Have you ever received a letter from a prisoner?

Letters written from prison tend to be raw and honest! No small talk necessary.

God used Paul's time in prison to speak important truth to the early christian church and we'll be spending time studying these letters beginning with Ephesians. The weekly commentaries below are meant to enrich and bless your study time.  We invite you to spend some time with Paul in prison as we read his letters together.

Philippians 4:10-23

Today we arrive at the end of the letter to the Philippians. This letter has taken a deep look at…
November 24, 2023

Philippians 4:2-9

In our last study we considered the active role we have in advancing the gospel. We saw that it begins…
November 15, 2023

Philippians 3:12-4:1

We ended our last study with Paul writing that he desired to know and experience two things intimately: the power…
November 7, 2023

Philippians 3:1-11

As we move from chapter 2 to chapter 3 in our study of Philippians, we encounter a transition, identified in…
October 31, 2023

Philippians 2:19-24

This week our study in Philippians has a slight shift in focus as Paul directs our attention to two men…
October 27, 2023

Philippians 2:12-18

Last week the key idea we considered was humility. As we noted, the perfect example of humility is Jesus Christ.…
October 21, 2023

Philippians 2:1-11

This week we continue in our understanding of how to walk in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ…
October 19, 2023

Philippians 1:27-30

Last week we studied how Paul’s ministry was not only unimpeded by his imprisonment, but it was also flourishing. The…
October 12, 2023

Philippians 1:12-26

Last week we looked at Paul’s introduction in the letter to the Philippians. This letter began with joy in Paul’s…
October 9, 2023

Philippians 1:1-11

Today we begin our journey into Philippians. This is an epistle written by Paul most likely at the end of…
October 3, 2023

Colossians 4:7-18

“Co-workers and friends in Christ”. That’s what I would title this section of scripture. It is a fitting end to…
September 22, 2023

Colossians 4:2-6

Last week we looked at how we were to act as believers towards one another. This (verses 3:1-4:1) is our…
September 15, 2023

Colossians 3:18-4:1

Colossians 3:18-4:1 In the first part of chapter 3, Paul revealed how Jesus’ sufficiency in all things has caused us…
September 8, 2023

Colossians 3:1-17

Col 3:1-17 This week we encountered a major division in the structure of Colossians. The first two chapters covered doctrine.…
September 1, 2023

Colossians 2:6-15

Now that we have understood the idea of Christ’s preeminence and His sufficiency, Paul is going to dig further into…
August 18, 2023

Colossians 1:25-2:5

Now we go from the christological summary in verses 15-23, which speak of Christ’s full and complete sufficiency for us…
August 16, 2023

Colossians 1:15-23

This next section of scripture in Colossians is widely known as one of the most important treaties on christology (the…
August 16, 2023

Colossians 1:1-14

Colossians is a letter to the church at Colossae in the Roman province of Asia, what is now part of…
August 16, 2023

Ephesians 6:10-24

We’ve arrived at the end of Ephesians. Paul has described in chapters 1-3 what God has done for us (by…
July 24, 2023

Ephesians 6:1–3

Last week Paul took us through a discussion of the right relationship between the husband and wife. This relationship was…
July 15, 2023

Ephesians 5:21-33

We finished last week with what it looks like to be filled with the Spirit. How we are to speak,…
July 10, 2023

Ephesians 5:1-23

Last week we discussed laying aside the old self and putting on the new self. This week we’re going to…
June 30, 2023

Ephesians 4:17-23

Last week we discussed what Paul meant by walk in a manner worthy of the grace in which you were…
June 22, 2023

Ephesians 4:1-16

When we began Ephesians I mentioned that you cannot read just the first half (chapters 1-3) without also reading the…
June 22, 2023

Ephesians 3:14-21

Last week we looked at the parenthetical in which Paul began with the words “For this reason…”. This parenthetical described…
June 12, 2023

Ephesians 3:1-13

Last week we discussed “oneness in Christ”. That is, how the sacrifice of Jesus Christ has broken down every barrier…
June 2, 2023

Ephesians 2:11-22

As we read through Ephesians it is important to understand that Paul is speaking to believers; however, in this section…
May 25, 2023

Ephesians 2:1-10

In Chapter 1 we discussed 4 key points: Paul then proceeds to encourage or exhort the body of believers (the…
May 17, 2023

Ephesians 1:15-23

Paul loved the church body deeply. In this section of Ephesians, Paul expresses his love for the church body in…
May 10, 2023

Ephesians 1:1-14

Today our journey begins in the book of Ephesians.…
May 5, 2023