Titus and Ephesians

The past week we've covered the books of Titus and Ephesians. Its very interesting to understand the historical background of the churches at that time. The Ephesians were dominated by the worshipping of multiple different idol gods who they had to constantly do things in order to appease them. Their gods were not for them, they were against them which made the gospel of Jesus seem very foreign and unfamiliar to them when it was preached. The repeated theme in the book of Ephesians was grace but what stood out to me the most was Paul's prayers to the church where is asks God to "flood their hearts with light so that you can know and understand the hope to which he has called you". (Ephesians 1:17-23) I can really sense the passion in Paul when he speaks to these churches. Sometimes I feel so excited about what God has done and is doing in my life that I cant express it, Paul's expression of love for God is reflected by his lifestyle. This is what he was trying to communicate to the church in Ephesus. If you've allowed the grace of God to impact your life the fruit will come through your lifestyle.

...Yes i shaved my head. It was spontaneous but really nice on those sweaty hot days of humidity.

So i passed by this shop after school one day and bought this white shirt with a Chinese symbol on it hoping that it didn't mean anything bad. Later I ask my Chinese friend who speaks English what the symbol means and it turns out it means "evil"...excellent! wont be wearing that shirt anymore...

Tomorrow we start the book of Mark so please pray for new revelation.

In the service of Jesus Christ

-Jer