Sermon Series
Ephesians 3:1-4
- Category: The Book of Ephesians
- May 26, 2013
Theme: We have adequate, divine resources to fulfill Christ’s mission in a way that honors Him.
Just as a soldier’s backpack contains everything they need for survival and execution of their mission, Christians have been given adequate resources by God Himself. As God’s soldiers, we are properly prepared to survive in the field of Christian service.
Ephesians 2:11-22
- Category: The Book of Ephesians
- May 19, 2013
Theme: From Alienation to Restoration
In this passage, Paul applies the truths from verses 1-10 to a specific problem in the church he wrote to: disunity among those who were already made one in Christ.
Ephesians 2:1-10, part 2
- Category: The Book of Ephesians
- May 5, 2013
Living Contrasts: From Death to Life in Christ
The Greek of this passage only contains 2 sentences, divided into three sections. Last week we looked a sober and fair assessment of lost people in verses 1-3 and introduced the jubilant initiative of God in verses 4-7. This week we will continue with the second section and look at the outworking of our response to God’s grace.
Ephesians 2:1-10
- Category: The Book of Ephesians
- April 28, 2013
Living Contrasts: From Death to Life in Christ
Paul often describes our lost state to set up a contrast with our new life in Christ.
The structure of this passage reveals its main points. The Greek only contains 2 sentences (verses 1-7 and verses 8-10) but three sections. This week we will look at the first sentence, which outlines two different states of being: lost and saved, dead and living.
Ephesians 1:18-23
- Category: The Book of Ephesians
- April 21, 2013
Paul continues to pray for believers’ understanding of who they are in Christ to increase. As we pray the same for each other, it will be answered because it is the revealed will of God! God is very proud of His Son. He loves and longs for people to know more about His Son, and to keep learning more of Him forever.
Ephesians 1:17-20
- Category: The Book of Ephesians
- April 7, 2013
Theme: Our Eternal Foundation, Part 4 – Every Spiritual Blessing is In Christ
Paul continues his prayer that we started looking at in verses 15-16. In these verses, his prayer turns from thanksgiving to request for the Ephesian believers, that they would continually understand more of all they were given in Jesus Christ the moment they were saved.
This morning, we looked at 2 of the 3 things that Paul wanted the Ephesian believers to understand:
Ephesians 1:15-16
- Category: The Book of Ephesians
- March 24, 2013
Theme: Our Eternal Foundation, Part 3 – Every Spiritual Blessing is in Christ
As the introduction to the last section of chapter 1, these verses mentions two practical ways that our riches in Christ are most vividly displayed. This passage is a prayer of praise offered personally by Paul in response to the testimony of the Ephesians.
