In this sermon, we explored Paul’s use of exaggerated contrast in Ephesians 4:17-24 to highlight the difference between the old life without Christ and the new life in Him. Using…
SUMMARY: In this sermon, we explored Ephesians 4:12-16 and the central theme of maturity within the church. We began by asking why unity, diversity, and theology matter, and discovered that…
In this sermon on Ephesians 4:7-11, we explored the theme of unity and diversity within the body of Christ. While the church is one body, we are not all the…
The second half of Ephesians builds on what God has done for us through the work of Jesus Christ and lays out the right response to His grace and goodness.…
In chapter three, Paul the author, pauses to give a snapshot of his life and current conditions to his readers. In this text we get a window into the mind…
In chapter three, Paul the author, pauses to give a snapshot of his life and current conditions to his readers. In this text we get a window into the mind…
Jesus came to build the Church, a community united around Him and
His work on our behalf. The text of Ephesians 2:11-22 reminds us of our state
before Jesus and now the manifold blessings of being part of the Household of
God through the Cross.
Ephesians 2:10 declares that we are God’s workmanship—His “poiema,”. And God has works for each of us to walk out before we join Him in eternity. These works are good, planned by God, and they are life giving activities we can miss out on.
After the lights go out in Ephesians 2:1-3, exposing the three big
problems in the universe, we find two glorious words – but God. In verse four the
lights are back on and we see God’s ways and God’s work to rescue the broken
world.
