Passage: Ephesians 1:19b-23 Continuing this morning with this prayer for the Ephesians, Paul, as he is prone to do, goes off on a tangent of praise as he considers the true nature of the power of God that is at work in the lives of all believers and in the church of Jesus Christ. With […]
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Biblical Faith
Passage: Hebrews 11:1-3 Faith is a complicated term. Ask ten people what it is and you are likely to get ten different definitions. But as evangelical Protestants who take the doctrine of sola fide (faith alone) seriously, we need to get our understanding of true, saving faith, not from the culture, or our own wishes, […]
Praying for the Church
Passage: Ephesians 1:15-19a Having completed a mind-blowing passage praising the love of God and his work of redemption, Paul now moves into a beautiful prayer for his readers. What we can learn from the apostle is that our prayers need to be focused more on others than on ourselves and that the primary need we […]
Sealed by the Spirit
Passage: Ephesians 1:11-14 This morning, we conclude Paul’s profound doxology concerning the redemption that has been planned and accomplished by the Triune God. We now move to the application of our redemption in the work of the Holy Spirit. Because many Christians struggle with an assurance of their faith, this passage is especially meaningful, demonstrating […]
The Parable of the Persistent Widow
Passage: Luke 18:1-8 This morning, Pastor Trey Richardson brings us the message from God’s Word on prayer. Every one of us knows how easy it is to get discouraged in prayer, either because our prayers are unanswered, or because we have begun to doubt the goodness and faithfulness of God. Using Jesus’ parable of the […]
Redeemed by the Son – Part 2
Passage: Ephesians 1:7-10 Today, we are continuing where we left off from last week’s sermon as we started to consider the grace bestowed upon us through the work of redemption accomplished by the Son of God. Previously, we looked at the personal implications of redemption. This morning, we will move beyond ourselves and see the […]
Redeemed by the Son – Part 1
Passage: Ephesians 1:7-10 As we continue moving through this opening portion of the book of Ephesians, one long and glorious sentence setting forth the riches of our blessings in Christ, we cannot help but be struck by Paul’s Trinitarian framework; each person of the Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, working in unison to plan, […]
Chosen by the Father
Passage: Ephesians 1:4-6 There are few concepts in the Scriptures that tend to be more controversial and divisive than the doctrines of election and predestination. No one denies them; after all, they are in the Bible. But more often than not, we miss the true value of these doctrines, seeing them as points to argue […]
Blessed in Christ
Passage: Ephesians 1:3 Continuing in our sermon series in the book of Ephesians entitled His by Grace, we take time to consider two of the most important words in all of Paul’s writings ― in Christ. There may be no doctrine more important for understanding the realities of the Christian life and yet more ignored […]
Queen of the Epistles
Passage: Ephesians 1:1-2 Today, we begin an exciting new sermon series in the book of Ephesians which we have entitled His by Grace. Paul’s letter to the Ephesian church is one of the most magnificent documents ever written and perhaps only the book of Romans can match it for the influential position it holds in […]