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Ephesians11- Imitating God

The models we pattern our lives after are powerful shapers of the human personality and action. So Paul exhorts them to “imitate God.” But HOW he unpacks this and the direction his teaching takes us is going to surprise you.

Easter 2020- Resurrection and Fear- John 20

There is so much to fear in the midst of this pandemic. But the disciples found themselves in a similar quarantine in the days after Jesus' crucifixion that is remarkably similar to our own. But when Jesus appears, it changes everything. How the resurrection addresses our fears in our topic.

Ephesians10- Living With A New Self

Paul expects that the new life that has been won for Jesus’ people will penetrate into the deepest levels of motivation. Namely, to be given a “new self.” How that works and what that looks like is our topic today.

Ephesians09- E Pluribus Unum

It might strike you as odd that immediately after this extraordinary exposition of the Christian Gospel, Paul turns to the topic of our UNITY as God's people. Why he does this and how we can achieve it is our topic in this sermon.

Ephesians08- Bowing The Knee

Paul reaches the end of his exposition of the Gospel and pauses to pray for the Ephesians. In so doing, he speaks into his understanding of the ideal man, a person who has been strengthened by love and made full. Nothing comes close to this.

Ephesians07- On Telling Secrets

The word “evangelism” can conjure up all kinds of anxious and oftentimes negative feelings in the lives of believing people. But Paul wants to get the message out about the “mystery” of Christ for entirely different reasons.

Ephesians06- A New Humanity

In the second half of Ephesians, Paul gives his readers the highest expression of the church in the whole of the New Testament. The vision of our fellowship that he gives there is unlike any human institution that could exist.

Ephesians05- Dead Man Walking

In the second half of Ephesians 2, Paul gives his readers the highest expression of the church in the whole of the New Testament. The vision of our fellowship that he gives there is unlike any human institution that could exist.

Ephesians04- Getting Your Bearings

The second half of Ephesians 1 is a passage that will give you a nosebleed, it’s such high doctrine. Paul unveils God’s secret to reunite all things: people, races, nations…even heaven and earth, in Christ. What that means for us is our topic: the restoration of all things.

Ephesians03- The Blessing of Being Chosen

One of the more puzzling revelations Paul makes in this passage is that being chosen by God from before the foundations of the Earth, the doctrine of predestination, is actually a blessing. How can this be when it feels like the doctrine is fraught with so much confusion and fear?