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  • For One Another Part 7 with Athol Barnes | 07.12.26

    For One Another Part 7 with Athol Barnes | 07.12.26
    2026/07/15
    The first three chapters of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians addresses our position as followers of Jesus. The next three chapters speak about the very practical aspects of our Christian walk. We need to know our position in order to walk out our faith. Paul urged the church in Ephesians 4:1 to walk worthy of their calling. Being a follower of Jesus is not a religion or becoming a nice person who follows a set of rules, becoming a Christian is about becoming a new person. Walking a different walk. The term Christian literally means, “little Christs”. The more we walk with him, the more we look like him, daily being changed into his image. Paul knew who he was, “I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord…” HE didn’t say, “I therefore a prisoner of Rome”. He didn’t let his temporary situation define his position. Paul was a prisoner for Jesus, he had surrendered his life to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. His position with Christ had led him to be temporarily imprisoned in Rome. Are you defined by your current work situation, relationships, or financial status? If you are defined by your temporary situation, you will never know what it means to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called. As followers of Jesus we have a common call, we are all saved by grace alone in Christ alone. We share a common experience of grace; this is what unites us. A healthy church is marked by unity. When a church struggles with a lack of unity, it is often because they have taken their eyes off their common call and identity. In verses 2 and 3, Paul explains how to walk worthy of this calling by listing five characteristics of the follower of Jesus: humility, gentleness, patience, love, and unity. Jesus exemplified these 5 characteristics in his life on the earth: Humility (Philippians 2:5-8); Gentleness (Matthew 11:28-29); Patience (1 Timothy 1:16); Love (Romans 5:8); and Unity (Ephesians 2:14). The more we look like Jesus individually, the more we live like Jesus relationally, and the more united the church will be. Looking at each of these individually: Humility Paul constantly refered to humility as an essential characteristic of being a Christian in his letters. Humility was not common in the first century, Greek literature shows us that a conceited attitude was highly valued and admired. We live in a similar time. If people a thousand years from now look at our culture, they would see a culture obsessed with our own self-image. Our culture screams, “exalt yourself, pamper yourself, think about yourself first”. But being a follower of Jesus calls us to walk in the opposite spirit (Philippians 2:3). “The essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less”. Tim Keller Gentleness: This does not mean weakness or timidity, rather it is self-control. Moses, arguably the greatest leader in the whole Bible, was the role model of meekness and gentleness (see Numbers 12:3). Moses had a special relationship with the Lord. He knew that God would defend him, and God was the source of his strength (see Galatians 5:23). Patience: For some of us, no matter how fast the microwave heats up the milk, it will never be fast enough. A lack of patience is a display of a lack of humility and a lack of love. In 1 Corinthians 13, the Bible says that love is patient. So how do we cultivate patience? By relying on the Holy Spirit and meditating on the patience that Christ has shown us (see 2 Peter 3:9). Accepting one another in love: Out of relationship comes grace. Unity in the church is impossible without loving acceptance of our differences. The Bible says in 1 Peter 4:8, “Love covers a multitude of sins.” Diligently keeping unity. Ephesians 4:3 reads, “…eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” Notice Paul doesn’t write, “work towards unity,” rather this is an active maintaining of unity. We don’t create unity. We have unity because of the Holy Spirit. God unites us as the body of Christ; our role is to keep the unity. How do we keep unity? By walking in humility and preferring others.By renouncing harshness and walking in gentleness towards others.By setting aside our own agenda and walking in patience.By setting aside our own expectations and walking in love.Anytime the church lacks unity, it is because we have stopped living in Christlike humility, patience, gentleness, and love. One Body In Ephesians 4:4-6, we have what was possibly an early church creed, which includes seven “one” statements" One body: the church is the body of Christ. One Spirit: The Holy Spirit is the one who creates unity and then empowers us to maintain it. One hope: We share a common hope in Jesus Christ. This hope is not wishful thinking, and the Greek word used here is one of trusting in a certain outcome. Jesus is coming again and those who put their trust in him will be ...
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  • For One Another Part 6 with Athol Barnes | 07.05.26

    For One Another Part 6 with Athol Barnes | 07.05.26
    2026/07/08

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  • Love For One Another Part 5 with Athol Barnes | 06.28.26

    Love For One Another Part 5 with Athol Barnes | 06.28.26
    2026/07/01
    Why is the prayer meeting often the least attended meeting on the church calendar? I wonder if we actually believe in the power of prayer. Samuel Chadwick once wrote, “Satan dreads nothing but prayer. His one concern is to keep the saints from praying. He fears nothing from prayerless studies, prayerless work, prayerless religion. He laughs at our toil; he mocks our wisdom, but he trembles when we pray.” James, the half-brother of Jesus, was known as a man of prayer. Early church historians called him James the Just. He would enter the temple alone and be found kneeling and praying daily for the people's forgiveness. He was such a prayer warrior that his knees would be calloused; he was described as having camel knees because of his constant worship. The activity of prayer does not come naturally to us. From the moment we are born, we are taught how to take care of ourselves and to be self-reliant through education and financial resources. But prayer, at its core, is dependence; it is based on faith and trust in the unseen realm. Prayer is offensive to our proud human nature.We can never overemphasize the importance of prayer and the power of prayer. It is the life blood of every true believer, not just something we turn to when we run into problems in life. Prayer is so much more; we get to communicate with the creator of the universe! James 5:13 states, “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise." No one will go through life without suffering. In this fallen world, we will have trouble (see John 16:33). And when trials come our way, usually the last resort is prayer. Then James goes to the opposite end of the spectrum, the cheerful heart, and he instructs us to sing praises to God. James writes that from suffering to joy, across the entire spectrum of life, we should be praying, looking to heaven (see Philippians 4:6).Then James narrows it down to sickness, James 5:14-16, “Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.”Translations differ on these verses, but the NIV seems to make a categorical statement in verse 15: “And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well.” James does not give a time frame, but he says the healing will take place, maybe not in the time we hope for it to happen. Sometimes healing takes place over a long time; sometimes it only occurs in glory. We must never give up praying for the sick; we must be a people of faith and a people of prayer; we need to wrestle with this and apply it to our lives.But what is the prayer of faith? We find the answer in 1 John 5:14-15: “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.” A prayer of faith is a prayer offered when we know the will of God, when we have spent time with God in prayer, discerning His will in the matter and then praying accordingly. This is how Jesus operated when he walked the earth (John 5:19-20). Jesus never did anything outside of the will of the Father.Most of the time, we view prayer as a horizontal petition. But a prayer offered in faith is circular; we wait on the Lord, He gives us the direction and clarity of what to pray for, and then we pray accordingly. Faith is not something we muster up; faith comes from God, and we respond in faith by praying to him. We now come to the two “One-Anothers” in verse 16: “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working”Confess your sins to one another.This verse doesn’t mean that we need to line up in front of the church and confess our sins from the stage – although sometimes we might need to. A good rule is the following:• Private sin requires private confession• Public sin requires public confession. James is not implying that we have the power to cleanse one another’s sins; only the blood of Jesus through repentance can do that. Confessing to one another is a private confession with someone you can fully trust with your sinful mistakes; someone who loves you and is willing to hold you accountable. Pray for one another. This is such a vital part of the Christian community, not just praying for one another when they are sick or going through a hard time, but continually praying for one another. Verse 16 ends with the phrase, “The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.”TThe word righteous means our position in Christ. Firstly, as believers, we are covered by the righteousness of Christ. Philippians 3:9 states that it is not our own righteousness, ...
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