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051 Ephesians 1:1-14 Part 3 – “In Christ”
Welcome to our third talk in our series on Ephesians. We are looking at the first 14 verses of chapter 1. So far we have seen that Paul is praising God for blessings in the heavenly realms (v3). These include: The will of God 1-4-5-9-11 Election and Predestination 4-5-11 In Christ (10 references) The gift…
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050 Ephesians 1:1-14 Part 2 – Election and Predestination
Last time We looked at Ephesians 1:1-14 and we identified 4 major themes in the passage: The will of God 1-4-5-9-11 Election and Predestination 4-5-11 In Christ (10 references) The gift of the Holy Spirit 13-14 We concentrated on the will of God. We saw that it’s God’s will for us to: v4…
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049 Ephesians 1:1-14 Part 1
Ephesians is one of the most exciting books in the NT. The church to which it’s addressed was established by the apostle Paul in AD53 during his homeward journey to Jerusalem (see Acts 19 and 20). About 7 years later Paul wrote this letter while he was in prison in Rome. It was intended not…
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048 Healing in Practice
God has revealed himself as a healing God in both Old and New Testaments. Jesus never refused anyone who asked for healing and he has commissioned his church to heal the sick. Healings should accompany the proclamation of the Gospel as signs confirming the Word and Christians should expect healing through the anointing with oil…
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047 Healing and Suffering – Why do Christians suffer?
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046 Sickness among God’s people in the New Testament 2 of 2 – Why were the Corinthians sick?
Illness in Corinth Having looked at four Christians who were sick, though not because of sin or unbelief, we must now turn our attention to a group of Christians who were sick because of their sin – the Corinthians referred to in 1 Corinthians 11:30. The Corinthians The situation in Corinth was extremely serious. There were…
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045 Sickness among God’s people in the New Testament 1 of 2 – Godly Christians
Sickness among God’s People in the New Testament Although there is a close connection between faith and healing in the New Testament, we cannot automatically conclude that if a Christian is not healed it is because there is sin in their life or because they do not have enough faith. It is by no means as simple as…
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044 Healing and the anointing with oil – James 5
[Below is the chapter on which this episode was based. Click here for books by Dr David Petts] Lessons about healing from the epistles – James The passage in James 5:14-15 provides the clearest instruction to Christians who are sick to be found in the New Testament: Is any one of you sick? He…
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043 Christians and the use of medicine
[below is the chapter on which this podcast was based – click here for books] Medical Healing There are undoubtedly positive promises for healing in the New Testament, but if these are not balanced and understood in the light of the overall teaching of the Bible, there is always a danger of going to unbiblical extremes. One…
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042 Healing in the book of Acts – 2 of 2 – Healing on the Island of Malta
Lessons about healing from Acts – Part Two The healing of the sick on the island of Malta Last time: There are many references to healing in the Book of Acts. General references include: the disciples’ prayer that God would stretch out his hand to heal (4:30) the statement that on one occasion all the sick were…