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Nathan C Johnson Podcasts
PSA310 Ephesians 3 – To Know His Love mp3 In the latter portion of Ephesians 3, Paul prays in the light of God’s grace set forth in the first 13 verses of the chapter. He wants us to be empowered for Christ to dwell in our hearts by faith, and for us to grasp the unknowable love of Christ. How great that love is for us! Praise God for His grace. He…
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PA579 Titus 1:5-9 mp3 In this message, Paul reminds Titus that he left him in Crete to amend the things that were lacking and to constitute representatives in every city on the island. He tells him the criteria he is to look for in the representative elders he is to choose. He also speaks of overwatchers and the kind of character they should have. …
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PSA309 Ephesians 3 – Boldness and Access With Confidence mp3 In this message, we consider Paul’s glorious words in Ephesians 3:12 that we have boldness and access with confidence to God. To realize the glorious reality of this, we need to realize how exclusive it is to enter God’s presence, and also how utterly unworthy we are of coming into His pr…
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PA578 Titus 1:2-4 mp3 In this message, we consider the eonian times before which God promised eonian life. Does this mean before time began? What does the Bible really tell us about God and time? Then, we consider the rest of Paul’s opening of Titus with his greeting to Titus and his wishing grace and peace upon him.…
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PSA308 Ephesians 3 – The Mystery of Today mp3 In this message, we consider Ephesians 3:3-11. The mystery was made known to Paul that was hidden in other generations: that the nations are now joint and equal. Paul became a dispenser of this secret through the grace God gave him: to declare among the nations the unsearchable riches of Christ. He is t…
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PA577 Titus Introduction mp3 Introducing the book of Titus, a dispensation of grace book written to Titus after Paul left Rome and begin traveling around again through the places he had ministered to in Acts. Paul ministered on the island of Crete, and left Titus there to complete the ministry after he left. We consider the introduction in the firs…
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PSA307 Ephesians 3 – The Chapter of God’s Present Purpose mp3 In this message, we begin a study of the critical chapter of Ephesians 3. Ephesians sets forth God’s present work and purpose in the world. But if Ephesians is the book of God’s present purpose, then Ephesians 3 is the chapter of God’s present purpose, setting forth exactly what it is Go…
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PA576 What Is a Church 8 – Overcomes Versus Ekklesia 1 mp3 In this message, having established what the ekklesia is in the Bible, we now consider the overcomers of the Bible and especially of the book of Revelation. What are the overcomers, and what can we learn about them from Scripture? Then, we compare the two. Who are the overcomers as compared…
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PA575 What Is a Church 7 – Word Study of Ekklesia 4 mp3 In this message, we conclude our study of the Greek word ekklesia, which is usually translated “church” in our English Bibles. Having seen the high and holy meaning the word takes on in the book of Ephesians, we continue the study through Philippians, Colossians, and through the remainder of P…
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PA574 What Is a Church 6 – Word Study of Ekklesia 3 mp3 In this message, we continue our study of the Greek word ekklesia, that is usually translated “church” in our English Bibles. We continue the study through II Corinthians and Galatians. Then, in the book of Ephesians, we see that the word takes on its highest character in the Word of God, spea…
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