Jena Rainone Smith
Take up THE WHOLE ARMOR (Part 3)
Faith is a shield against our bad thinking, against our tendency toward self reliance, against the world's indoctrination, and against...
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Jena Rainone Smith
Feb 26, 20225 min read
Take up THE WHOLE ARMOR (Part 2)
The first three pieces of armor that we use in our struggle against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this...
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Jena Rainone Smith
Feb 12, 20224 min read
Take Up THE WHOLE ARMOR (Part 1)
Your strength is not your own, it's God's strength in you. And your armor, well, Paul didn't say to put on your armor, he said to put on...
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Jena Rainone Smith
Jan 29, 20224 min read
STAND FIRM
Hi Friends. I hope you enjoyed the detour we took for Thanksgiving and Christmas. However, it's time for us to jump back into our study...
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Jena Rainone Smith
Nov 13, 20215 min read
THE POWER OF 'HUPOTASSO'
Jesus doesn't just show us light, or reveal it, He makes us light. So if we, His church, collectively are light, then why in the world is...
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Jena Rainone Smith
Oct 30, 20215 min read
WAKE UP, SLEEPER
Imitate God. Walk in love. Jesus said if you love me, you will love others. It's a posture of the heart. Get to know Jesus intimately and...
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Jena Rainone Smith
Oct 16, 20215 min read
THE POWER TO WALK IN LOVE
The world, and even more importantly the church, needs truth-tellers, not pacifiers. The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few....
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Jena Rainone Smith
Oct 2, 20215 min read
THE POWER OF A NEW HEART
God's perfection requires perfection; but perfection is not attainable to man on his own. Jesus bridged the chasm that sin caused between...
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Jena Rainone Smith
Sep 18, 20214 min read
THE POWER OF A GIFT
Paul spent three chapters unpacking all of what God has done for us. Now, in chapter four, he pivots from who we are in Christ to how to...
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Jena Rainone Smith
Sep 4, 20214 min read
THE POWER TO WALK WORTHY
What we've unpacked in Ephesians 1-3 is far beyond what any human being can accomplish. Only God is able to do such things, much more...
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Jena Rainone Smith
Aug 21, 20215 min read
THE POWER OF INTERCESSION
I love Paul's humility in Ephesians 3:8 when he says. "Although I am less than all the Lord's people." Do you feel that way—less than all...
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Jena Rainone Smith
Aug 7, 20214 min read
THE POWER OF PRAYER
A divided people—seems like a headline from today's news doesn't it? Superior ideologies, created walls, customs, traditions—all divisive...
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Jena Rainone Smith
Jul 24, 20214 min read
THE POWER OF RECONCILIATION
God's Masterpiece—Workmanship—Poiema, His Poetry—saved by grace and created new in Christ Jesus to do the good works that He planned in...
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Jena Rainone Smith
Jul 10, 20214 min read
THE POWER OF GRACE
To be physically dead is to be separated from the body; to be spiritually dead is to be separated from God. Every lie, act of greed,...
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Jena Rainone Smith
Jun 26, 20215 min read
THE POWER OF CHOICE
Sometimes I think we walk through life with peripheral vision, focusing on the temporary—what's outside and around us, forgetting that...
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Jena Rainone Smith
Jun 12, 20214 min read
PERIPHERAL VISION
Unlike the earthly blessings we seem to want so badly, heaven's blessings are forever. Grace changes us. Paul reminds us over and over...
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Jena Rainone Smith
May 29, 20214 min read
CONSIDER YOUR OWN JOURNEY
Have you ever wondered why you're here? I've actually thought a lot about it, especially over the last several years. Because of health...
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Jena Rainone Smith
May 13, 20215 min read
IMITATE GOD
Jeff and I have had some sweet morning time lately. We got a kitty, Charlie. Jeff gets up a bit earlier than I do to feed him and then I...
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Jena Rainone Smith
May 5, 20213 min read
MISUNDERSTOOD
Have you ever been misunderstood? I remember, as a child, the sting of being accused of something that was different than my intention. I...
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