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Letter to the Ephesians

Resurrection

Pastor Grant Ethridge
Happy Easter! I pray you had a great Resurrection Sunday. We are in a series studying the letter to the Ephesians. Our key verse for Easter was Ephesians 4:10: “He…
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Letter to the Ephesians

Cross

Pastor Grant Ethridge
This past Friday, we had a special Good Friday service called “The Power and the Passion.” It was the first time we’ve done a service like this and what a…
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Letter to the Ephesians

Church

Pastor Grant Ethridge
After explaining the gospel, Paul explains the church, the community of people that the gospel brings together. We’ll come back to the end of chapter 2 later; today, we will…
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Letter to the Ephesians

Gospel

Pastor Grant Ethridge
If you only had one book, you would want Ephesians. If you only had one passage, it would be Ephesians 2:8-10. You have heard people say, “What I am saying…
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Letter to the Ephesians

Prayer in Ephesians

Pastor Grant Ethridge
Last week, we began a new study on the book of Ephesians. In just the first few verses, we saw that God the Father planned our salvation, God the Son…
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Letter to the Ephesians

Purpose

Pastor Grant Ethridge
I’m excited to begin a new series on the book of Ephesians. Ephesians is often regarded as the most profound book Paul ever penned. Chapters 1-3 are very doctrinal; Paul…
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You be the Judge

Our King Has Come

Pastor Grant Ethridge
Growing up in church I never heard a sermon on Judges 17-21. After you read these chapters you’ll understand why. They include some of the most violent, brutal stories in…
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You be the Judge

The God of Another Chance

Pastor Grant Ethridge
The God of Another Chance It’s great to be back from vacation! I appreciate Chip Dean preaching for me and doing the blog post last week while I was away.…
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You be the Judge

Playing with Fire

Pastor Grant Ethridge
This week we will look at the life of Samson. There were four fires associated with his life in the book of Judges (13:20, 15:5, 15:6, 15:14). Two fires were…
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You be the Judge

A Baby Story

Pastor Grant Ethridge
The story of Samson is one of the most famous stories in the Bible. His name means sunshine or sunny. He is a ray of light in a dark world.…
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You be the Judge

Winners and Losers

Pastor Grant Ethridge
The next few chapters in Judges are among the hardest ones of the book to study and preach. God’s name is not mentioned in chapters 8-10. They are a great…
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You be the Judge

Human Heroes

Pastor Grant Ethridge
Today, we continue our look into the life of Gideon. In Judges 6:13, Gideon says, “…now the LORD has forsaken us….” The truth is they weren’t in their situation because…
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You be the Judge

How to Find Peace

Pastor Grant Ethridge
In Judges 6 we read the story of Gideon and we learn the name for God, Jehovah Shalom, meaning the Lord is Peace (v. 24). Peace is something we all…
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You be the Judge

You Can Make a Difference

Pastor Grant Ethridge
As we continue our series in the book of Judges to chapters four and five, we see that Israel continued to fall into the cycle of sin. Sin always enslaves…
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Winning Life’s Greatest Battles

Pastor Grant Ethridge
Why does God allow us to struggle in life? Why does God allow the enemy to attack us? As we continue our study through the book of Judges, we move…
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