If Paul could write a letter that didn’t involve a spiritual warrior tone, a letter with no heresies to denounce, no problems to solve, no sin to confront and no false teachers to expose, if it could be just be a letter from his heart declaring what he believed to be the most important subject in the world, for Paul, Ephesians is that letter. In it he expounds God’s eternal purpose and grace, and shares God’s exalted goals for the church.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called . . .   

Child born - humanity; Son given - deity, divinely sent;  Government on his shoulder - right to rule; His name shall be called: - the type of character that He will possess. God gives five names in Isaiah’s prophecy that teach us Who the Promised Son Is.

It is always a blessing to consider all of the things that the Lord has done for us as a church.  We are not a large congregation, but we are a group of faithful saints whom the Lord has saved to be used for His glory. As we look to this new year of ministry as a congregation, we want to consider the admonition of Psalm 105. In this Psalm we are reminded of three important principles when participating in the Lord’s work: