“And He made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ” (Ephesians 1:9). “According to His good pleasure” is a...

Paul speaks of our redemption and the forgiveness of our sins according to the riches of God’s grace, and then he says, “Which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and...

“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace” (Ephesians 1:7). The forgiveness of sins is a human’s...

Given the fact that Iran has been, and is, the force behind the proxies direct attack on the nation of Israel, someone had to intervene in the matter. Up until now, the...

Speaking of Jesus, Paul said, "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation" (Colossians 1:15). God created humans in His image; they can think...

“In love He predestined us to be adopted as His sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will” (Ephesians 1:5). God didn’t choose us after we decided...

“For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight” (Ephesians 1:4). With the exception of Jesus Christ, no human has kept all...

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ” (Ephesians 1:3). The Bible...

For most of us who grew up in the early churches, sweeping changes have taken place, not suddenly, but gradually, throughout the time from the Protestant Reformation until...

“Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the...

“Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God” (Ephesians 1:1a). Paul was a Pharisee and was on his way to Damascus to bring the Christians back to Jerusalem as...

Fort Cobb Lake officialy opened and was dedicated in 1959. Outside of a few early facilities and boat ramps, there were none of the modern camping areas and places to fish...

My granddad, P.T. Yearwood, and family came to the Alfalfa-Eakly area in 1907, the year of Oklahoma’s statehood. He, like a lot of other folks, relied on farming and...

“Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?— just as Abraham believed God,...

Paul wrote, “When I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter in front of them all, ‘You are a Jew, yet you live like a Gentile...