Sand Harbor Sermons

4.25  Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.  26  Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,  27  and give no opportunity to the devil.  28  Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone...

The New Life 4.17  Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds.  18  They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart.  19  They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of i...

4.11  And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers,  12  to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,  13  until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,  14  so that we may no longer be children, tossed to an...

4.7  But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift.  8  Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high he led a host of captives,     and he gave gifts to men.” 9  (In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth?  10  He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he mig...

4.1  I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,  2  with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,  3  eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.  4  There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call—  5  one Lord, on...

Prayer for Spiritual Strength 14  For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,  15  from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,  16  that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,  17  so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love,  18  may have str...

2.19  So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,  20  built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,  21  in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.  22  In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place...

The Mystery of the Gospel Revealed 3.1  For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—  2  assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for you,  3  how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly.  4  When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ,  5  which was not...

One in Christ 2.11  Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called “the uncircumcision” by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands—  12  remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.  13  But now in Christ...

2.8  For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,  9  not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10  For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

2.4  But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5  even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—  6  and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,  7  so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Chris...

2.1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2  in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—  3  among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.

1.15  For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints,  16  I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,  17  that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,  18  having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know wha...

For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints,   I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,   that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,   having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope t...

1.7  In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,  8  which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight  9  making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ  10  as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.

Spiritual Blessings in Christ 1.3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4  even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love  5  he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of...

1.1  Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus: 2  Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

19.8  And he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God. 9  But when some became stubborn and continued in unbelief, speaking evil of the Way before the congregation, he withdrew from them and took the disciples with him, reasoning daily in the hall of Tyrannus.  10  This continued for two years, so that all the residents of Asia...

Job 28.12  “But where shall wisdom be found?     And where is the place of understanding? 13  Man does not know its worth,     and it is not found in the land of the living. 14  The deep says, ‘It is not in me,’     and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’ 15  It cannot be bought for gold,     and silver cannot be weighed as its price. 16  It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,     in precious on...

13.20  Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,     but the companion of fools will suffer harm.

30.7  Two things I ask of you;     deny them not to me before I die: 8  Remove far from me falsehood and lying;     give me neither poverty nor riches;     feed me with the food that is needful for me, 9  lest I be full and deny you     and say, “Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal     and profane the name of my God.

Proverbs 6.6  Go to the ant, O sluggard;     consider her ways, and be wise. 7  Without having any chief,     officer, or ruler, 8  she prepares her bread in summer     and gathers her food in harvest. 9  How long will you lie there, O sluggard?     When will you arise from your sleep? 10  A little sleep, a little slumber,     a little folding of the hands to rest, 11  and poverty will come upon y...

18.21  Death and life are in the power of the tongue,     and those who love it will eat its fruits.

11.2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace,     but with the humble is wisdom.

Proverbs 29:25: The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is safe.