This week we consider the "feet prepared with Gospel of peace," and the "shield of faith." Remembering that a major thread in Paul's argument in Ephesians relates to the unity that should exist within the body of Christ (particularly between Jew and Gentile) we can place this passage on spiritual warfare in its proper context. The Enemy comes to distract and deceive and divide and in so doing destroy the unity and peace that the Spirit is seeking to cultivate. We also discuss the "root problem" in western Christianity - optional or unrealized discipleship.

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Tags: gospel | faith | discipleship

This week, we continue to explore what hinders us from hearing the One True Gospel by discussing God's holy love. As we have seen in the previous studies, God has given us desires (needs) for significance, security and satisfaction. The only way that these needs/desires will ever be satisfied is by experiencing God's holy love expressed in Jesus Christ.

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Tags: gospel | desire

Today, we move from the Larger Story of life to the Central Story of the Gospel. Central to the Gospel is the revelation of what Jesus has done for us AND what He desires to do to us. As we begin to consider this, we begin by thinking about three types of people and their response to the message of the Gospel. We will conclude this discussion next week.

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Tags: gospel | jesus

In this discussion, we continue to explore the Biblical teaching on the power of the Gospel by finishing up Acts 17 and beginning to look at some of the problems that face Christ's disciples as we interact with our culture.

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Tags: gospel | story | questions

In this discussion, we begin to develop the Biblical teaching on the power of the Gospel by dealing with Acts 17 and Paul's preaching to the Areopagus at Mars Hill in Athens.

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Tags: gospel | story | questions