July 9, 2016
by Josh Tancordo
| Tags: spiritual warfare, missio Dei, Satan
In order to fight against our enemy, we have to understand the mission of our enemy. And in order to understand the mission of our enemy, we first have to understand the mission of God. ...
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June 29, 2016
by Josh Tancordo
| Tags: gospel, evangelism, culture, America, persecution, homosexuality, abortion
In response to America's moral freefall, God calls us to be firm in our convictions but focused in our efforts. ...
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June 26, 2016
by Josh Tancordo
| Tags: marriage
In Ephesians 5:22-33, Paul paints a picture of marriage that is an alternative to both the feminism and the chauvinism we see and have seen in society. Both feminism and chauvinism are distortions of the beautiful way God intended husbands and wives to relate to each other.
First, he says to wives, "Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is th...
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June 8, 2016
by Josh Tancordo
| Tags: spiritual growth, Holy Spirit
In Ephesians 5:18, Paul tells us to "be filled with the Spirit." But what exactly does that mean?...
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June 3, 2016
by Josh Tancordo
| Tags: holiness, sex, marriage
"Because I told you so." I'm sure you remember hearing that as a child, and if you're a parent, you've probably said that once in a while.
"Why should I do this?" "Because I told you so." "Why should I not do that?" "Because I told you so." That's like the universal trump card parents have whenever their kids ask too many "why" questions. It's probably saved countless par...
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May 25, 2016
by Josh Tancordo
| Tags: spiritual growth, sanctification, sin, change, repentance
We can experience real transformation as we do what Paul says in Ephesians 4:22-24: taking off the old, having our minds renewed, and putting on the new....
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May 20, 2016
by Josh Tancordo
| Tags: sin, self-esteem, discernment, Bible, prosperity gospel, charismatic movement
There are four questions we can ask that help us navigate through the theological junkyard that's all around us. ...
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May 13, 2016
by Josh Tancordo
| Tags: ministry, spiritual gifts, leadership, membership, church
For whatever reason, there’s a tendency in many churches for people to view pastors as the ones chiefly responsible for ministry and the rest of believers as mere spectators. Thankfully, Ephesians 4 rescues us from that mentality. ...
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May 5, 2016
by Josh Tancordo
| Tags: intellectualism, hypocrisy, emotionalism, doctrine, truth, Bible study
In Ephesians 4:1, Paul helps us steer clear of two ditches on either side of the road: cold intellectualism on one side and shallow emotionalism on the other. ...
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April 27, 2016
by Josh Tancordo
| Tags: love, cross, Jesus
Much like the universe, God’s love is immense. It’s immeasurable. It’s utterly beyond our ability to comprehend. And yet, Paul still prays that we’d be able to at least comprehend something of this incomprehensible love. ...
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