Partnering with Local Churches to Train and Send Missionaries Worldwide
‘That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;’ — Philippians 3:10 There is no doubt that Paul knew the Lord. He personally met the Lord
‘Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.’ — Philippians 2:16 Three times in Philippians, God speaks of ‘the day of Christ’.
‘Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of
‘Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.’ — Ephesians 6:10 The Christian life is described as wrestling or struggling against an invisible spiritual enemy. Our enemy is: Tricky (‘wiles of the devil’) –
‘And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.’ — Ephesians 6:4 The life (‘walk’) of the Spirit-filled believer should revolutionise husband-wife relationships (Eph 5:22-33), parent-child relationships (Eph
‘Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.’ — Ephesians 5:33 The spiritual riches talked about in the book of Ephesians are without comparison.
The United Kingdom has enjoyed one of the richest Christian histories of any country. Many great Christians, pastors, missionaries, and authors of the past were British. The impact of this spiritual heritage is evident today in the lives of Christians
‘Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;’ — Ephesians 5:1 The one who believes on Christ becomes a child of God. The reality of this truth ought to be amazing every time we think about it! A child
‘From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.’ —
‘Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.’ — Ephesians 3:13 Paul was a prisoner for preaching – specifically for preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles (Eph 3:1). The
