Passage: Ephesians 4:14-16 This morning, we conclude our time in this important section of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians where he explains the way the church was designed by God to function. Growth is the key theme here, but not in the way we normally talk about growth. Paul is not focused on numerical growth […]
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The Church as God Intended
Passage: Ephesians 4:11-13 Last Sunday, we began to look at one of the great passages in all of scripture concerning the way the church of Jesus Christ should operate. We will take the next two Sundays to dig a little deeper into this text and see how it should apply specifically to our church. This […]
Unity through Diversity
Passage: Ephesians 4:7-13 Having taken two weeks for Palm Sunday and Easter, we return this morning to our study in the book of Ephesians. When we last left off, Paul was emphasizing the unity that we have as Christians (one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all). […]
One
Passage: Ephesians 4:4-6 Last week, we began to consider the second half of Paul’s letter to the Ephesian church and his exhortation to walk worthy, a statement that serves as the focus or “topic sentence” of the remainder of the letter. His initial concern is unity in the church, a unity created by the Spirit […]
Purposeful Grace
Passage: Ephesians 3:7-13 We (rightly) tend to hold Paul in the highest regard, but he had no delusions about his own weaknesses or his sinful past. Paul’s humility led to amazement that God would choose to use him to bring the hope of Christ to the Gentile world. He realized that he was a recipient […]
The Mystery of Togetherness in Christ
Passage: Ephesians 3:1-6 Most everyone loves a good mystery. There is something about the well-told “whodunit” that appeals to us all. In today’s passage, Paul begins to write at length about a mystery, but it is not a Sherlock Holmes/Agatha Christie type mystery. Rather, it is God’s plan for his people and his kingdom that […]
Built to Last
Passage: Ephesians 2:19-22 This morning’s message is the third covering 2:11-22 where Paul describes the unity believers now have with one another as a result of Christ’s redeeming work. In today’s text, he uses three metaphors to describe the significance of the church, this new people of God made up of Jews and Gentiles who […]
Tear Down This Wall
Passage: Ephesians 2:14-18 Everyone knows what it means to feel alienation, perhaps from a once close friend or even from a family member. Alienation is descriptive of the human condition since the fall, between races, ethnic groups, economic classes, and the like. But the greatest alienation we have suffered is from God, as the fellowship […]
But God – The Sequel
Passage: Ephesians 2:11-13 After a break for Advent, we return to our sermon series in Paul’s letter to the Ephesian church. This morning, we will take the first look at one of the most compelling passages on what the church should look like in all the New Testament. Paul takes a similar approach to that […]
The Power Behind the Church
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 […]