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Lift Your Eyes Archives - Forget the Channel

Lift Your Eyes is a series of reflections covering every sentence in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. In each reflection, I take a short portion from the letter, provide a translation, describe what it... Read more

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Amazing holiness (Ephesians 1:1b)

Amazing holiness (Ephesians 1:1b)

God sees believers in Jesus as holy. This fact is amazing, especially when you grasp the history of the gospel going out... Read more

31 Jan 2019

16mins

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This God (Ephesians 1:2)

This God (Ephesians 1:2)

Many people believe in ‘God’. But the word ‘God’ means different things to different people. What does the Bible say abo... Read more

4 Feb 2019

13mins

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#inChrist (Ephesians 1:3)

#inChrist (Ephesians 1:3)

Ephesians starts with an explosion of praise for the ‘blessings’ God has given to us. But they’re different from the kin... Read more

7 Feb 2019

17mins

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What if it’s not about me? (Ephesians 1:4–6a)

What if it’s not about me? (Ephesians 1:4–6a)

The Bible gives us a vision for living life that’s the exact opposite of the narcissistic attitude. This is highly confr... Read more

11 Feb 2019

14mins

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Are you trying to redeem yourself? (Ephesians 1:6b–7)

Are you trying to redeem yourself? (Ephesians 1:6b–7)

When it comes to God, we can’t redeem ourselves. Redemption is something that God has to do—and has done—for us. This is... Read more

14 Feb 2019

13mins

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So here’s the plan (Ephesians 1:8–10)

So here’s the plan (Ephesians 1:8–10)

The God of the universe has a plan to sum up all things in Christ. He’s revealed that plan to us, and is putting it into... Read more

18 Feb 2019

15mins

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Rejoicing in the blessing of others (Ephesians 1:11–12)

Rejoicing in the blessing of others (Ephesians 1:11–12)

Although the Bible is always relevant to us, not every sentence is directly about us. When we realise this, we can rejoi... Read more

21 Feb 2019

14mins

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The message is the mission (Ephesians 1:13)

The message is the mission (Ephesians 1:13)

What is God’s mission? What means is God using to bring about his purposes in Christ? What does that mean for our own mi... Read more

25 Feb 2019

18mins

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The Holy Spirit: Our security (Ephesians 1:14)

The Holy Spirit: Our security (Ephesians 1:14)

The Stanford Marshmallow Experiments are a favourite illustration of motivational speakers. The lesson is this: If you c... Read more

28 Feb 2019

11mins

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Prayer: What are we actually doing? (Ephesians 1:15–16)

Prayer: What are we actually doing? (Ephesians 1:15–16)

“A Muslim, a Jew and an Anglican Minister walk into a classroom”. This was the advertising blurb for a local Community C... Read more

4 Mar 2019

14mins

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