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A Stone In The Shoe

Something you can't forget about

Category: Teachings

Helpful teachings, either mine, or someone else’s.

Beginners Bible Study – Ephesians 5: 10-20 – The small things matter

Thomas Less, February 5, 2015April 6, 2017

ten_commandments10Carefully determine what pleases the Lord.

Such a short but powerful verse.  We are commanded to spend time carefully considering what pleases Jesus.  This done through prayer and study of the Bible – and then applying that to our life!

11Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them. 12It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do …

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Beginner’s Bible Study – Ephesians 5:1-8 Small Things Matter

Thomas Less, January 3, 2015April 6, 2017

Mustard-Seeds1Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. 2Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved usa and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.

3Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God’s people. 4Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse …

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Beginner's Bible Study – Ephesians 4:17-32 – He makes it all pretty clear.

Thomas Less, December 30, 2014April 6, 2017

QuestionMark17With the Lord’s authority I say this: Live no longer as the Gentiles do, for they are hopelessly confused. 18Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts against him. 19They have no sense of shame. They live for lustful pleasure and eagerly practice every kind of impurity.

Remember that when the …

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Beginner's Bible Study – Ephesians 4:7-16

Thomas Less, December 28, 2014April 6, 2017

Congregation body of christ7However, he has given each one of us a special gifta through the generosity of Christ. 8That is why the Scriptures say,

“When he ascended to the heights,
he led a crowd of captives
and gave gifts to his people.”b

9Notice that it says “he ascended.” This clearly means that Christ also descended to our lowly world.c 10And the same one who descended …

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Beginner's Bible Study – Ephesians 4:1-6 God's Calling You

Thomas Less, December 26, 2014April 6, 2017

Cell Phone1Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. 2Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. 3Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. 4For there is one body and …

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Beginner's Bible Study – Ephesians 3:14-21 A Prayer to Memorize

Thomas Less, December 24, 2014April 6, 2017

Child-Praying14When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father,e 15the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth.f 16I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. 17Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s …

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Beginner's Bible Study – Ephesians 3:10-13 In the presence of God.

Thomas Less, December 23, 2014April 6, 2017

The Sermon on the Mount Carl Bloch, 189010God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to display his wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. 11This was his eternal plan, which he carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord.

12Because of Christ and our faith in him,d we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence. 13So please don’t lose …

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Beginner's Bible Study – Ephesians 3:1-9

Thomas Less, December 20, 2014April 6, 2017

Jesus-Addict1When I think of all this, I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus for the benefit of you Gentilesa . . . 2assuming, by the way, that you know God gave me the special responsibility of extending his grace to you Gentiles. 3As I briefly wrote earlier, God himself revealed his mysterious plan to me. 4As you read what I have written, you will understand …

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Beginners Bible Study – Ephesians 2:14-22

Thomas Less, December 19, 2014April 6, 2017

Brooklyn_Museum_-_Reconstruction_of_Jerusalem_and_the_Temple_of_Herod_(Réconstitution_de_Jérusalem_et_du_temple_d'Hérode)_-_James_Tissot14For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us. 15He did this by ending the system of law with its commandments and regulations. He made peace between Jews and Gentiles by creating in himself one new people from the two groups. 16Together …

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Beginner's Bible Study – Ephesians 2:11-13

Thomas Less, December 17, 2014April 6, 2017

Crying11Don’t forget that you Gentiles used to be outsiders. You were called “uncircumcised heathens” by the Jews, who were proud of their circumcision, even though it affected only their bodies and not their hearts. 12In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from citizenship among the people of Israel, and you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived …

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