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Ephesians 1: Praise to God for Who We Are in Christ |
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3 | (28) |
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Can't Have One Without the Other |
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10 | (3) |
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God Has Known You for a Very Long Time |
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13 | (5) |
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No, It's Not a Whodunit Mystery |
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18 | (2) |
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Remember How Letters Used to Be Sealed with Wax? |
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20 | (3) |
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Paul Says, ``I've Been Praying for You from Day One'' |
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23 | (4) |
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27 | (4) |
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Ephesians 2: Out with the Old and in with the New |
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31 | (16) |
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Let's Review; Here's the Past |
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31 | (3) |
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And Now, Here's the Present |
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34 | (1) |
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And Finally, Here's the Future |
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35 | (3) |
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You Gentiles Were One of ``Them'' |
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38 | (2) |
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The Walls Come Tumbling Down |
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40 | (3) |
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The Smashed Bricks Are Now Forming a Holy Temple! |
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43 | (4) |
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Ephesians 3: More About Our Position in Christ |
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47 | (18) |
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The Unrevealed Revelation |
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50 | (5) |
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I'm in Prison Because of You, but Don't Feel Bad |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (4) |
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Is That Your Final Answer? |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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Know the Unknowable? Yes, Paul Says |
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61 | (4) |
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Ephesians 4: First Unity and Then Holiness |
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65 | (22) |
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65 | (3) |
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Paul Has a ``One'' Obsession |
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68 | (4) |
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Variety Truly Is the Spice of Life |
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72 | (3) |
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Like Balloons Carried by the Wind |
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75 | (2) |
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Don't Have Spiritual Heart Disease |
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77 | (1) |
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The Emperor Needs Some New Clothes |
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78 | (9) |
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Ephesians 5: Walking As Imitators of Christ |
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87 | (22) |
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Don't Do What I Say---Without Watching What I Do |
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87 | (2) |
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Be Careful, Little Tongue, What You Say |
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89 | (4) |
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Stop Snoring and Switch on the Light |
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93 | (7) |
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Submit but Don't Be a Doormat |
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100 | (2) |
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How Do You Spell Love? S-A-C-R-I-F-I-C-E |
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102 | (3) |
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105 | (4) |
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Ephesians 6: Strength in God's Power |
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109 | (26) |
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Kids Need to Be Spirit-Filled Too! |
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109 | (2) |
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Don't Exasperate, Frustrate, or Berate |
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111 | (2) |
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113 | (4) |
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Fight for the Right with the Light |
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117 | (6) |
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Sure Footing in a Shaky World |
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123 | (7) |
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130 | (5) |
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Philippians 1: Praise Even for Afflictions |
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135 | (24) |
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Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder |
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139 | (2) |
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141 | (2) |
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An Affectionate Reflection |
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143 | (8) |
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place |
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151 | (2) |
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If You're Happy, Then I'm Happy |
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153 | (3) |
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You Can Rejoice in Suffering |
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156 | (3) |
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Philippians 2: Be Humble and Don't Grumble |
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159 | (22) |
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No Man Is an Island or a Continent |
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159 | (7) |
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166 | (1) |
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I Thought I Was Saved by Grace |
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167 | (2) |
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Don't Whine, Wail, or Whimper |
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169 | (3) |
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Don't Be Sad or Mad; Be Glad |
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172 | (9) |
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Philippians 3: Pursuing Christ Above All Else |
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181 | (26) |
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181 | (10) |
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191 | (6) |
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We Aren't Made---We're in the Making |
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197 | (1) |
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What Pattern Are You Sewing From? |
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198 | (3) |
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201 | (6) |
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Philippians 4: Peace with People and Circumstances |
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207 | (24) |
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All Isn't Hugs and Kisses |
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209 | (6) |
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Prayer Plus Thanksgiving Equals Peace |
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215 | (4) |
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219 | (1) |
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A Shift That Brought a Gift |
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220 | (3) |
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223 | (2) |
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There's More Where That Came From |
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225 | (6) |
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Colossians 1: Jesus Is Above All Else |
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231 | (26) |
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Calling All Those Holy and Faithful |
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233 | (3) |
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The Three Legs of the Christian Chair |
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236 | (3) |
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You Don't Get an Edge with Knowledge |
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239 | (2) |
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A Mended Heart; a Friend of God |
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241 | (10) |
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251 | (1) |
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252 | (5) |
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Colossians 2: Our Freedoms in Christ |
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257 | (20) |
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No Instant Route to Roots |
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261 | (2) |
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Keep Away from That Quicksand! |
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263 | (1) |
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264 | (6) |
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Don't Let Anyone Boss You Around |
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270 | (2) |
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Don't Be Puffed Up Like a Blowfish |
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272 | (5) |
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Colossians 3:1--17: The Before and After of Believing |
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277 | (16) |
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Hiding and Seeking the New Life in Christ |
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279 | (1) |
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280 | (4) |
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284 | (1) |
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Clothe Yourselves with Love |
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285 | (2) |
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Have That Attitude of Gratitude |
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287 | (3) |
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God Helps Those Who Help Themselves---NOT! |
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290 | (3) |
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Colossians 3:18--4:18: Living Out the Inner Holiness |
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293 | (18) |
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You Need Not Be a Doormat |
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293 | (3) |
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296 | (2) |
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Warning: Verbal Sticks and Stones May Hurt Your Child |
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298 | (2) |
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What Better Boss Could You Have? |
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300 | (4) |
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Push Open Those Doors with Prayer |
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304 | (3) |
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Everybody Here Says ``Hi!'' |
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307 | (1) |
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308 | (3) |
| Appendix A---The Answers |
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311 | (4) |
| Appendix B---The Experts |
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315 | (4) |
| Endnotes |
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319 | (6) |
| Index |
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