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Your Pastor is Praying for You, Part One

Ephesians 3:14-21

September 29, 2019 • Pastor Paul Edwards

This is the second of Paul's Pastoral Prayers in his letter to the Ephesians (the first being Ephesians 1:15-23). Both prayers reflect the passion of every true pastor's heart: that the people whom God has given him to shepherd might have enlightened eyes to see all of what is theirs in the unsearchable riches of Christ.

Ephesians: The Closing Benediction

June 26, 2022 • Pastor Paul Edwards

The Apostle ends his letter where he began: with grace and peace, but then adds "love with faith." With these four virtues, Paul summarizes what he has been saying in the entire letter.

Faithfulness in Obscurity

May 29, 2022 • Pastor Paul Edwards

The success of any church is dependent in large measure on men and women who are content to serve the church and the Lord Jesus in obscurity. The Apostle Paul closes his letter to the Ephesians by introducing us to a man who is a model of such faithfulness: Tychicus.

"And Also for Me" (Part 2)

May 22, 2022 • Pastor Paul Edwards

The Apostle Paul asks for the prayers of his people, not for his own sake, but so that the mystery of the gospel might be proclaimed. He asks for two things specifically: "utterance" and "boldness." What is this "utterance"? And what is this "boldness"? And why are they so critical to Paul's ability to preach the gospel?