Ephesians 5:22-6:9 Merry Christmas y'all. Four more days. This is the fourth Sunday of Advent, the fourth week, and this week leading up to Christmas. I would like for us to focus on peace. Jesus said, my peace I give to you. Don't let your heart be troubled or be afraid. For many of us, Christmas is not all joy to the world. It can be a reminder of some hard things, but Jesus knows our struggles. He carried our sorrows, he experienced our griefs. And the Bible says that Jesu

Ephesians 5:7-14 Good Morning. My name is Daniel Duce. If I haven't met you, I'm one of the pastors here. How was your first week of advent? Did you even know that it was the first week of advent? If you didn't welcome. It was the first week of advent. It's been a good week, right? It w as a good week. We had a good week. We got this cool new like family devotional, and it's walking through like some of the stories in the Old Testament and how they all point to to Christ an

Ephesians 5:3-6 Good morning. My name is Daniel Duce. I'm one of the pastors here. If you're new here, if you're new to this church thing, today is the first day of what we call advent. I did not grow up in a church that celebrated or even acknowledged advent. I did not know what advent was until I was an adult. But as an adult, and especially as a parent. Now, I have found the season of advent to be a very helpful rhythm in the Christian life. What is advent? Advent includes

Ephesians 5:1-2 Morning. My name is Daniel Duce. If I have not had the pleasure of meeting you yet, I'm one of the pastors here. I would ask that, if you have one, would you please open your Bible or mobile device and turn or scroll to the book of Ephesians, chapter five? And if you're willing and able, please stand with me for the reading of God's Word. Today's reading comes from the letter of Paul to the Ephesians, chapter five. I'll be reading verses one and two. Hear the

Ephesians 4:17-32 Good morning. Morning. My name is Daniel Duce. I am one of the pastors here and I want to give you another update about the building. By the way, if you're new here, you know, you think our building looks awesome and freshly painted. For those of you that have been here a while, it looks pretty good, right? Yeah. Out with the old. In with the new. For old timers, for OG Mission church folks, and for, those that are new or visiting. I want to tell you the sto

Ephesians 4:1-16 ESV 4 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit— just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all an

James 5:13 ESV 13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Romans 12:15 ESV 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Ephesians 4:1-6 ESV 1 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 The

Ephesians 3:14-21 ESV 14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family[c] in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith— that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,

Ephesians 2:1-10 ESV 1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course[a] of this world,...

Ephesians 1:3 ESV 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in...

Matthew 5:9-11 ESV 2 And he [Jesus] opened his mouth and taught them, saying: 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the...

Ephesians 1:1-2 NASB 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are at Ephesus and are faithful in Christ...

John 10:10-11 ESV 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. 11 I am...

Jesus came so that we might have Life…and have it abundantly. 21 times in the NT, Jesus said, “Follow me.” Jesus said, “Come to me…and I...

Psalm 66:1-20 ESV To the choirmaster. A Song. A Psalm. 1 Shout for joy to God, all the earth; 2 sing the glory of his name; give...

Psalm 51:1-19 ESV To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. 1 Have...