Tag: Roy W. Hefti
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Freely and Confidently
I take certain blessings for granted and don’t really think about them all that much from day to day. I don’t think about what an undeserved gift it is that I wake up each morning and have good food in my fridge, warm clothes on my back, and a heated house in winter. On a…
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Chosen in Christ Before the World Began
Note: This post is part of a series on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Click here to view all posts. “He did this when he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world, so that we would be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as…
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Saved by Grace, Not by Works
Note: This post is part of a series on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Click here to view all posts. “Indeed, it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9). If you’ve ever…
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One Body, One Spirit, One Lord
Note: This post is part of a series on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Click here to view all posts. “There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in the one hope of your calling. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who…
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Walking in the Light
Note: This post is part of a series on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Click here to view all posts. “You were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light” (Ephesians 5:8). There’s a remarkable shift in Ephesians chapter 5. Paul doesn’t say we were in darkness; he…
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Strengthened in the Inner Self
Note: This post is part of a series on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Click here to view all posts. “I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he would strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner self, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith” (Ephesians 3:16-17).…
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The Armor of God for the Battle of Faith
Note: This post is part of a series on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Click here to view all posts. “Put on the full armor of God, so that you can stand against the schemes of the Devil” (Ephesians 6:11). Whether we realize it or not, we are in a battle. Not against people. Not…
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Why Does God Bless Us?
“May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us—so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations” (Psalm 67:1-2). The first few verses of Psalm 67 have changed how I think about God’s blessings and his gracious favor to me and all his…