Everyday Truth with Kurt Skelly

Ephesians 2:10-14

We have been saved for a purpose. While it is true that we have not been saved BY works, it is equally true that we have been saved UNTO good works. Simply put, God has specially designed good works for believers to accomplish, and He has supernaturally fashioned each of His new creatures (creations) to be able to accomplish those very works. In that sense, believers are His masterpiece new creations!

Ephesians 2:4-9

The gift of salvation is not a result of any good work that we have done to earn it in some way. It IS, however, the result of Someone’s good works—JESUS. He satisfied the righteous demands of the law, and He paid the awful price of sin on behalf of us sinners. Were it not for God's rich mercy and great love in sending Jesus to die for our sins, there would be no hope of redemption for anybody.

Ephesians 2:1-4

One of the best incentives for Christians to reenergize their commitment to serve God is to simply remember what they used to be before they were saved. The picture is not pretty! But when one considers what he has been saved from, he is encouraged to serve God with new determination and greater purpose.

Ephesians 1:19-23

There are some things that God wants all of His children to know after they have been born into His family. Among them is this great truth: He wants His children to know that they can be sure that they will be just like Jesus! God will used the same power by which Jesus was resurrected from the dead in order to accomplish His purpose in the lives of His children!

Nehemiah 10

From the series "When God Interrupts Your Life"

Ephesians 1:14-18

There is joy in the presence of the angels of God when a sinner repents. Paul possessed the same kind of heavenly attitude about those who responded positively to his gospel message. Find out the two ways that Paul prayed for new converts! Learn the importance of interceding on behalf of new believers.

Ephesians 1:9-13

Paul begins the letter of Ephesians in the same way that Jesus taught His disciples to begin their prayers to God: by simply praising His name for the amazing spiritual blessings He alone provides. Learn today about the blessing of redemption, forgiveness, acceptance, adoption, inheritance, being sealed, and more! This is a “wow” passage for us to consider!

Ephesians 1:4-9

Does God effectively call certain individuals to salvation before they are even born? Further, is it to be inferred that God does not intend for some people ever to be saved? What does it mean that we are “chosen in Him” and “predestinated.” Unfortunately, some have misunderstood these beautiful terms and have thereby caused fear and disappointment where God intended comfort and hope.

Ephesians 1:1-3

Most people list blessings as the physically good things that happen in their lives: healing, a raise at work, a nice vacation, etc. But these blessings are so superficial compared with the ways by which God truly desires to bless His children. Find out today two amazing ways God blesses His children because of their relationship with Jesus!  

Ephesians 1:1

Paul loved the church at Ephesus! He spent a good deal of time personally preaching to them, leading them to Christ, and discipling them. He testified that the had preached to them the “whole counsel of God.” Yet there was more to say! In our study of this important letter, we will learn what doctrinal truth was essential (chapters 1-3) and what actions should arise in a believer’s life because of that truth (chapters 4-6).