The Webster Bible Church Podcast

How God Brings About Restoration - 2 Kings 8:1-6

Pastor Ed Moore guest speaker

Mind The Gap - Ephesians 4:17-24

Transformative Truth: Having learned Christ, live distinctly, according to your new identity. The Way of the Lost (vv 17-19) The Way of the Lord (vv 20-24)

How Christ Builds His Church - Ephesians 4:7-16

Transformative Truth: Every believer is gifted by Christ to build up the church. Varying Grace - Ephesians 4:7-10 Every believer is gifted by Christ to build up the church. But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness. - Romans 6:17-18 NIV The Vibrant Church - Ephesians 4:11-16 - Capable Men - Comprehensive ministry - Christlike maturity Every believer is gifted by Christ to build up the church.

Equipped For Unity - Ephesians 4:1-6

Transformative Truth: God Calls and Equips the Church for Unity Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Philippians 2:3 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.  Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:31-32 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, Ephesians 1:13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body-Jews or Greeks, slaves or free-and all were made to drink of one Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:13 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named Ephesians 3:14-15 "that according to the riches of his (God's) glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being. Ephesians 3:16 ESV

A Prayer For Spiritual Vitality - Ephesians 3:14-21

Transformative Truth: Through prayer, God energizes his church to experience his fullness. For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. - Romans 15:4 Through prayer, God energizes his church to experience his fullness. The Premise of the Prayer Ephesians 3:14a The Posture of the Prayer Ephesians 3:14b-15 The Progression of the Prayer Ephesians 3:16-19 1. Inner strength (v. 16) 2. Indwelling Christ (v. 17a) 3. Immense love (v.17b-19a) 4. Increasing fullness The Pinnacle of the Prayer Ephesians 3:20-21