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Ephesians 2- Part 2

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Study and learn. Be changed.  Ephesians 2 Made Alive in Christ 1 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh[a] and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. 6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not
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The Armor of God by Shirer - Part 1

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For this school year, I have hosted a women's Bible study using the guide, The Armor of God, by Priscilla Shirer. She was the lead actress in War Room, the movie that was out recently. Our enemy is real, but He has been disarmed (Col 2:15).  He has been overruled (Eph 1:20- 22).  He has been mastered (Phil 2: 9-11).  He has been rendered powerless (Heb 2:14).  All His hard work will be destroyed (1 John 3:8) The devil wishes to distract us, discourage us, divide us and disable us.  So start today and pray...  There are so many truth she points out, and as the weeks go on, I will post about them.  She starts by showing that Ephesians 6 declares we have a real enemy, and it isn't other Christians (we have to stop attacking each others.. let the hand be a hand, head be a head, etc, as we are all the body of Christ... another blog for another day). Ephesians 6: 10   Finally,  be strong in the Lord and in  the strength of his might.   11  Put on  the whole armor of God
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Silence

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Silence, sorry about mine. It has been a crazy year.  No wonder moving is considered as stressful as a death in the family.  I still am trying to figure out my grove.  Life is full of new and the same challenges.  It is just part of living in a broken world.   I just read a great historical fiction book, one that makes you think about God's supposed silence during hard trials.   The book is called Silence by a Japanese author named  Shusaku Endo.  My son is in 11th grade but taking college classes through Toccoa Falls College ( a Christian College in Ga). http://www.tfc.edu/about-tfc/what-we-believe/     This is one of the books he had to write about.   This historical fiction is not God's word, but the fictionalized character is based upon what our Catholic brothers in Christ endured to know Christ, and for this reason, it is worth reading.  He wrote this riveting novel, centered about an inexperienced Portuguese priest named Rodrigues, whose faith is stretched and t
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