How to Stand in Dark Days, part 1

Ephesians 6:13-17 In late October, 1415, King Henry V was retreating north from the French army toward the safety of the city of Calais. England’s 6000 troops were tired, hungry and diseased after a three month campaign on French soil. The French moved to block the...

Wrestling with the Darkness

Ephesians 6:10-12 When a group of Christians gathered for an outdoor prayer service[i] on Saturday, August 7, 2021 in Portland, Oregon, USA, the unbelievable happened. Unbelievable, that is, if you are an American. Christians in other countries are very familiar with...

The Fear of God in the Marketplace

Ephesians 6:5-9 God’s Word can give us a great wisdom when all around us things are in an uproar. Consider, for instance, the life and times of Baruch, who helped Jeremiah. In the Book of Jeremiah, chapters 32-45, we find episodes in the life of this man, Baruch[i],...

Spirit-Filled Parents and Children

Ephesians 6:1-4 In the last message from this text, we remembered the tragic story of the collapse of the St. Francis dam in California in 1928. Because that concrete dam was built on and supported by unstable rock, it collapsed, killing more than four hundred people....

A Spirit-Filled Marriage, part 2

Ephesians 5:22-33 Why do so many marriages fail? In Ephesians 5:22-33, we see just how much a marriage needs a good foundation and a good support system. About noon on March 12, 1928, three employees of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power inspected the St....