Be filled with the Spirit . . . submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. Ephesians 5:18, 21 Ephesians 5:21 introduces a section in the letter to the Ephesians that deals with the subject of submission. This section includes three parts: the submission of a wife to her husband, the submission of...
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EXERCISE GRATITUDE
Be filled with the Spirit . . . giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 5:18, 20 What does the word “thankful” mean to you? Does it primarily make you think of Thanksgiving Day and of overeating with awkward family members whom...
THE EXTRAORDINARY FATHER IS ACTIVE IN HIS LOCAL CHURCH
“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together…” (Hebrews 10:25). Jesus died for the church, we are told in the Bible. “The gates of hell will not prevail against the church,” Jesus said. The church is as old as the ministry of Jesus Himself and is a vital part of any father’s success as well as...
WORSHIP TOGETHER
Be filled with the Spirit . . . speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord. Ephesians 5:18–19 Ephesians 5:19 instructs us to address one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. We find music mentioned throughout both the Old and New Testaments....
BE FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT
Be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord. Ephesians 5:17–19 One of the greatest truths...
THE EXTRAORDINARY FATHER PERSEVERES
“Be not weary in well doing” (2 Thessalonians 3:13). You may be thinking that all these stellar qualities mentioned in this book are simply beyond your capabilities. You may be so deflated because of personal failure and weakness that you are tempted to give up. Your inconsistencies may be many, but no setback is permanent,...