In John fourteen, we have inspiring words from our Lord regarding our future home in heaven. John 14:1-2 (ESV) 1  “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2  In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to […]

1 Peter 5:10 (ESV) 10  And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.  Regardless of who you are, life can sometimes be tough.  Job once said, “Man who is born of a […]

Galatians 2:4 (ESV) 4  Yet because of false brothers secretly brought in—who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might bring us into slavery— Who does not want to be free?  Freedom is a blessed state of being.  Those who have it, cherish it, and those […]

1 Corinthians 1:2 (ESV) 2  To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:  The word sanctified means “to make holy.”   It refers […]

We are focusing this week on the importance and privilege of being in Christ.  It is, indeed, the most important place you can be on earth.  Last night we saw that in Christ is where all spiritual blessings are found (Ephesians 1:3).  For the rest of the week, I want to consider specific blessings that […]

Ephesians 1:3 (ESV) 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, The word for blessed means “to be praised,” and it only applies to God in the New Testament.  We get the English word eulogy from a […]