Maranatha Grace Church

Brothers and Sisters,

²⁰ Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, ²¹ to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. (Ephesians 3)

God will always surprise us by his graciousness; he gives us more than all we ask or imagine. Sometimes we ask too little, sometimes we don't imagine big enough, our expectation is too timid, still God takes good care of us.

Please read Ephesians 3 - 4. And Listen.

May the Lord richly bless you!

Brothers and Sisters,

³ Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. ⁴ For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love ⁵ he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— ⁶ to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. ⁷ In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace ⁸ that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, ⁹ he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, ¹⁰ to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ. (Ephesians 1)

We are blessed, but often times we forget that we are blessed with every spiritual blessing in Christ. We must remember and help other Christians remember that we are all blessed in Christ. 

Please read Ephesians 1 - 2. And Listen. 

May the Lord richly bless you!

Brothers and Sisters,

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.  (Galatians 5)

Every Christian needs to memorize these verses. Ninety percent of all your problems will melt away with the fruit by the fruit of the Holy Spirit in your life.

Please read Galatians 4 - 6. And Listen.

May the Lord richly bless you!

Brothers and Sisters,

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.  ( Galatians 2)

²⁶ So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, ²⁷ for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. ²⁸ There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. ²⁹ If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. (Galatians 3)

Please read Galatians 1 - 3. And Listen.

May the Lord richly bless you!

Brothers and Sisters,

We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. (2 Cor. 10)

Please read 2 Corinthians 10 - 13. And Listen.

May the Lord richly bless you!

Brothers and Sisters,

⁶ Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. ⁷ Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. ⁸ And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. (2 Corinthians 9)

Please read 2 Corinthians 7 - 9. And Listen.

May the Lord richly bless you!

Brothers and Sisters,

¹³ It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.” Since we have that same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak. (2 Cor. 4)

We need to speak what we believe. Do you believe that God loves you, speak about it. Do you believe that God loves people, tell them about it. Do you believe that God is a healer, speak to yourself about it. 

Please read 2 Corinthians 4 - 6. And Listen.

May the Lord richly bless you!

Brothers and Sisters,

³ Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, ⁴ who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. ( 2 Cor. 1)

Please read 2 Corinthians 1 - 3. And Listen.

May the Lord richly bless you!

Brothers and Sisters,

¹³ Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. ¹⁴ Do everything in love. (1 Corinthians 16)

We do everything in love, when we do everything for the glory of God, when we do everything because of our love for God. 

Please read 1 Corinthians 16. And Listen.

May the Lord richly bless you!

Brothers and Sisters,

³ For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, ⁴ that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, ⁵ and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. (1 Corinthians 15)

Please read 1 Corinthians 12 - 15. And Listen.

May the Lord richly bless you!

Brothers and Sisters,

²³ For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, ²⁴ and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” ²⁵ In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” ²⁶ For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. (1 Corinthians 11)

⁷ Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. ⁸ To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, ⁹ to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, ¹⁰ to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. ¹¹ All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines. (1 Corinthians 12)

Please read 1 Corinthians 10 - 12. And Listen.

May the Lord richly bless you!

Brothers and Sisters,

⁷ I wish that all of you were as I am. But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that. (1 Corinthians 7)

Please read 1 Corinthians 7 - 9. And Listen.

May the Lord richly bless you!

Brothers and Sisters,

¹⁸ Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. ¹⁹ Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; ²⁰ you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. (1 Corinthians 6)

Please read 1 Corinthians 4 - 6. And Listen.

May the Lord richly bless you!

Brothers and Sisters,

⁹ However, as it is written:

“What no eye has seen,
    what no ear has heard,
and what no human mind has conceived”—
    the things God has prepared for those who love him—

¹⁰ these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit.

The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.  (1 Corinthians 2)

Please read 1 Corinthians 1 - 3. And Listen.

May the Lord richly bless you!

Brothers and Sisters,

¹⁶ Therefore do not let what you know is good be spoken of as evil. ¹⁷ For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, ¹⁸ because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval. (Romans 13 - 16)

Please read Romans 13 - 16. And Listen.

May the Lord richly bless you!