A series of homilies on Ephesians.
A homily is “a short talk on a religious or moral topic; a usually short sermon; a lecture or discourse on or of a biblical theme.”
I am sharing a verse-by-verse series of short messages on Ephesians (as well as other passages of Scripture) specifically targeted at reviving families and encouraging and exhorting husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, and children to do what God has commanded them to do, for if the church is to be revived and the country is to be awakened, the family must be revived first.
TEXT: Ephesians 4:3-6:
3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
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Someone once said, “Passing along the road the other day, I thought I had found a very beautiful knife. On picking it up, I found it to be only a handle without a blade. So do we hear very beautiful sermons — well written and well read — but they are without a blade. They cut out no cancers of sin and carve out no models of piety. Sermons must have blades!”
Leonard Ravenhill said, “God is taking His hands off of America because we’ve had so much light and we’ve rejected it.”
In their book, The Ten Greatest Revivals Ever, Elmer Towns and Douglas Porter share with us: “The revival that began on Christmas morning in Cornwall, England, was among the first expressions of revival in the Second Great Awakening. It actually preceded the larger awakening by several years. Like other revivals of that era, it resulted in significant church growth as people who had abandoned the church were won to Christ. What began in Cornwall soon spread throughout the British Isles, North America, and various other nations.”
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Because Christian believers are tasked with striving to maintain the unity of the church, it is important that we understand where the source of that unity lies. Paul begins to address this when He says, “There is one body, and one Spirit…” We should not speak of a divided church because the true Body of Christ and the true Spirit of Christ are, by nature, one. They are absolutely unified. There is no division between them. So, when we speak of disunity or division in the church, it is because we, the people, are not doing our job.
Let’s pray.
Now, if you do not know the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior, please keep in mind that the Bible says, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.” Just pray and ask Him to come into your heart and He will. I will be sharing more on the matter of salvation in the next segment of our service which starts in about 5 minutes.
Revival Prayer List
PRAY FOR SPECIFIC FAMILIES
Philippians 4:6 says, “Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”
— Julio in Port St. Lucie, Florida
for wisdom and knowledge for his medical education, career and ministry
— Marc in Israel
for safety of Christians in Israel and the Church of Tabgha congregation
— Henry in New Delhi, India
bless his ministry with big gatherings and huge offerings
— Pastor Prasada
bless their Gospel work and service to others
— Dottie in Louisiana
for total grace, mercy & peace; for her daughters, grandchildren and their relationship; for her grandson to be healed from his speech impediment
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PRAY FOR CHURCH LEADERS
Paul said in Ephesians 6:18, “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.”
Leaders of the Church of the Nazarene
Philip Troutman
Paula Troutman
Leaders of the Pentecostal Church
Loyd L. Naten
Dan Coleman
Dwayne Deskins
Joseph G. Skiles
Dan Coleman
Jan Lake
Robert Jayne
James Rayburn
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PRAY FOR GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS
1 Timothy 2:1-2 says, “I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.”
WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE
Gerry Pollet
Chris Reykdal
Marcus Riccelli
June Robinson
Jay Rodne
JD Rossetti
Cindy Ryu
Sharon Tomiko Santos
David Sawyer
Joe Schmick
Daniel Whyte III has spoken in meetings across the United States and in over twenty-five foreign countries. He is the author of over forty books including the Essence Magazine, Dallas Morning News, and Amazon.com national bestseller, Letters to Young Black Men. He is also the president of Gospel Light Society International, a worldwide evangelistic ministry that reaches thousands with the Gospel each week, as well as president of Torch Ministries International, a Christian literature ministry.
He is heard by thousands each week on his radio broadcasts/podcasts, which include: The Prayer Motivator Devotional, The Prayer Motivator Minute, as well as Gospel Light Minute X, the Gospel Light Minute, the Sunday Evening Evangelistic Message, the Prophet Daniel’s Report, the Second Coming Watch Update and the Soul-Winning Motivator, among others.
He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Theology from Bethany Divinity College, a Bachelor’s degree in Religion from Texas Wesleyan University, a Master’s degree in Religion, a Master of Divinity degree, and a Master of Theology degree from Liberty University’s Rawlings School of Divinity (formerly Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary). He is currently a candidate for the Doctor of Ministry degree.
He has been married to the former Meriqua Althea Dixon, of Christiana, Jamaica since 1987. God has blessed their union with seven children.
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