Faith is a necessity in order to keep God close to us in our lives. As
soon as we begin to doubt His promises, we push away Him from providing
us help. Action proves our faith in God, and demonstrates our
willingness to live His way.

In Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, we learn about the nature of God and His plan for mankind. The letter has been greatly misunderstood by orthodox Christianity.
 
In this first installment, we are discussing the concepts of “saint,” “heavenly places,” “predestination,” and “redemption,” as well as the difference between “sins” and “trespasses.”

Why are there SEVEN days of unleavened bread? Why does God say that during this time no leaven is to be eaten, seen or found in all our dwelling place or habitation? Note that the Pharaoh, Egypt and Jericho symbolize sin. How does sin enslave us, and how does God make us free? And is leaven always a symbol for sin?
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In God’s eyes, disobedience or rebellion is as bad as the sin of witchcraft or divination. King Saul was guilty of both. And it is Satan who works today in the children of disobedience. But God demands obedience of His disciples. He instructs us that we are to obey others in authority over us. What does this all entail?

God told ancient Israel to get rid of the groves and high places. They failed to do that as we have today. In the book of Hosea, chapter 7, it states that “Ephraim has mixed herself among the peoples”. The Church of God has long understood that that this refers to Britain and its commonwealth of nations and this sermon looks at how this prophecy is being fulfilled today.