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Ephesians Week 6

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 Ephesians 5   5  1  Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children   2  and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. 3  But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people.   4  Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving.   5  For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person—such a person is an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. [ a ]   6  Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient.   7  Therefore do not be partners with them. 8  For you were once darkness, but now you are light i...
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Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart

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*I will not doubt Him for He promises to always be in Control and will remember that He loves me. Proverbs 3: 5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him,   and he will make your paths straight.[ a ]  Trust in the Lord; wholly and securely rely upon God’s promises and providence for help and relief in all affairs and dangers.  Trust is the child like confidence without wavering, in our Father’s well-proved wisdom, faithfulness, and love. Lean not unto your own understanding; think not to accomplish things by my own strength  and my own wit , for God forbids all other confidences in bodily strength, wealth, friends, etc.   To confide in God's plan/ will is to rise out of all our anxieties and our own “best” …. Falsely thinking of ourselves as the arbiters person who has the sole or absolute power of judging …..  of our own lives.   Since we are ...
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Does God work all things for good?

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He promises to always be good to me, for God is always good!  Promises about the Love of God - But God demonstrates His own Love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Rom.5:8) J The goodness of God is found throughout the Bible.  His goodness is a promise we, His children, can stand upon. Psalm 27: 13- 14 13 I remain confident of this:  I will see the goodness of the  Lord    in the land of the living. 14 Wait for the  Lord ; be strong and take heart   and wait for the  Lord .        Land of the living-  enjoy the tokens of the divine favor here upon the earth. The prophet Jeremiah witnessed unthinkable horrors when the Babylonians invaded Jerusalem in 586 BC. Solomon’s temple was reduced to rubble.  With its destruction, the people loss their place of worship as well as the center of the Jewish community. ...
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