… so that you may have great endurance and patience, …
Summary: Why we need endurance and patience is a question that helps us understand our relationship with God and his Word.
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… being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might …
Summary: To understand this passage we need to stop and take our bearings. Then we can gaze with wonder at the scope of Paul’s request for us.
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… growing in the knowledge of God …
Summary: Knowing “about” someone and knowing them personally are two different things. It is good to understand the difference.
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… bearing fruit in every good work …
Summary: Living in two worlds can be confusing if we don’t know there is a difference between our inner world and the outer world.
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… and please him in every way:
Summary: It is a lovely thing to want to please someone, but only if we do it out of love.
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… so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord …
Summary: Why does Paul feel it is important to live a life “worthy of the Lord?” The answer to that question is why Paul spends so much time teaching us how to live as Christians.
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… through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,
Summary: Getting God’s wisdom and understanding sounds good, but how much can we really handle?
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We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will …
Summary: The cure to Adam and Eve’s disease is Jesus, but to live a life that is pleasing to our Lord requires the knowledge of God’s will.
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For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you.
Summary: When we think about why Paul is praying, it helps us realize how our prayers for others are important, too.
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You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf, …
Summary: Little is known about Epaphras, but Paul gives us enough clues to draw a revealing sketch of the man.
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