LifePointe Christian Church
A WORTHY LIFE - Artemis Is A Lie - Ephesians 1:3 - Week 2
Speaker: Chris Delfs, Senior Pastor
Locations & Times
LifePointe Christian Church
10291 E Stockton Blvd, Elk Grove, CA 95624, USA
Sunday 8:30 AM
Sunday 9:45 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM
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Text the word CONNECTING to the number 94000
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Ephesus: The center between the Eastern Asian world and a Greek Western World
Goddess of the East: Cybele The Hittite Mother Goddess
Cybele: Mother of the Gods: “Magna Mater”
Cybele’s son: Attis
“Washed in the blood of the bull”
“Dressed in white” (A description of the redeemed): Revelation 3:18, 6:11, 7:9,13
Goddess of the West: Artemis / Dianna
Artemis worshipped as the CENTRAL Goddess of Ephesus
Artemis was worshipped as the primary goddess of Ephesus
Temple of Artemis: One of the 7 wonders of the ancient world
Ephesus: Banking Center of Asia
What did Ephesians 1:3 mean to the first century hearers?
"Blessed is The Lord our God, Sovereign of the universe, who”...
A Jewish person was a “blessing machine”
Barak (bless): To kneel
Ephesians Christians: “Do I believe verse 3 or not?”
The hope, trust and faith of the Ephesians built on the lie of Artemis
Paul didn’t insult, say evil things or speak against Artemis (Acts 19:37)
What if Jesus followers spent more time lifting up the name of Jesus in a powerful and compelling way?
MISSED SOMETHING?
Text the word CONNECTING to the number 94000
OR visit: https://linktr.ee/lifepointechurch
Text the word CONNECTING to the number 94000
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