in this verse and the first is the idea that the task is not going to be an easy one. No, in fact, diligence will be required.…

“…with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love,” (Eph. 4:2) Paul is kidding, right? First I’ve got to have all humility and gentleness and now he wants to suggest that I exercise those two awesome qualities with patience. I think being humble and gentle…

“…with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love.” (Eph. 4:2) Paul is giving the Ephesian church some ways in which they can participate in a worthy manner walk. The first step, with all humility and gentleness. There is no self-pride in the Christian walk.…

For most of my adult life, I have been hearing about the war on drugs. We blamed the Eastern nations for the heroin and South America for cocaine. We fought it on the seas and at the border, and we lost. We felt better in our loss because we could…

“Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called,” (Eph. 4:1) The walk is sometimes referred to as “your walk.” It describes a way of life or a manner of living. Paul is not much…

“Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.” (Eph. 3:20, 21) Who is…