Rev. Doug Floyd Lent 4 2026Rev. Doug Floyd1 Samuel 16:1-13, Ephesians 5:1-14, John 9 If the doors of the perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things through narrow chambers of his cavern . . . Unless the eye catches fire then God will not be seen.…
A circle of friends on pilgrimage for the love of God
A circle of friends on pilgrimage for the love of God
Sermons on Ephesians
Rev. Dr. Les Martin Pentecost +15 2024Rev. Dr. Les MartinEphesians 6:10-20 +In the Name of the Living God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Today, we come to the end of our sermon series on Ephesians, with Paul’s analogy concerning the “Full Armor of God.” Some might think I count myself lucky to have avoided last week’s sometimes controversial…
Pentecost +14 2024Rev. Doug FloydEphesians 5:15-6:9 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.[1] N.T. Wright has suggested that Romans 8 draws upon the image of the Tabernacle in the Wilderness.[2] The Holy Spirit comes…
Pentecost+13 2024Rev. Dr. Les MartinEphesians 5:3-14 I am resolved to know nothing among you But Christ, Jesus and Him crucified. In the name of the living God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. We are continuing our study of Ephesians, and as I did last time I preached, I want to back up, because a week is a long…
Rev. Doug Floyd Pentecost +12Rev. Doug FloydEphesians 4:17-5:2 The story of the Good Samaritan begins with a question. Jesus declares that the heart of the law can be stated in the following commands, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor…
Pentecost +11Rev. Doug FloydEphesians 4:1-16 The book of Ephesians presents this glorious vision of God pouring grace upon grace into His people so that they become the very icons of grace. The Jew and the Gentile are gathered as one family, as one bride, the Beloved of God. In and through this Beloved, He will fill all the heavens and the earth…
Pentecost +10 2024Rev. Dr Les MartinEphesians 3:8-21 In the name God the Father, the Son of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Well, we’re continuing our study of Ephesians. But if you’re like me, when we study a book, we sometimes need to refresh before moving on. I’m going to back up a little real quickly. Looking back, in what we’ve read so far,…
Pentecost +9 2024Rev. Doug FloydEphesians 2 “You are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God.” Ephesians 2:19 In 1967, Armand Nicholi, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, began teaching a class on Sigmund Freud. Students asked their professor if he could talk about a counterpoint to Freud to help them…
Pentecost +8Rev. Dr. Les MartinEphesians 1:1-14 Forever resolved to know nothing among you except Christ Jesus and him crucified in the name of the living God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Being hot natured and a man of my generation at home, my preferred dress is a T-shirt. I wear T-shirts and shorts year-round. In Nigeria, that wasn’t so hard. During my…
A World Re-ordered In ChristPentecost+7BKatie WhitmireAmos 7:7-15, Psalm 85, Ephesians 1:1-14, Mark 6:7-13 I am grateful for the opportunity to share my reflections with you again. Our scriptures this morning point to beautiful images of God’s restoration, the restoration of his kingdom to wholeness, unity, and love. However, we cannot look at this restoration without also…